Franklin B. Mallory, a born researcher and trailblazer who compiled data on U.S. martial arms, started the Springfield Research Service, colloquially called “SRS”, in the 1970s. He spent countless hours at the National Archives looking for serial numbers, recording them, and compiling them into databases. Collectors could purchase copies of these databases, and if a firearm matched his records (known as a “hit”), for a fee, they could buy the paperwork certifying its provenance.

His primary mission was compiling serial numbers. His secondary mission was compiling data, whether on the evolution, issuance, or modifications of various U.S. martial arms. He used that data to write a quarterly newsletter, which evolved into a quarterly magazine.

The SRS inspired our model here at Archival Research Group. His primary mission was collecting serial numbers, but ours is compiling data and making that data available to you. Our missions differ slightly, but our love of research is the same.

Sadly, Frank Mallory passed away in 2004, and the SRS has changed ownership. Its current owner, Wayne Gagner, has given us permission to archive and make available older editions of the SRS newsletters and magazine as a resource for collectors.

Preserving the efforts and work of those who came before us is essential. Research is a team sport, and we wish to make their information available to you and help preserve their mission.

If you see a volume number with a date, we have the edition but have yet to get the chance to digitize and upload it. If you see a volume number without a date, we do not have a copy of it.

If you have a missing volume edition and would be willing to loan us a copy so we can make a digital copy for the betterment of this archive, please contact us.

They will be digitzed and turned into PDFs which you can download. There will be no fees for this resource.

We hope you enjoy this resource. We’ll be constantly updating it as we can to complete the entire series of newsletters and magazines.

 

Some of the copies will be difficult to read. Please take into consideration the age in which these newsletters were produced and printed.

We would like to stress that this is for educational purposes only.
Everything has been reproduced with expressed permission from the publisher.

 

The First 40 Issues of the Springfield Research Newsletter December 1976 – March, 1987 (John Beard Contribution)

In addition to the copies of these newsletters, which have been generously donated to our archives, John Beard has indexed certain pieces of information he felt were of note and requested they be added to this series. Please click here to view.

 

Please click on one of the volumes below to view the associated PDF

Introduction and Index 

Supplement #1 to D.C.M. Rifle Sales 1922 -1942 December 7, 1976

Supplement #2 to D.C.M. Rifle Sales 1922 -1942 May 10, 1977

Supplement #3 to D.C.M. Rifle Sales 1922 -1942 October 1, 1977

Supplment #4 to D.C.M. Rifle Sales 1922 – 1942

Supplement #5 to D.C.M. Rifle Sales 1922 -1942 May 18, 1978

Supplement #6 to D.C.M. Rifle Sales 1922 -1942 August 8, 1978

Issue Number 7 – November 16, 1978

Issue Number 8 – February 15, 1979

Issue Number 9 – May, 1979

Issue Number 10 – October, 1979

Issue Number 11 – December, 1979

Issue Number 12 – March, 1980

Issue Number 13 – June, 1980

Issue Number 14 -September 1980 (annoymous contribution)

Issue Number 15 – December, 1980

Issue Number 16 – March, 1981

Issue Number 17 – June, 1981

Issue Number 18 – July – September, 1981

Issue Number 19 – October – Decemeber, 1981

Issue Number 20 – January – March, 1982

Issue Number 21 – April – June, 1982

Issue Number 22 – July – September, 1982

Issue Number 23 – October – December, 1982

Issue Number 24 – January – March, 1983

Issue Number 25 – April – June, 1983

Issue Number 26 – July – September, 1983

Issue Number 27 – October – December, 1983

Issue Number 28 – January – March, 1984

Issue Number 29 – April – June, 1984

Issue Number 30 – July – September, 1984

Issue Number 31 – September – December, 1984

Issue Number 32 – January – March 1985

Issue Number 33 – April – June, 1985

Issue Number 34 – July – September, 1985

Issue Number 35 – October – December, 1985

Issue Number 36 – January – March 1986

Issue Number 37 – April – June, 1986

Issue Number 38 – July – September, 1986

Issue Number 39 – October – December, 1986

Issue Number 40 – January – March, 1987

Issue Number 41 –

Issue Number 42 –

Issue Number 43 –

Issue Number 44 –

Issue Number 45 –

Issue Number 46 –

Issue Number 47 –

Issue Number 48 –

Issue Number 49 –

Issue Number 50 –

Issue Number 51 –

Issue Number 52 –

Issue Number 53 –

Issue Number 54 –

Issue Number 55 –

Issue Number 56 –

Issue Number 57 –

Issue Number 58

Issue Number 59 –

Issue Number 60 –

Issue Number 61 – July 1992 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 62 – October 1992 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 63 – January 1993 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 64 – April 1993 (Missing Pages 17-20)  (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 65 –

Issue Number 66 –

Issue Number 67 –

Issue Number 68 –

Issue Number 69

Issue Number 70 –

Issue Number 71 – January 1995 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)
Issue Number 73 – July 1995 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 74 – October 1995 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 75 – January 1996

Issue Number 76 – April 1996 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 77 – July 1996

Issue Number 78 – October 1996 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 79 – January 1997 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 80 – April 1997 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 81 – July 1997 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 82 – October 1997 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 83 – January 1998 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 84 – April 1998

Issue Number 85 –  July 1998

Issue Number 86 – October 1998

Issue Number 87 – January 1999

Issue Number 88 – April 1999

Issue Number 89 – July 1999

Issue Number 90 – October 1999

Issue Number 91 – January 2000

Issue Number 92 – April 2000

Issue Number 93 -July 2000 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 94 – October 2000

Issue Number 95 – January 2001

Issue Number 96 – April – July 2001 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 97 – October 2002

Issue Number 98 – August 2003

Issue Number 99 – December 2003

Issue Number 100 – June 2004

Issue Number 101 – September 2004

Issue Number 102 – December 2004

Issue Number 103 – March 2005

Issue Number 104 – July 2005

Issue Number 105 – September 2005

Issue Number 106 – January 2006

Issue Number 107 – April 2006 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 108 – July 2006

Issue Number 109 – September 2006

Issue Number 110 – January 2007

Issue Number 111 – April 2007

Issue Number 112 – August 2007

Issue Number 113 – December 2007

Issue Number 114 – March 2008

Issue Number 115 – Issue Number 115 – June 2008 (Brian Bondreau Submission)

Issue Number 116 – September 2008

Issue Number 117 – December 2008

Issue Number 118 – March 2009

Issue Number 119 – June 2009

Issue Number 120 – September 2009

Issue Number 121 – December 2009 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 122 – March 2010

Issue Number 123 – June 2010

Issue Number 124 – September 2010

Issue Number 125 – December 2012

Issue Number 126 – March 2011 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 127 – June 2011 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 128 – September 2011

Issue Number 129 – December 2011

Issue Number 130 – March 2012

Issue Number 131 – June 2012 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 132 – September 2012 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 133 – December 2012 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 134 – March 2013 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 135 – June 2013 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 136 – September 2013 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 137 – December 2013 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Volume 138 – March 2014 (Tom Boyer contribution)

Issue Number 139 – June 2014

Issue Number 140 – September 2014 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 141 -December 2014

Issue Number 142 – March 2015 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 143- June 2015 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 144 – September 2015 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 145 – December 2015 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 146 -March 2016

Issue Number 147 – June 2016 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 148 – September 2016 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 149 –

Issue Number 150 – March 2017 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 151 – June 2017 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 152 – September 2017 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 153 – December 2017 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 154 – March 2018 (Tom Cleve contribution)

Issue Number 155 – June 2018

Issue Number 156 – September 2018

Issue Number 157 – December 2018 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 158 – March 2019 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)
Issue Number 159 – June 2019 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 160 – September 2019 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Numebr 161 – December 2019 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 162 – March 2020 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 163 – June 2020 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 164 – September 2020 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 165 – December 2020 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 166 – March 2021

Issue Number 167 – June 2021 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 168 – March 2021

Issue Number 169 – December 2021 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 170 – March 2022 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 171 – June 2022 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 172 – September 2022 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 173 – December 2022 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 174 – March 2023 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 175 – June 2023 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 176 – September 2023 (Stanley Kalinowski contribution)

Issue Number 177 – December 2023

Issue Number 178 – April 2024