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floydthecat
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Posted: Dec 14 2019 at 6:30pm |
I came by a complete Inland T3 bolt. The Type II pin is marked "RI C". The RI is there as well as a "C" spaced-over after the I. It was no accident or damage...it's a C. I can't take a picture of anything that small that makes sense. Any helpful comments concerning the "C"?
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GotSnlB28
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Here is one from my parts stash, which appears to be "RI Q" Does yours look like it? I always figured it was a transfer to QHMC, or maybe some kind of inspection letter.
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floydthecat
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My C could be a poorly stamped Q. Yep...it looks like that.
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New2brass
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I have a RI a and a RI b. Both I believe lower case. The Q is interesting
What type FP on second RI Q
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floydthecat
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My C, which could be a Q I suppose, is the same font as the RI with a space between the I and...whatever that third character is. It’s a T2.
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GotSnlB28
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It's a type 2. |
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New2brass
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Here is a RI b T2 FP. I will follow up with the RI a when (if) I can locate it.
Above it is a RI a sear that the font is different. Here is an adjusted picture of the RI Q T2 FP from GotSNL28b If anyone else has a lettered RI part please share a picture.
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floydthecat
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I am going to have to get a picture of mine posted. In the examples shown, the 3rd. character is of a smaller case/font. Mine has all three characters in the same large font. OK...here you go. My 72-year old eyes may be wrong about the font of the third character, but pretty sure it's a "C" and placed higher than the ones shown above. |
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New2brass
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Floyd, Noticed the font is sans serif on the Rl but the c looks like it may have slight serif
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floydthecat
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I agree. Maybe if we keep looking, we can get thru the alphabet?
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painter777
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The extra letter is new to me, don't ever recall seeing one.
IIRC.. most all of these Firing Pins I own and have seen (Including a 'just now search on Ebay and GB)' Show the letters stamped R.I. Yes with periods, unlike these examples. Mean anything..... IDK. Good Eye Guys ! Charlie-P777
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Living Free because of those that serve.....
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floydthecat
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I think the C on my pin closely resembles an Arabic font. Man....I must be really bored to research a funny looking C. The Arabic C has that serif-looking mark on the end of the upper loop. I can’t duplicate it here, but I can in Microsoft WORD.
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painter777
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Floyd,
Sounds like you need a good Army movie. Maybe that will relax you enough, since they never show any field stripping close enough that you'd see the markings on on a firing pin. Charlie-Painter777
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Living Free because of those that serve.....
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floydthecat
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I plan to hold onto it until all that one guy needs to complete his restoration is my pin some Arab scribbled a C on. 😁
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floydthecat
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I actually have a theory. If all the pins shown here are 2’s, could these extra characters have anything to do with being recut from 1’s to 2’s?
Edited by floydthecat - Dec 21 2019 at 7:40am |
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W5USMC
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Type 2 RI firing pin from a recently acquired mixed part NPM U coded carbine.
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Wayne
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