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    Starr carbine serial numbers

    Hey All;
    I am trying my best to find out info on Starr carbines. But am having vary little luck. I know they made 20,601 of the percussion carbines and that they made 5,002 of the cartridge model. So the total for the two would be 25603. Now one of my new toys is a cartridge model with serial number 30105 . So I have been trying to find out what did Starr start their serial numbers at. Also when they started the cartridge model did they just continue with the serial numbers from the percussion models. I would also like to find out if my cartridge model is one of the ones that had been sent to the Winchester Ordnance Depot in Va. in March of 1865. Any help will be greatly appreciated !!
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    Quote Originally Posted by j.howardcycles View Post
    Hey All;
    I am trying my best to find out info on Starr carbines. But am having vary little luck. I know they made 20,601 of the percussion carbines and that they made 5,002 of the cartridge model. So the total for the two would be 25603. Now one of my new toys is a cartridge model with serial number 30105 . So I have been trying to find out what did Starr start their serial numbers at. Also when they started the cartridge model did they just continue with the serial numbers from the percussion models. I would also like to find out if my cartridge model is one of the ones that had been sent to the Winchester Ordnance Depot in Va. in March of 1865. Any help will be greatly appreciated !!
    "...what did Starr start their serial numbers at." As the professor said, never end a sentence with a preposition (at). It should be "... what did Starr start their serial numbers at, a--hole."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    "...what did Starr start their serial numbers at." As the professor said, never end a sentence with a preposition (at). It should be "... what did Starr start their serial numbers at, a--hole."
    Eggs....he owns ah starr. Whatdaya expect......proper Southron English????
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    I see that two of the members the Peanut Gallery have chimed in. So being that the bad jokes have been said . How about putting that brain power to work on my questions please .
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    Do a search on here and find Two Flints......he has all four volumes of the Springfield Research books that lists most of the known serial numbers. That said.....unless you find that exact number listed to a unit and soldier you'll never know for sure. They didnt exactly ship out any carbine grouped by serial number. A unit with 300 guys in it could span a 1000 serial numbers or more.
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    John,

    I have a metallic cartridge Starr, S/N 30382 which is pretty close to yours.
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