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There is a data base that lists Colt serial numbers to determine when it was made.The numbers only go up to 1978, and only cover Colt's.Since most military issue 1911's were rebuilt, the fact that the slide is a Colt is no guarantee that the frame is.There is no information on stolen guns available to the public, only to law enforcement.You can go down to any police of sheriff's office and give them the number and they will 'run it' for a stolen listing.Be aware, that if it comes up stolen, they will demand the gun. My nephew is looking at an old Colt 1911 that someone wants to sell. The seller got it from a ship captain 25 years ago.

Is there a weblink to lookup serial numbers to see if stolen or any other information?The serial number info was posted. To determine whether the firearm has been listed as stolen, I would strongly suggest that you call a local law enforcement agency and ask them to run the serial number through NCIC (National Crime Information Center).

All they will require is that you identify yourself, in most cases. I've checked hundreds, if not thousands, of firearms in this manner.Be sure to get the name of the law enforcement agency officer or staffer that checks the number for you. Make note of their name, time, and the date.

That way if the gun turns up as stolen later on, you are only out the money, and not involved in a messy criminal issue of receiving stolen property.In all these years, I've only had ONE firearm turn up as stolen. The gun had not been used in a crime, to their knowledge. The insurance company that paid for the lose did not want it back to defray their costs (value was less than $100 and transfer issues across state lines were far more expensive for them), so they gave me a letter of release and I didn't lose one single dime.

Hello,Need help.I bought a colt from nephew.I am not sure of the model.I think it's a 1911.The serial number is 70B01XXX.I think it was made in 1981.Someone has taken the barrel and slide off and put a.38 super clark barrel and slide on.For competition shooting.Is there a web site that I can go to,and use the serial number to find out what model it is.Or is there any body out there that can help me.I would like to put the original colt barrel and slide back on it.Thank ya'll In Adavance.Cool site.

Well I ended up going to the local PD and leaving the firearm in my vehicle while I went inside to see if they could run the serial number for me. They told me to wait in the lobby and an officer would be with me in a few minutes so when the officer arrived I told him I have the firearm outside in my vehicle and he followed me outside to check it out. On the way he mentioned that if it ends up being stolen it would be confiscated and I would lose whatever I paid for it. First he ran the SN through the computer in a police vehicle and it came out clean with no records shown then he called in the number through the radio which also came back as clear. It may be that the.gov does not care, or it could be that the government does not want to maintain the website and database for non-governmental use. Remember that there is a cost associated with this, and does the general public wish to fund this that only affects a certain (small) percentage of the population who would use it?the only way it could be useful is if it was nationwide, not statewide.

So the FBI, who runs NCIC, has to maintain access to this database via a publicly accessible portal, so a small percentage of people can utilize it. There are also many states that do not allow hand-to-hand sales, so really who it would benefit? Only people who can legally do hand-to-hand sales.you can (1) do what everyone else suggested, have your local PD run the serial number, or (2) buy new guns from a licensed dealer. New guns you get a bill of sale and you know it is new so it is obviously has not been reported as stolen.to wish that the.gov would maintain access to a database for the use of a very small amount of the public at taxpayers expense seems unreasonable, unless you are checking many firearms, like a licensed dealer, or otherwise engaged in the business of buying and selling used firearms. Of the five or six gun traces I've had.three were rife with incomplete or just flat out bad information.The funniest was a request for the 4473 on a person who bought a 'Kahr MP6' 9mm pistol.no such firearm exists.

I told ATF National Tracing Center that and they said that's how the requesting agency spelled it. (it was a Kahr PM9 pistol)The second was for a Century AK pistol. Seems Frisco PD stopped one of my customers and ran a check on the AK.it came back as stolen out of Georgia in 2003. Customer bought the gun NEW from AIM in 2011.

Frisco PD didn't contact the ATF, instead doing their own half assed gun trace. Someone in Georgia typed in the serial# wrong. If they had used the ATF NTC the customer would have had his gun back in minutes. Instead it took several weeks.I've had at least a dozen customers have guns stolen in the last eight years, only a couple had a written record of their serial numbers. View QuoteIf an officer on a routine stop ran a serial number on a firearm, they don't contact ATF since ATF has no way to do an instant trace. It is checked in NCIC. The National Tracing Center does not maintain a list of 'not stolen' guns.

Where did you get the idea what the citizen 'would have had his gun back in minutes?' This post shows everyone how ignorant you are about the systems LEO's have in place to run a gun trace. Funny since you as an FFL should know that they allow you 24 hours to run a gun trace when it comes to you, and nothing at ATF is done instantly.wow with your 'join date' and 'post count' I'm surprised you just didn't call the PD on behalf of your customer and clear it all up in seconds. Originally Posted By Commando223:Well I ended up going to the local PD and leaving the firearm in my vehicle while I went inside to see if they could run the serial number for me. They told me to wait in the lobby and an officer would be with me in a few minutes so when the officer arrived I told him I have the firearm outside in my vehicle and he followed me outside to check it out. On the way he mentioned that if it ends up being stolen it would be confiscated and I would lose whatever I paid for it. First he ran the SN through the computer in a police vehicle and it came out clean with no records shown then he called in the number through the radio which also came back as clear.

Originally Posted By SouthernJustice:If an officer on a routine stop ran a serial number on a firearm, they don't contact ATF since ATF has no way to do an instant trace. It is checked in NCIC.FFS, the officer on patrol ran the check, seized the firearm and a detective took it from there. He never contacted ATF, instead relying on the erroneous information in NCIC.And that's my point.the information in the NCIC is far from accurate and not the resource some her are looking for.the National Tracing Center does not maintain a list of 'not stolen' guns. Where did you get the idea what the citizen 'would have had his gun back in minutes?' Originally Posted By SouthernJustice:If an officer on a routine stop ran a serial number on a firearm, they don't contact ATF since ATF has no way to do an instant trace. It is checked in NCIC. The National Tracing Center does not maintain a list of 'not stolen' guns.

Where did you get the idea what the citizen 'would have had his gun back in minutes?' This post shows everyone how ignorant you are about the systems LEO's have in place to run a gun trace.

Funny since you as an FFL should know that they allow you 24 hours to run a gun trace when it comes to you, and nothing at ATF is done instantly.wow with your 'join date' and 'post count' I'm surprised you just didn't call the PD on behalf of your customer and clear it all up in seconds. Originally Posted By DogtownTom:The second was for a Century AK pistol. Seems Frisco PD stopped one of my customers and ran a check on the AK.it came back as stolen out of Georgia in 2003. Customer bought the gun NEW from AIM in 2011. Frisco PD didn't contact the ATF, instead doing their own half assed gun trace. Someone in Georgia typed in the serial# wrong.

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If they had used the ATF NTC the customer would have had his gun back in minutes. Instead it took several weeks.If an officer on a routine stop ran a serial number on a firearm, they don't contact ATF since ATF has no way to do an instant trace. It is checked in NCIC. The National Tracing Center does not maintain a list of 'not stolen' guns. Where did you get the idea what the citizen 'would have had his gun back in minutes?'

This post shows everyone how ignorant you are about the systems LEO's have in place to run a gun trace. Funny since you as an FFL should know that they allow you 24 hours to run a gun trace when it comes to you, and nothing at ATF is done instantly.wow with your 'join date' and 'post count' I'm surprised you just didn't call the PD on behalf of your customer and clear it all up in seconds.Ok. Originally Posted By SouthernJustice:If an officer on a routine stop ran a serial number on a firearm, they don't contact ATF since ATF has no way to do an instant trace.

It is checked in NCIC. The National Tracing Center does not maintain a list of 'not stolen' guns. Where did you get the idea what the citizen 'would have had his gun back in minutes?'

This post shows everyone how ignorant you are about the systems LEO's have in place to run a gun trace. Funny since you as an FFL should know that they allow you 24 hours to run a gun trace when it comes to you, and nothing at ATF is done instantly.wow with your 'join date' and 'post count' I'm surprised you just didn't call the PD on behalf of your customer and clear it all up in seconds. View Quote Florida doesn't seem to think it's out of the question. I guess they should have checked with the Texas HTF before they did something so ridiculous. url=PAS Home/url. url=Wanted Persons/url. url=Missing Persons/url.

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So the FBI, who runs NCIC, has to maintain access to this database via a publicly accessible portal, so a small percentage of people can utilize it. There are also many states that do not allow hand-to-hand sales, so really who it would benefit? Only people who can legally do hand-to-hand sales.you can (1) do what everyone else suggested, have your local PD run the serial number, or (2) buy new guns from a licensed dealer.

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New guns you get a bill of sale and you know it is new so it is obviously has not been reported as stolen.to wish that the.gov would maintain access to a database for the use of a very small amount of the public at taxpayers expense seems unreasonable, unless you are checking many firearms, like a licensed dealer, or otherwise engaged in the business of buying and selling used firearms.