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Posted: 10/18/2011 12:21:32 PM EDT
| When you complete an 80% lower can i have anything engraved on it like my own art work, model number, caliber and what about the serial number can i have one put on or do i have to register it if i want it to have a serial number so i can send it to US Anodizing. Thanks Mike |
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No serial number or identifying marks are legally required, but the ATF recommends that the gun be marked in some way for identification in case it's ever stolen. You can engrave dancing ponies being riden by naked leprachauns on it with a serial number of "MGP69" if you want. As far as shipping it I couldn't tell you. Most home buildiers I've seen do thier own coating.
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| To piggy back off of this question, and something I've always wondered as well, I'm assuming it would be considered copyright infringement to have a Colt logo and all the info (Hartford, CT yadda yadda) engraved on there? Just a thought if one wanted to replicate a rifle down to the "T". |
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To piggy back off of this question, and something I've always wondered as well, I'm assuming it would be considered copyright infringement to have a Colt logo and all the info (Hartford, CT yadda yadda) engraved on there? Just a thought if one wanted to replicate a rifle down to the "T". I'm not a lawyer but my understanding of copyright infringment is only if you try to market a product using someone elses symbol or a close varation. For personal use I don't think it's an issue where no money is involved. It would be like Disney suing you for a homemade Mickey Mouse looking pancake  Now if you started making replicas and selling them under a FFL license, then you would probally have some trouble.
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Anyone know about the serial number so i can send it to US Anodizing? No serial number or manufacturers info engraving on a home made firearm is required by law. After it is complete, it is a firearm, and subject to all laws that apply to them. If US Anodizing is asking for a number, they probably need it to comply with THEIR requirements. I believe ATF requires them to record the info from each firearm they take in for work. Something to consider––-80% receivers are a marketing thing. the 80% designation has no existance in law. Something either is a firearn or it is not a firearm. There is no "almost but not quite" classification. You can legally manufacture a firearm out of a block of aluminum that is not a firearm if you do all the work yourself, and if it's for personal use and your intent is not to sell it. When you send it out to be anodized, you are asking them to assist you in completing your home-made receiver. And that's a no-no. If you want one engraved and anodized, have that done before you start cutting the fire control pocket. That way you are just improving the look of an aluminum paperweight: a piece of art. not a firearm. Since anodizing or engraving doesn't in any way affect it's status as a non-firearm, it's OK for someone else to do that. What you later do with your paperweight is not the business of the anodizing company. FWIW, Colfax Tactical sells an anodized paperweight that looks really good. It costs $10.00 more than their non-anodized ones. I don't know if any one else carries such a thing. |
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