Print Page | Close Window

Opps I did It Again, Unusual Parts markings

Printed From: The Carbine Collector's Club
Category: The Club
Forum Name: Newsworthy Items
Forum Description: Newsletters and Featured Carbines
URL: http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2597
Printed Date: Mar 29 2024 at 6:11am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com


Topic: Opps I did It Again, Unusual Parts markings
Posted By: Newsman1
Subject: Opps I did It Again, Unusual Parts markings
Date Posted: Oct 01 2016 at 6:13pm

September 2016-F

 Oops I did It Again, Double Stamps and Unusual Parts markings

by Dan Pinto

The war left many factories without workers. This had taxed the factories as they had to gear up for new production of needed items for the war effort and the regular workers were off to war.

There were housewives who took off their aprons and picked up tools. many people a regular full time job. The factories had created special and swing shifts to get those people to fix in an additional part time job working nights and weekends.

Some like myself love the odd marked parts and errors found. With human nature, errors were bound to occur.

Here are some examples of double stuck parts

Evidently this barrel went twice around in the roll die machine.


Here we have two trigger housings and a front sight.





Clearly this is not the symbol for Volkswagen VW!



Here someone evidently put the die in the machine backwards.

Has anyone ever seen a SG recoil plate marked other the upright orientation?


Sometimes parts were double struck, but this was not due to error. Sometimes they had parts on hand that were stamped for one contract and re stamped for another.

Below we see rear sights made by Hemple Hill with a H in shield most notably for Winchester. These were over stamped with HI or H.I for Inland.

These have been reported before. If you have a original appearing carbine with one of these parts please let us know so we can narrow down serial ranges if they exist.


Here is another item that was reported on a original appearing carbine after "Unusual Markings" was published in March 2016

http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/unusual-markings-on-parts_topic1270.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/unusual-markings-on-parts_topic1270.html



This barrel band was reported after an article reporting the double stamp and is on an original appearing carbine.

This flip sight was probably marked N-A and then changed to A-N.


Here are some I do not know what to make of.





And lastly here is a subcontracted bolt that looks like R.U. but is most likely a H.U. that is distorted.




If you have any unusual marking to share please post below or submit to me for future articles.

Dan Pinto

New2Brass

 







Replies:
Posted By: blackfish
Date Posted: Oct 02 2016 at 7:31pm
Those barrels are cool. The only mismarked part I've ever had was an double struck IS marked oiler which I sold last year





Posted By: m1a1fan
Date Posted: Oct 05 2016 at 8:16pm
Haven't run across any unusually marked parts but appreciated those provided here.  Thanks!


Posted By: Newsman1
Date Posted: Nov 27 2016 at 12:40pm

 
Member submitted spotters report on another SI Sl marked band on a Late inland


Posted By: m1a1fan
Date Posted: Nov 27 2016 at 1:27pm
Interesting, two different fonts on the I.


Posted By: imntxs564
Date Posted: Nov 27 2016 at 2:42pm
This is a GREAT post...I seem to feel my enthusiasm in Carbines getting uncontrollable again to go out and find some of these parts. I have a Front Sight that has a Single Mark on the left front side. It may be something or Nothing, but I'm going try to dig it out and find it.

-------------
Frank



Posted By: Dirty30Carbine
Date Posted: Jan 23 2022 at 3:17pm
I found this on a late Rockola S/N 6202xxx


Posted By: jackp1028
Date Posted: Apr 19 2022 at 10:29pm
Looks like the weak "JM" stamp (left) was sometimes re-stamped (right).




-------------
JackP


Posted By: Mujiir
Date Posted: May 12 2022 at 2:36pm
I have an opp slide with the VW shown. Is it aftermarket?

-------------
Dave Mehl
Retired
NRA Life Member


Posted By: W5USMC
Date Posted: May 12 2022 at 3:16pm
Not aftermarket, the W was just over stamped making it look like a VW.

-------------
Wayne
USMC Retired
NRA Life Member


Posted By: painter777
Date Posted: May 12 2022 at 6:23pm
Here is a Shielded H over stamped with either P.I. or H.I. that came off a Inland 5,219,??? mil that the guy put a Repro Flip on. He was here because I had the tools and said he was going to keep the sight.
Barrel was Inland 5-44 with round bolt and Type II band marked //.
I tried  Cry to talk him out of it because it, IMO was a Original Carbine.
Me having a crisp 5,219,465 just like it about ~350 numbers away, best I can recall. My sight is HI with No periods between letters.



Guesses ?  
Is it Over Stamped P.I. or H.I. over the shielded H ?

Charlie-P777


-------------
Living Free because of those that serve.....


Posted By: W5USMC
Date Posted: May 12 2022 at 8:03pm
Looks like an H.I. over stamp to me.

-------------
Wayne
USMC Retired
NRA Life Member


Posted By: painter777
Date Posted: May 12 2022 at 8:19pm
Wayne,
I think so too. Crude, prolly hand stamped.

Thx Again Wacko

Ch-P777


-------------
Living Free because of those that serve.....


Posted By: jim77cg
Date Posted: May 14 2022 at 11:11am
In Dan Pinto's original article on unusual parts markings he asked "has anyone seen a SG recoil plate marked other than upright orientation?"  I located these two in my parts bin.  First same as previously reported in the article and another 180 degrees out.  No serial number data I'm afraid.  They were both bought many years ago as spare parts.  





Posted By: New2brass
Date Posted: May 14 2022 at 6:09pm
Thanks Jim, I had reports but no photos


-------------
http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/club-assistance-saginaw-receivers_topic4716.html" rel="nofollow - Club Survey Saginaw Receivers


Posted By: New2brass
Date Posted: Aug 14 2022 at 11:38am
SDP sears are common and have been observed no hole as well as with the hole. The ones with the hole usually obscure the part marking. It seems at some point they moved the P to prevent this. Has anyone observed the marking this way?

http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/uploads/5600/OddSearSDP.jpg


-------------
http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/club-assistance-saginaw-receivers_topic4716.html" rel="nofollow - Club Survey Saginaw Receivers


Posted By: Dirty30Carbine
Date Posted: Sep 03 2022 at 9:53pm
this is on a S.G. picked up today


Posted By: New2brass
Date Posted: Sep 04 2022 at 10:52am
Nice! Is the S.G. present at the end of SAGINAW
any traces of markings on the bottom of the barrel?


-------------
http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/club-assistance-saginaw-receivers_topic4716.html" rel="nofollow - Club Survey Saginaw Receivers


Posted By: Dirty30Carbine
Date Posted: Sep 04 2022 at 11:57am
The S.G. Is present with the rest GI the stamp, nothing else stamped odd in that area. The only other marked I recall in the barrel in the P stamp further down and it is off center as well


Posted By: jangle
Date Posted: Sep 05 2022 at 1:20pm
Double stamped SN on NPM front sight.



Posted By: New2brass
Date Posted: Sep 05 2022 at 2:34pm
Good eye, but SN is not always SN

Other than early parts, the parts were marked Sub-Prime except for Sta Pro
The milled front sight was Sta Pro Subcontracted by Niedner. Due to Saginaw already using the "S" we see for the most part marked S first rather than last.

The stamped and brazed was Super Metal MFG for NPM, also marked SN
The double stamp may be the norm as they would not have to orientate the sight block to be machined for the blade. See CCNL 383-11

On page one of this thread we have this. It appears that the component was stamped before forming and brazing.

So the bigger question is if anyone has a SN brazed sight that is not double stamped.


-------------
http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/club-assistance-saginaw-receivers_topic4716.html" rel="nofollow - Club Survey Saginaw Receivers


Posted By: W5USMC
Date Posted: Sep 05 2022 at 8:47pm
Originally posted by New2brass New2brass wrote:

So the bigger question is if anyone has a SN brazed sight that is not double stamped. 

Yes, I do. 

On second thought maybe I don't, the marking is very hard to see with the plain eye, but in this picture, it looks like there might very well be the remnants of the second SN.



-------------
Wayne
USMC Retired
NRA Life Member


Posted By: Jond41403
Date Posted: Sep 06 2022 at 11:47am
Yes there is definitely a remnant of the N on the left side of the blade


Posted By: New2brass
Date Posted: Sep 27 2022 at 12:19pm
Originally posted by Dirty30Carbine Dirty30Carbine wrote:

this is on a S.G. picked up today



http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/uploads/5600/Dirty30carbine_roll_die1_2022-09-27_17-18-27.jpg
Crazy, but this may be the same barrel or the roll die error was repetitive in the overlay?



-------------
http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/club-assistance-saginaw-receivers_topic4716.html" rel="nofollow - Club Survey Saginaw Receivers


Posted By: Rebel92
Date Posted: Sep 27 2022 at 9:06pm
I thought they looked identical, do we know the full serial number on Scott’s and Justin’s (dirtythirty)?


Posted By: GotSnlB28
Date Posted: Oct 04 2022 at 8:18am
Double stamped Underwood barrel, courtesy of PloughMud over on CMP forums.



Posted By: New2brass
Date Posted: Apr 03 2023 at 9:26am
Hi Hi!
Long time member Asa Overall shared a recent acquisition that has a double stamped hammer


http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/uploads/5600/OddHIHI_Asa.jpg


-------------
http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/club-assistance-saginaw-receivers_topic4716.html" rel="nofollow - Club Survey Saginaw Receivers



Print Page | Close Window

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Copyright ©2001-2018 Web Wiz Ltd. - https://www.webwiz.net