campergeek
Member
Is it legal to obscure the electro-penciled numbers from a rifle bolt and floor plate? I have a German Mauser on which the bolt and floor-plate have been re-numbered to match the receiver & stock. I'd like to mask the sloppy electro-penciled numbers to make the rifle look less defiled. If it's legal to do so, is there a good way to do this? Is there a recommended black paint that would cover the marks and match the original color, or would I be better off filing the numbers down and reblueing the entire bolt or painting it with black lacquer? Is this just generally inadvisable for any reason?
(To Agent Schmuckatelli: please note that my first concern is about the legality, and I am NOT considering obscuring the serial number on the receiver)
A side question: Why in the heck are the bolt and floor plate renumbered with electro-pencils anyway? Surely it's not thought that we (the buyers) will be fooled by the sloppy markings into thinking that these are the original matching parts. Is this some requirement for importation?
(To Agent Schmuckatelli: please note that my first concern is about the legality, and I am NOT considering obscuring the serial number on the receiver)
A side question: Why in the heck are the bolt and floor plate renumbered with electro-pencils anyway? Surely it's not thought that we (the buyers) will be fooled by the sloppy markings into thinking that these are the original matching parts. Is this some requirement for importation?