Secret Serial Numbers?

[Kirk Freeman]

It's not an actual number per se, but I've read and heard about certain manufacturers embedding RFID tags into their polymer frames.

Where have you read this, PRasko?

 

[Fargo]

All I have to say is that if the giant women's sewing circle and knitting club known as local law enforcement knows about it, it ain't much of a secret to anyone!

 

[Sylvain]

I heard they are using alien technology to mark the guns.You need a black light from the 90's and your gun has to be inside a microwave oven in order for you to see those weird markings (5 minutes at full power for a Glock).

Notice that the markings who are both on the slide and frame are not visible on this picture as the microwave is turned off.

Almost forgot you also need to be wearing 3D glasses or you wont see the markings.

Finally, once you located the secret markings on your gun with the light, glasses and microwave oven (you will need a low-noise block downconverter hooked to to your microscope otherwise your wont get a polarized image ... duh!) you can look at it with a microscope.

The LNBD I used was a old W75 so the polarization was all messed up but I still got a good enough picture.
I had to manually set the dielectric oscillator on it, took forever.

 

[Expat]

Even when the serial number is scratched off, my understanding is the Fibbies are pretty good at bringing it back up.

 

[rugertoter]

Secret serial numbers huh? Oh well, as long as I can blame it on them if I have a bad day at the range, then that's ok.

 

[warriorbob]

 

[DownByTheTracks]

If you play the secret numbers backwards they say to worship Obama.

 

[PRasko]

Where have you read this, PRasko?

Sorry that took so long....Kinda...sorta....took a nap.

Chiappa Firearms to Start Putting RFID Chips in Its Guns Next Year | Field & Stream

 

[Bunnykid68]

After everything we told you did you really expect anything less from them?

 

[Cameramonkey]

I could see them stamping the serial in an additional, hidden place. I think my S&W 36-1 has the serial stamped on the frame under the grips as well. But truly super secret? Nah... doubt it.

 

[Leadeye]

I laugh at this without really knowing why.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Sorry that took so long....Kinda...sorta....took a nap.

Chiappa Firearms to Start Putting RFID Chips in Its Guns Next Year | Field & Stream

Thanks a lot. This just might be it!

 

[Sylvain]

I could see them stamping the serial in an additional, hidden place. I think my S&W 36-1 has the serial stamped on the frame under the grips as well. But truly super secret? Nah... doubt it.

Look at the firing pin with a microscope ...

 

[PRasko]

Both of my newer M&P's have QR codes on them, but those are for tracking through manufacturing.

 

[LANShark42]

I heard the lifetime LTCH is going away...

 

[KoopaKGB]

Hi point firearms have hidden serial numbers.

Hidden Serial Numbers? - Hipoint Firearms Forums

 

[nra4ever]

I heard the lifetime LTCH is going away...

Just like lifetime fishing and hunting. Too much lost revenue. We can't have that now can we.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

First, I gotta' say I am not the least bit surprised that this took a LEO-bashing turn.

Just saw this.

You misunderstand. I was teaching at the Vanderbergh County Public Defender's Office, not the Evansville Police Department.

Here=>http://www.vanderburghgov.org/index.aspx?page=78

In my world "PD" is Public Defender, not police department.

In a side gig, I teach CLE for the IPDC ("Load & Make Ready: Understanding Indiana Firearms Law"). If anything this was lawyer-bashing.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

If anything this was lawyer-bashing.

That's always ok...even in mixed company.

 

[rockhopper46038]

I thought the "secret" serial number was the one covered by a piece of tape to fend off overzealous "number running" police officers?