[lite-box]

Was at a friend of a friends house and got to see his small collection of Mil rifles. What he had that was interesting was a LG-48 with a large font horizontal serial # FH 73,5xx. I have an LG-48 with a vertical serial of FH 74,7xx. I have seen Horizontal marked FH's in the low 50,xxx's before.

 

[Michael Jon Littman]

I have FH 49XX in LG48 configuration. I do not have the rifle in hand but I recall the serial number being horizontal.

 

[breakeyp]

My LG48 has serial number FG98680 stamped parallel to the bore. For what ever use the information is.

 

[Michael Jon Littman]

By the way that is a great photo. I love to see those two rifles side by side like that. Did you spot any variations between the two other than the variance in marking protocol?

 

[lite-box]

They are both out of the same earlier import batch from Century import marked on right side. Typical LG48 conversions, both have cast trigger guards serialed to recvr's.

Narrows down the serial # location change over in the FH series...

 

[Michael Jon Littman]

They are both out of the same earlier import batch from Century import marked on right side. Typical LG48 conversions, both have cast trigger guards serialed to recvr's.

Narrows down the serial # location change over in the FH series...

Very interesting. If I ever get my head above water I will try to snap some photos of the one in my collection.