Portable firearms having identification marks
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1. A firearm, comprising:
- a housing having a trigger guard;
a first identification number visibly located on the firearm and being a serial number stipulated for registration of the firearm; and
a second identification number being a unique identification independent of the first identification number and being located on an identification medium, wherein the second identification number contains information from which the first identification number can be derived.
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Abstract
Portable firearms having identification marks and methods of making the same are disclosed. An example firearm includes a first identification number visibly located on the firearm; and a second, hidden or disguised identification number associated with the first identification number to facilitate identifying the firearm if the first identification number is destroyed, changed, or damaged.
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1. A firearm, comprising:
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a housing having a trigger guard; a first identification number visibly located on the firearm and being a serial number stipulated for registration of the firearm; and a second identification number being a unique identification independent of the first identification number and being located on an identification medium, wherein the second identification number contains information from which the first identification number can be derived. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing a firearm, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first identification number being a serial number stipulated for registration of the firearm; locating the first identification number visibly on the firearm; providing a second identification number being a unique identification independent of the first identification number and containing information from which the first identification number can be derived; locating the second identification number on an identification medium; and arranging the identification medium having the second identification number thereon in a recess located in a bulge in a front and at a bottom of a trigger guard of the firearm. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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