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Sep 30, 2025

US12427799 - Method and item for indentifying serialized parts

Serialized firearm parts, such as silencers, are identified using plates permanently affixed to the parts by welding, brazing, riveting, pinning and welding or other permanent techniques. Methods of effecting repair or replacement of silencers and silencer parts employ removing the plates by drilling or machining the welds and permanently affixing the plate to a replacement part.

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This patent describes a method for identifying serialized firearm parts, specifically silencers, by inlaying a plate with an engraved serial number into a recessed area of the part. The plate is permanently affixed using techniques such as welding or brazing, and the method also outlines how to repair or replace parts by removing and reattaching the plates.

Claim 1

  1. A method, comprising: inlaying a plate bearing an engraved serial number in a recessed portion of an outer surface of an essential part of a silencer, wherein an interior surface of the plate follows a first arc, wherein the outer surface of the essential part follows a second arc, and wherein the first arc and the second arc are concentric when the plate is inlaid on the recessed portion; and permanently affixing the plate to the recessed portion. inlaying a plate bearing an engraved serial number in a recessed portion of an outer surface of an essential part of a silencer, wherein an interior surface of the plate follows a first arc, wherein the outer surface of the essential part follows a second arc, and wherein the first arc and the second arc are concentric when the plate is inlaid on the recessed portion; and permanently affixing the plate to the recessed portion.

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