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There is no serial number on the Mossberg 190. This model was made in the 1950's before serial numbers were mandated by our friendly government. Many manufacturers did put on serial numbers before this but not Mossberg on this model.
There is no serial number on the Mossberg 190. This model was made in the 1950's before serial numbers were mandated by our friendly government. Many manufacturers did put on serial numbers before this but not Mossberg on this model.
If you mean the serial number- there is none. Rifles and shotguns (like your Mossberg) made prior to the 1968 Gun Control Act were not required to have a serial number. And yes, it is perfectly legal to own a firearm with no serial number. It is highly illegal to REMOVE a serial number, but guns that never had one are a different matter. I have 9 of the older Mossberg .22 rifles- only the one made for the US military has a serial number.
It was made by mossberg or savage for montgomery ward. I'm guessing the m means it was made by mossberg and if it doesn't have a serial number it is pre 1968 because mossberg didn't put serial numbers on their long guns pre that date.
Contact Mossberg Customer Service through their website. That rifle was made by Mossberg for Montgomery Wards. It is a Mossberg Model 742.
Your shotgun was made between 1950 and 1955. The law did not require serial numbers on rifles and shotguns until 1968. Simply put, your Mossberg has never HAD a serial number. Yes, it is legal to possess. It is NOT legal to remove a serial number, but if the gun never had one, that's OK. 1950-1955
I can supply half the answer (the easy half) Mossberg made this firearm as with most Western Field firearms.It was the Mossberg model 800A and was made from 1967-1972.
Your Mossberg was made prior to 1968, and will not have a serial number unless made for the US Military. SNs were not required by law on rifle and shotguns until 1968. Patent Pending means that a patent has been applied for- but not yet granted- on some mechanism in that rifle.
If it is a Mossberg, it was made by Mossberg. They did make guns for a number of "store brands".
No published sn data I know of. Made between 66-71
1947-1971. If your shotgun has no serial number, it was made prior to the 1968 Gun Control Act.
It is a Mossberg 500. However, parts only interchange with a model 500 from the same serial sequence, i.e. if you have a G, H, or J serial number, it will only interchange with an older G, H, or J serial number. Source: National Mossberg Collector's Association at www.havlinsales.com