162708 Lowest observed serial number for the M1A SOCOM series. 165XXX About 300 receivers in this serial number range have heels stamped AROMRY instead of ARMORY. 166761 Highest known serial number for a complete rifle built during the ten year federal Assault Weapons ban. Jul 28, 2016 The serial number has nothing to do with an M14 rifle, the history of the surplus parts used to build your rifle can not be traced back to a particular M14 rifle because M14 rifles were never 'converted' to M1A rifles.
I purchased a Norinco M-14 a few years back. I have been told that its rare and worth a lot of money because of the numbers on it. I was told that it was not a replica.
It has the expoxy filled in the stock where the select fire used to be and on the back or the reciever, it says.M14. (The next marking is either ALB or ALE maybe,I can't see too good,it's under my scope & I really dont want to take it off just to see that letter) and the next letters are VT. And the serial numbers are C00671.ok I was wondering if anyone might could help me out with finding out anything about this perticular M14. What year it is? If its worth more because of the low serial numbers and other markings.does anyone know? Please help!!!
I don't know much about it, but this. As you can see from the marks, it's a semi-auto clone of the M-14 rifle made in China by Norinco (North China Industries Corporation.) CAI indicates that it was imported by Century Arms International. Saint Albans, VT. Is what the next letters indicate. This marking is required by the Gun Control Act of 1968. Because it's a Norinco, we know that it was imported before 1993 or 1994, I'm not sure which, the Clinton administration sanctioned Norinco about that time, so all imports are from before that time.
As for the selector lever, it sounds to me that someone may have put a GI stock on the rifle at some point, as the rifle certainly was built semi-auto from the factory. That's all I know. It sounds like a Century serial number to me, being that it starts with 'C' but that is just a guess. Does it look like it was stamped or electro-penciled? That helps some allready. I dont know if this will help any, but it does have the bayonet lug and also has a chrome lined barrel. I think the other marking that starts with an 'A' actually says A1 E or AIB or ALB.the engraving looks like it made with tiny little dots,it definately not stamped at all.
It has got to be engraved. That's one reason why I can't make out the letter after the 'A',the other two reasons is because of the scope and I can't see to good either.lol.it also has the fiberglass piece on top of the barrel,if that might help.I wish I new how to send a picture of it. I do know how to send a picture to an email address,but the pictures may not help anyway. Do you know if you can put the select fire back on it? Does any of this extra information help in determing what year or version this M14 is? I don't know much about it, but this. As you can see from the marks, it's a semi-auto clone of the M-14 rifle made in China by Norinco (North China Industries Corporation.) CAI indicates that it was imported by Century Arms International.
Saint Albans, VT. Is what the next letters indicate. This marking is required by the Gun Control Act of 1968. Because it's a Norinco, we know that it was imported before 1993 or 1994, I'm not sure which, the Clinton administration sanctioned Norinco about that time, so all imports are from before that time.
As for the selector lever, it sounds to me that someone may have put a GI stock on the rifle at some point, as the rifle certainly was built semi-auto from the factory. That's all I know. It sounds like a Century serial number to me, being that it starts with 'C' but that is just a guess.
Does it look like it was stamped or electro-penciled? The way you described the lettering on the rifle, I am quite certain that it's Century's serial number. I don't believe it adds or detracts from the value of the rifle. If you are wondering about the full auto / semi auto thing, this is pretty much the way that it works in short.
The National Firearms Act of 1934 severely limited full auto ownership. Under the NFA all full autos must be registered in a log, and to buy one you must get law enforcement approval, and pay a $200 tax. (A hefty sum in 1934.) In 1986 the log was 'frozen,' meaning that no new machine guns can be added for private citizens to own. In other words there is a fixed number of legal machine guns out there.
But before the deadline in May of '86 folks registered many sears, recievers, etc. As machine guns, so that they could later be legally built. Unless you could buy a registered sear, that was registered before 1986 there is no way to make that rifle into a machine gun legally. This is my understanding of the law.