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Jun 01, 2018. AR 15, Armalite ar-15, Colt AR 15, AR 15 serial numbers, ar 15 accessories, Quick AR 15 Facts: The AR 15 Serial Numbers over 30,000 was the Pre-Ban cut. Ar-15 pre ban serial numbers is an intuitive tool that can help you take all kinds of screen shots for personal and professional use. This is not a complete list of all variants produced by Colt, and only contains those variants that have appeared in media. Due to the large number of companies that make AR-15 pattern rifles that are nearly indistinguishable from the original variants, all rifles should be identified using Colt terminology in the absences of any information to. Design changes could suddenly change the progress of the serial numbers. For example, let's take a look at the 1970s Colt M1911 commercial production. Started in 1912, the M1911 Commercial and its A1 variant got normal serial numbers with a simple prefix (or suffix). But in mid 1970, the serial numbers are not a continuation of the previous ones.

By Corey Sattler

It's been a few years, and there is still confusion about what changed and what is legal since the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, better known as the 1994 Crime Bill. Many people just want to know if they have in their possession a pre-ban or a post-ban AR-15 type receiver. These are the questions that I probably hear more often than any other. Even firearm dealers don't know sometimes, and I have talked to people who asked their local BATF agents what the determining factors are, and the agents are giving incorrect information. So what are the new regulations? Read on my friends..

The Crime Bill 'restricts the manufacture, transfer, and possession of certain ‘Semiautomatic Assault Weapons'.' So what, you say, is a 'Semiautomatic Assault Weapon'? The law (Section 921 (a) (30), Title 18 U.S.C.) defines it as so:

1. Any of the firearms, or copies or duplicates of the firearms in any caliber, known as;
* Norinco, Mitchell, Poly Technologies, Avtomat Kalashinikovs.
* Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI, Galil.
* Beretta Ar70 (SC-70).
* Colt AR-15
* Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, FNC.
* SWD M-10, M-11, M-11-9, M-12.
* Steyr AUG.
* Intratec TEC-9, TEC-DC9, TEC-22.
* revolving cylinder shotguns, such as (or similar to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12.

2. Any semiautomatic rifle that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of the following features:
* a folding or telescoping stock.
* a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
* a bayonet mount.
* a flash suppressor or a threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor.
* a grenade launcher.

3. A semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of the following features:
* an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip.
* a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip or silencer.
* a shroud that is attached to, or par tially or completely encircles the bar rel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned.
* a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded.
* a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.

4. A semiautomatic shotgun that has at least 2 of the following features:
* a folding or telescoping stock.
* a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
* a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 rounds.
* an ability to accept a detachable magazine.

Of course, some of the features listed are already regulated by previous laws, and none of them make any real impact in the so-called 'war against crime', but there they are. Aren't your elected officials great?

At this point you know what a Semiautomatic Assault Weapon (SAW) is defined as, but how do you determine what it is you have or what you can legally buy or make? What makes a gun 'pre-ban?' What it all boils down to is when the firearm itself was built. The manufacture date of the lower receiver alone has virtually nothing to do with its classification as pre-ban. Edward M. Owen, Jr., Chief of the Firearms Technology Branch of the BATF, has this to say:

'Semiautomatic pistols and rifles assembled after September 13, 1994, and possessing two or more of the features listed in [Section 921 (a) (30), Title 18 U.S.C.] are semiautomatic assault weapons as defined. The fact that the receiver may have been manufactured prior to September 13, 1994, is immaterial to classification of a weapon as a semiautomatic assault weapon. Additionally, payment or non-payment of excise tax is also immaterial to classification of a firearm as a semiautomatic assault weapon.'

What he is reiterating is, as far as pre-ban and post-ban is concerned, the date of manufacture of the receiver has nothing to do with anything. If your SAW was built into a whole SAW, or in a complete kit form, before Sept. 13, 1994 (The Date), you are the lucky owner of a pre-ban receiver. Notice I say SAW. The existence of firearm alone is not enough - it had to be in a form that would now be illegal to manufacture. If the gun was built after The Date, if the receiver was without all of the parts to make a SAW before The Date, or if it was not in a SAW form before The Date, then it is post-ban. Let me give you a few examples to clarify this:

* John Q. Public bought himself an AR-15 receiver in 1988 and put it in his safe. In April 1997, he decided to build it into a rifle. Was it a SAW before The Date? No..so he has to build it into a POST-ban firearm.

* Mary Quite-Contrary buys an AR-15 lower from her dealer who purchased it 7 years ago, built it into a SAW 2 weeks later, and in January '94 tore it apart to sell as components. Did she buy a pre-ban receiver? Yes. It was a SAW before the date, and is therefore pre-ban.

* Billy Bob finds a respectable dealer at a gun show that is selling 'pre-ban AR pistol lowers.' The dealer says he bought them before 'the Ban' and registered them as pistol lowers, but never built them into anything. Are they pre-ban? No way. Are they pistol lowers? Sure..just post-ban pistol lowers. As long as they don't have two or more 'Deadly Features' when they are built, they are legal.

* Fred Foosball buys a complete semiautomatic assault rifle kit in August 1994, but doesn't assemble it until September 14, 1994. Is it a legal pre-ban rifle. Yes..it had all (and I mean ALL) of the pieces to make a complete SAW before The Date. BATF accepts this as a complete pre-ban rifle.

* Ax McGuitar purchases a Remington 1100 on July 4, 1994 for duck hunting that fall. A year later, he decides that he would like a pistol grip and folding stock added to make it a better home defense gun. Is this legal? No. The shotgun was complete before The Date, but it was not a SAW before The Date, and therefore cannot be modified to a SAW after The Date.

Confused yet? Don't worry, it's a bit puzzling at first. The basic rule of thumb to use is, if you are planning to buy a pre-ban gun or receiver, make sure that the person selling it to you can prove that it was built as a SAW (or in a complete kit form) on or before The Date. If he or she can't do this, my best advice is do not buy it.

Many people also believe that a serial number can tell you whether or not a receiver is pre- or post-ban. This is not always the case, contrary to several lists that can be found online or at gun shows. For example, if a manufacturer's books show a serial number as being manufactured on August 23, 1994, and also lists that serial number being shipped on September 3, 1994, is this a pre-ban receiver? Well, that information alone does not tell you. If the books only show when a serial number was made and left, you still don't know how it was shipped. Was it a rifle? or a receiver only? did the dealer who purchased it have it as a SAW before The Date? These are all questions that are unanswerable with the provided information, so don't go on these facts alone! Remember, you must know when the receiver was built into a firearm!

I hope that the foregoing has been responsive to any misconceptions you as the reader may have about pre-ban and post-ban receivers/guns/regulations. Please pass this information on to your friends, neighbors, local gunshops, or anywhere you feel this could be helpful. The more knowledge we all possess, the better off our sport (and sportsmen) will be. Until then, play nice and shoot straight!

About the author: Mr. Sattler is the current Director of Law Enforcement and Internet Sales, and previous Archival Records Manager for Olympic Arms, Inc. in Olympia, WA. He has been with the company since early 1993. He is also a Reserve Deputy Sheriff in a small Southwest Washington county.

This article first appeared in Small Arms Review V2N11 (August 1999)
and was posted online on March 4, 2016

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Olympic Arms PreBan AR-15 Lower receiver manufactured before the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. 1994 with serial numbers UK, and BS.

Pre Ban AR15 Lower, 3 M4 AR15 AR-15 Preban 20rd mag clip. 223 5.56. 1: 0: Colt SP1 AR-15. 223 Pre Ban 5 digit serial AR15. 1: 8: 1,304.80.

Year: Serial Number Range: Pre Ban: Post Ban: 1963: SP00001-SP00023 X: 1964: SP00101: X: 1965: SP02501: X: 1966: SP05600: X: 1967: SP08250: X: 1968.

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All AR-15 s are post ban, it is not necessarily pre-ban. 2. Serial numbers that end in D Out of business Post-ban have a year prefix in the serial number.

This list is correct to the best of my knowledge, however, I

accept absolutely no responsibility for the accuracy of this information or

for the consequences and/or damages occurring from any inaccuracies. I

have compiled this list for the purposes of sharing information only. This

is not intended to be used in any way except for personal entertainment.

It is a compilation of both personal information and information submitted

from others from the Internet. ALL SERIAL NUMBERS SHOULD BE VERIFIED FROM

THE MANUFACTURER PRIOR TO ANY PURCHASE OR ASSEMBLY. It should be noted

that it is a felony to possess a Post-Ban newly assembled after Sept 13,

If any information presented here is found to be incorrect or you have

additional information to contribute, please contact me via E-Mail

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All items marked with a single asterisk are taken from Renault ddt2000 diagnostic tool.

The year/serial numbers under Colt SP series was forwarded to me by an individual whose return address I

no longer have. Double asterisk under Bushmaster, a person on the

internet e-mailed me that he had a lower that was shipped stripped thus

not a complete rifle in 1991 from Bushmaster with serial 0327XX - ALWAYS

No information - Apparently machined from bar stock aluminum, lowers are marked as M-15.

American Spirit Arms Formerly Sun Valley Traders

ALL lowers are Post-Ban. Began introduction of lowers and rifles in mid/late 1998.

Noted as having good fit finish. Also, reported to be manufactured by Lewis Machine Tool.

Slightly over S/N 30,000 was the Pre-Ban cut-off, call to verify.

Some Eagle lowers below the 30,000 range were determined to be POST ban by BATF - call to verify

Armalite sells Eagle lowers, but sells factory complete rifles with Armalite lowers.

Made stainless steel lowers, rumored to have also made AR-15 pistols. Lower marked

M16-SA. This is NOT verifiable info as it came from the Internet. Out of Business.

Krenz anatomia draw pdf. Below L051000 - Assembled Pre-Ban Rifles and some pre-94 lowers.

L051001-L063000 - Mixed Pre-Ban Assembled Rifles and Pre-Sept 94 Lowers Call to verify

Lower marked CIA. All are Post-Ban. Made with Olympic Arms Receivers under contract.

BD000134 and Below - Pre-Ban AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine - very rare model

BK000001and Above - Post Ban CAR-A3

CST000001 and Above - Post-Ban Began Late 1997 Production

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CMH000001 and Above - Post Ban

CCH010000 and Above - Post Ban MT6700, MT6700C and MT6700CH series, 1998 production

All are POST ban. Cast 356-T6 Aluminum, hardcoat anodized per mil-spec A-8625

Some or all lowers are cast. Black in color. Some lowers are Stainless Steel.

Now called ArmaLite. They will not give out a list, but will

look up on an individual basis. Lower receiver serial numbers DO NOT begin with EA.

All are Pre-Ban as they went out of business in 1993. DPMS bought them prior to the Ban

Call DPMS Lower receiver serial numbers begin with EA. Some or all lowers are cast.

Light gray coloring. It is rumored that Ruger investment casted the lowers for Essential Arms.

All are pre-ban. As rumor has it, Olympic Arms produced

the lowers for Frankford Arsenal

Call Olympic Arms and then Frankford assembled the weapon. A2

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CMH000001 and Above - Post Ban

CCH010000 and Above - Post Ban MT6700, MT6700C and MT6700CH series, 1998 production

All are POST ban. Cast 356-T6 Aluminum, hardcoat anodized per mil-spec A-8625

Some or all lowers are cast. Black in color. Some lowers are Stainless Steel.

Now called ArmaLite. They will not give out a list, but will

look up on an individual basis. Lower receiver serial numbers DO NOT begin with EA.

All are Pre-Ban as they went out of business in 1993. DPMS bought them prior to the Ban

Call DPMS Lower receiver serial numbers begin with EA. Some or all lowers are cast.

Light gray coloring. It is rumored that Ruger investment casted the lowers for Essential Arms.

All are pre-ban. As rumor has it, Olympic Arms produced

the lowers for Frankford Arsenal

Call Olympic Arms and then Frankford assembled the weapon. A2

configuration lower. Frankford Arsenal went out of business in 1987. Info from RudolphoS aol.com

All AR-15 s are post ban. Manufacturing began late 1997/early 1998.

SC001 thru SC250 are Pre-Ban. All others are post ban.

All AR-15 s are post ban, very few AR-10 s are pre-ban. No further info at this time.

Military Manufacturing M2 FAX 702-263-7875

All were military/law enforcement only. Full auto lowers were standard,

semi were optional. Lowers were machined form raw bar stock with

improvements incorporated - 18deg magazine angle and square mag

4-numbers only - very very old. Probably machined from bar stock.

1-letter and 4 - older receiver, but forgings. Some are newer, POST ban castings - call to verify.

2-letters 4 - most receivers follow this pattern.

2, 2 letters, 4 - the first two s are year of manufacture of the lower.

2 letters, 6 separated 2 4 - e.g. SA 96 0000 - first 2 s are year of manufacture.

ICR marked lowers are an European customer s overrun, has an unused additional hole - all ICR lowers are post ban.

Olympic Arms Manufacturer s Notes:

1. There were some odd variations and some custom serial numbers mixed in

thru the years also. And, some receivers manufactured after the ban

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have the year stamp after the model name, not in the serial . And if

you don t see a year stamp on the receiver, it is not necessarily pre-ban.

2. Serial numbers that end in D were duplicates and one was changed

3. Recently some serial numbers have left with one or two letters followed

by FIVE numbers. The last numbers are either 5 s or 0 s. 99.9 of these

4. Older does not always mean pre-ban as per Corey Sattler.

5. BL serial number series lowers are transitional with some pre and

some post ban. If you have a BL you ll have to call to verify for

Colt Ar 15 Post Ban Serial Numbers List

All are post ban including all of the pistols.

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35222 and Below - Pre-Ban Note:Some lowers are cast not forged. Out of business

Post-ban have a year prefix in the serial number. Rumored to have only sold lowers.

Producer of AR-15 type pistols.

Post-ban receivers have a circle milled into the side of the magwell.

They were originally bead-blasted to a non-glare finish. All others are

pre-ban. This is unverified info Also, they used to be NESARD. Rumored

to have been owned by Dick Drasen currently M A Parts and produced

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