Opps I did It Again, Unusual Parts markings

September 2016-F

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.

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

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

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