Sequential serial numbers?

[rivviepop]

From another thread, didn't want to threadjack it:

They had two of them in stock, with sequential serial numbers, If I hadn't have brain farted, I would have picked them both up.

I've seen a number of folks mention this in threads here, so I want to ask -- what's the interest with sequential numbers, what's the big deal? The most Google turns up for me are forensic references to the tool markings and stuff... is it mainly for collectors of older weapons or something?

[leelaw]

Collectors value sequential serial numbers. That's about it, unless someone famous or something incredible happened to/with the two firearms, too.

[Fate]

The odds of finding consecutively numbered firearms from say the WWII era are astronomical and thus highly prized.

More modern stuff that's not collectible, it's more of a novelty. My best friend and my first OLLs are consecutively numbered to each other, so that's kinda fun.

[tjschia]

One of the reasons I have always wanted sequential serial numbers on two firearms is to give one to each of my future kids, or for me to have one and my brother to have the other.

[wayoutwest]

One of the reasons I have always wanted sequential serial numbers on two firearms is to give one to each of my future kids, or for me to have one and my brother to have the other.

When my little girls get a bit older, I'd like to get ahold of sequential numbered firearms, think it would be very cool

[rkt88edmo]

Exactly. My Dad bro and I all bought the same pistol and wanted sequential numbers, but no one we talked to would guarantee it.

One of the reasons I have always wanted sequential serial numbers on two firearms is to give one to each of my future kids, or for me to have one and my brother to have the other.

[Rob P.]

Exactly. My Dad bro and I all bought the same pistol and wanted sequential numbers, but no one we talked to would guarantee it.

Call the mfg and request that they ship the sequential #'d firearms to your FFL (who knows that they are coming).

[rivviepop]

Thanks for all the responses -- I made a guess and was totally wrong. I had thought "oh, maybe they do this so they have spare parts for when the primary one breaks" which isn't the case it seems.

[metalhead357]

The odds of finding consecutively numbered firearms from say the WWII era are astronomical and thus highly prized.

More modern stuff that's not collectible, it's more of a novelty. My best friend and my first OLLs are consecutively numbered to each other, so that's kinda fun.

Yep on the WWII stuff: I will admit to owing a couple garands that are close (>500) off from each other (probably built the same week) and one of mine is less than 25 off another board's member (and neither he nor me want to sell!!!!!).

As far as the modern.... my buddy picked up two USP's when they first came out in sequential order...more for just collector sake than anything else.......