IIRC, Italy
Assuming excellent or unfired condition, $400 to 500.
I am sure the first rifles made using black powder did not have a serial number engraved. Antique rifles without a serial number do exist. I am however unsure what the law state about collector pieces. Logically one can not force a serial number onto a piece that originally was made without one.
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Cabellas still sells one of the versions Sile sold, If it has the round double ring patch box. If it was an older one with a very close look to the Thompson/Center rifles it was made by ultra hi, a Japanese company. Investarms made rifles for sile in the 70s and 80s they were imported from Italy.
Black powder was made of a mixture of charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter (Potassium Nitrate)
from explosive and flamable stuff such as black powder
The original gunpowder (black powder) is a mix of charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter.
You can contact Thompson Center Customer Service through their website for help. They are still in business, you know. BTW, really good rifles.