Trapdoor Carbine Serial number

[TerryR]

Looking at a purchase,
Can anyone tell me if the serial number 134,048 is a carbine, or rifle?
I can't find the serial #'s breaking them down to rifle or carbine.
Thank you!

[Tom Trevor]

Numbers were random no set blocks for rifles and carbines. There are areas where one is more common than others. Carbines show up in the 133 and 135 range but SRS logged no carbines in the 134 range. However this does not mean you are not looking at a real carbine. Compare it to as many on line as you can find. If its an online sale let us know where and we could give some kind of opinion. If a private sale send pictures to one of the posters here for their views of it. Sorry could not be of more help.

[TerryR]

Thank you Tom for your help.
How do I send pics to you.
Haven't been on this site for several years.
Thanks!
Terry

[Tom Trevor]

t 405 govt at aol dot com. just put them together. You can post here as well from your computer use the square post image box above and post from your files.

[TerryR]

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[TerryR]

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I finally figured out how to post pics.
Sorry for the delay.
Downside to the rifle is Rifle rear sight.
Serrated trigger.
Front band is 1890
Cracks in the Stock

Don't know about REAR buttplate slide yet.
Hope I got all the stuff Tom T. helped me on.
Thanks Tom!
Posting so we can all learn.

[JimF]

. . . .Don't know about REAR buttplate slide yet. . . . ..

Terry . . .

What is a buttplate ?slide??

Do you mean ?trapdoor??

[TerryR]

The slide door for the 3 PC cleaning rod.
Sorry for not clarifying that.

[rayg]

The old trick I always used to determine weather a cut down rifle or original carbine bbl is to put a dime over the muzzle. If a carbine barrel it will fit the dia with no over hang.

[rayg]

Oops double post.. Mods pls delete one!

The old trick I always used to determine weather a cut down rifle or original carbine bbl is to put a dime over the muzzle. If a carbine barrel it will fit the dia with no over hang,

[TerryR]

The old trick I always used to determine weather a cut down rifle or original carbine bbl is to put a dime over the muzzle. If a carbine barrel it will fit the dia with no over hang.

Just got the Rifle. Bore looks Great, with slight pitting. Buttplate has the Carbine sliding door.
And the DIME trick over the muzzle, says she's a Carbine barrel. Thanks for that Tip.
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Oops! I double posted the pics

[rayg]

Copy cat..Lol