Posted 27 June 2005 - 08:17 AM
The form 4 "should" list the individual who remanufactured the gun in the mfgr' block. That didn't always happen so it's not 100% reliable. Of course if someone other than the original is listed it's a sure bet the gun is a reweld. It will also not be C&R eligible.
Some rewelds are extremely well done and defy detection. There is almost always a cut through the ejection port area as well as another towards the rear of the receiver. The best place to look is from inside the receiver as it's a little more difficult to remachine these areas.
Don't confuse reweld with rewat. Sometimes a rewatted gun that wasn't well done can look as if it was rewelded. A rewat will hold it's C&R status. HTH.
Bob D