Originally Posted by 3toe
This may be a dumb question, but does anyone know if the serial number identifies the gun as original and the camo pattern on it? Where I'm going with this is, to the unsuspecting soul, could someone dip an 11-87 in greenleaf or trebark and pass it off as an original for big bucks? Before spending $5,700 on one I'd like to be able to verify the authenticity somehow.

I think the better question is why. What’s the reason for the increase for that specific gun. You could pick up the same thing minus the camo for $500 to $800 bucks. Like you, I’m thinking about picking up some of these cheap 1187s and having them dipped and reselling them. It’s dumb, kinda like the fox vest but that’s a whole bother argument.