IBM odd serial numbers

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   Have a IBM / AO carbine I have just picked up in the last week. Very happy with the rifle. The serial number is intriguing, 38786xx, look at the first 8, it is either a broken 8 or a E. Looking to see if others have seen odd letters or numbers in a carbine serial? Does someone in a similar IBM serial range have the same oddity? Does this affect the value either way for collectors. Craig

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44 30-06 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: May 18 2018 Location: Yorktown, VA. Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote 44 30-06 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: IBM odd serial numbers Posted: Jun 23 2018 at 2:07pm
	Have a IBM / AO carbine I have just picked up in the last week. Very happy with the rifle. The serial number is intriguing, 38786xx, look at the first 8, it is either a broken 8 or a E. Looking to see if others have seen odd letters or numbers in a carbine serial? Does someone in a similar IBM serial range have the same oddity? Does this affect the value either way for collectors. Craig

painter777 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Joined: Feb 18 2016 Location: Central MI Status: Offline Points: 1618	Post Options Post Reply Quote painter777 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 23 2018 at 3:24pm
	44 30-06 Welcome to the forum. I think you'll find this post interesting and believe you should re-post your AO-IBM there also: http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/ibm-ao-3906262_topic2777.html Cheers, Charlie-Painter777
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m1a1fan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Got Para? Joined: Jan 01 2016 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 1735	Post Options Post Reply Quote m1a1fan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 23 2018 at 3:33pm
	Congrats on your IBM. Many questions about the rest of it. Most of the IBM serial numbers I've seen are relatively well stamped. Sometimes they are misaligned or partially stamped. IMO, in their original configuration or not such "imperfections" do not affect value. Here is one of my AO's.

44 30-06 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: May 18 2018 Location: Yorktown, VA. Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote 44 30-06 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 23 2018 at 5:46pm
	Charlie-Painter777 thanks for the link, what a great read and lookie what I found on it: Answered my question. 200+ receivers apart, probably both on the same day. Nice receiver m1a1fan, looks like we are from the same neck of the woods. Craig

m1a1fan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Got Para? Joined: Jan 01 2016 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 1735	Post Options Post Reply Quote m1a1fan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 23 2018 at 7:21pm
	Thanks to Painter777 for that link, and Chris Albright for posting all of those IBM/AO receiver pics. CCNL 329-IBM update and CCNL 345-IBM Update Addendum have more information about what to expect with IBM and IBM/AO carbines (rear sight types, IBM barrels (dated or not), barrel bands, etc...). Yup, think we are in the same neck of the woods. Nice to know there is now another carbine collector around here.