Locate the Gun Serial Number The serial number can be found in many different locations. Typically the serial number can be found on the handle, slide, trigger guard or receiver. There is no typical serial number. For example, a Browning serial number can range in length from eight to ten characters, a Glock number is only five characters long.
To help you determine the year made, find your serial number and then select a link from those below to sites that offer serial dates. The Blue Book of Used Gun. Search Firearms by Serial Number Please enter the firearm serial number using only letters and numbers without spaces or other special characters. Serial Number (required). Yes, it is a Zombie post, but they sometimes come back. There are serial number index's for some firearms, Winchester, S&W, Colt but except for a few makers that research has been conducted, such as Walther PPs and PPKs, most foreign firearms have no data base to reference.