Contact the maker, read all the books you can find, provide a detailed description of the firearm.
William Brophy wrote a book on the history of the Marlin firearm company.
This would highly depend on where you are. Most states have no firearm registration of any kind. Registration on the federal level is illegal. In the absence of registration, there is no history.
Contact the factory, go to the library, find a copy of Mausers of the World.
Books, letters from the maker, owners,
No published history of the company that I am aware of.
It depends on your state. In NH, I can buy a gun from one of my friends if I want to with no restrictions, provided it is not a restricted firearm.
One can find information on Napoleonic code via Wikipedia including why it was used and the history behind it. Information can also be found on the History Channel website.
We need a make and type of firearm.
you will find it on the barrel or action of the firearm
It is rare to find a modern firearm (last 50 years or so) that has NO markings at all. It is possible that those markings may have been removed from a modern firearm. Without some additional information, such as the type of firearm, we do not have enough information to offer a real answer.
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