Hopefully, someone on this BB will know more about how the system works now because it has been several years since my son checked the serial number of his Garand. Army for 7,500 30-inch-barreled Spencer rifles in June 1863, the company requested a contract for an additional 11,000. Now, IF you decide to go thru that expense, then you should be able to get a 'Letter of Authentication' on what Civil War unit your carbine was issued to, IF they have that serial number in their database. was completing its contract with the U.S. Now, if you go to that website, from what I understand, you have to subscribe to a Martial Arms collectors magazine for $35.00 per year before they will let you to go to the serial number database.

Martial Arms' section that allowed you to check the serial numbers of 'Civil War Carbines,' IF they have the serial number in the data base.Ī few years ago when my son oredered a Garand from the CMP, when it came in he went to the website for Garands at Springfield Research Service and typed in the serial number.Īlthough a 'hit' did not come in for that particular serial number, it did come up with several serial numbers in that range that was on Garands that went to a particular army unit that was shipped to Korea during the early stages of the Korean War. On their website they used to have a 'U.S. If only they knew how to shoot the Indians wouldnt have stood ah chance.

Google up 'Springfield Research Service.' By serial number range Custer had 20 guns for every gun on that hill. The carbines 38xxx serial number falls into the range of guns issued to Pennsylvania Cavalry, however no one from that state named J.N.

Burnside carbine serial number range