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Oldboy53 ![]() Recruit ![]() ![]() Joined: May 19 2021 Location: Middle TN Status: Offline Points: 81 |
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Good evening everyone, hope you all had a great Memorial Day!
Recently picked up an NPM 'U' coded carbine, s/n 4,369,XXX (shot it yesterday, it delivered the mail just fine!
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Oldboy53 ![]() Recruit ![]() ![]() Joined: May 19 2021 Location: Middle TN Status: Offline Points: 81 |
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W5USMC ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: Apr 29 2017 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 2421 |
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Yes. The comma has also been seen on some early QHMC carbines as well. It is possible that US&S copied the ring markings from one of the early Quality Hardware carbines.
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Oldboy53 ![]() Recruit ![]() ![]() Joined: May 19 2021 Location: Middle TN Status: Offline Points: 81 |
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Ah, interesting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks Wayne.
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New2brass ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Dan Pinto, Photo Editor Joined: Nov 29 2015 Location: CT Status: Offline Points: 3959 |
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there are a few threads on the comma here is just one If you look at a US&S receivers you will see they may have had two receiver variations to copy
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Oldboy53 ![]() Recruit ![]() ![]() Joined: May 19 2021 Location: Middle TN Status: Offline Points: 81 |
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Thanks Dan. Yeah , I saw the comma on Un-Quality's, just not on NPM's. I guess, like you said, it was a US&S thing. Lou
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