MuzzleFlash
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Got my first Title 2 transfer approved using my C&R license recently. The following pics are of my new arrival: a commercial Reising Model 50. Notice I don't call them "baby pics" since this gun is almost old enough to be my father. 
The firearm itself is in very good shape with a few minor scratches. The bluing seems original or at least is several decades old. The stock appears to have been refinished, but otherwise looks to be original. It shows minor handling marks and dings. I've had no chance to shoot it yet.
Based on my reading Frank Iannamico's "The Reising Submachine Gun Story", my best guess is that this gun was built around 1941 (definitely between 1940 & 1942 given it's S/N and design features). So far so good.
Here's where it gets interesting. Tonight I get to Chapter 10 and start looking at the serial numbers for which he's been able to document original sales. On page 207, there's a commercial gun sold to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department, serial number 11515. This is very close to my S/N. I mean VERY close! Wow!
This got me to thinking. Could this gun have started out at the Dallas Sheriff's office? Did it ever see any action? Hell, could it have been there in November 63? Who knows?
When I start taking pictures for this post, I notice a small variation in the stock's finish - almost a light etching, like a DYMO tape sticker was there and later got removed. It's barely visible on the left side of the stock, midway between the trigger and the mag housing. It can be seen best at an acute angle. It appears to be an abbreviation. Could it be the last 5 letters are DALCO? Am I letting my imagination run wild? There's a close-up in the last picture. Perhaps you can make it out better than I.
The firearm itself is in very good shape with a few minor scratches. The bluing seems original or at least is several decades old. The stock appears to have been refinished, but otherwise looks to be original. It shows minor handling marks and dings. I've had no chance to shoot it yet.
Based on my reading Frank Iannamico's "The Reising Submachine Gun Story", my best guess is that this gun was built around 1941 (definitely between 1940 & 1942 given it's S/N and design features). So far so good.
Here's where it gets interesting. Tonight I get to Chapter 10 and start looking at the serial numbers for which he's been able to document original sales. On page 207, there's a commercial gun sold to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department, serial number 11515. This is very close to my S/N. I mean VERY close! Wow!
This got me to thinking. Could this gun have started out at the Dallas Sheriff's office? Did it ever see any action? Hell, could it have been there in November 63? Who knows?
When I start taking pictures for this post, I notice a small variation in the stock's finish - almost a light etching, like a DYMO tape sticker was there and later got removed. It's barely visible on the left side of the stock, midway between the trigger and the mag housing. It can be seen best at an acute angle. It appears to be an abbreviation. Could it be the last 5 letters are DALCO? Am I letting my imagination run wild? There's a close-up in the last picture. Perhaps you can make it out better than I.



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