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I’m looking for some opinions on a strange stamp on an M1 stock I first posted about here in 2010. The stock is on a Greek return 5.6 HRA handpicked at the Reno Show in 2005 when CMP went on the road to various gunshows. The stock is not original to the rifle; it is heavily sanded with what I think is a faint SA-GAW cartouche. No way to tell if the stock was added in Greece or by CMP.
The stamp is a 3/8” oval right next to the buttplate with 2 lines of text inside it. The lower letters may start “MAK” and the upper line beginning “UE” but it is hard to tell. I have wondered if the letters might be Greek. Unfortunately the script is very small and the upper line is partially defaced by a ding.
Unfortunately I cannot find the original thread searching the Jouster site. No one replying to that post had ever seen this stamp; one suggestion was that it was added by a bored soldier, another that it looked something like a rebuild mark sometimes found on Mausers surplused to the US in the 60s.The same person thought that the lower line might be “MAKEN”, possibly Dutch or German for “repaired” or “mended” and that the upper line might be for the name of the depot or rebuild facility. Of course, that upper line is the most illegible. There was even a thought that it might be a mark from a stock subcontractor.
Stamp with Ruler.jpgStamp with Ruler 2.jpgStamp.jpgStamp1.jpgStamp 3.jpgThe photos attached to the earlier thread were taken with a cheap camera. My wife now has a much better camera and with her help I now have some better photos and am going to try again to see if anyone can shed some light on this. I realize this has little potential to lead to any earthshaking revelations, but it has always bugged me. I appreciate any thoughts or theories.
The stamp is a 3/8” oval right next to the buttplate with 2 lines of text inside it. The lower letters may start “MAK” and the upper line beginning “UE” but it is hard to tell. I have wondered if the letters might be Greek. Unfortunately the script is very small and the upper line is partially defaced by a ding.
Unfortunately I cannot find the original thread searching the Jouster site. No one replying to that post had ever seen this stamp; one suggestion was that it was added by a bored soldier, another that it looked something like a rebuild mark sometimes found on Mausers surplused to the US in the 60s.The same person thought that the lower line might be “MAKEN”, possibly Dutch or German for “repaired” or “mended” and that the upper line might be for the name of the depot or rebuild facility. Of course, that upper line is the most illegible. There was even a thought that it might be a mark from a stock subcontractor.
Stamp with Ruler.jpgStamp with Ruler 2.jpgStamp.jpgStamp1.jpgStamp 3.jpgThe photos attached to the earlier thread were taken with a cheap camera. My wife now has a much better camera and with her help I now have some better photos and am going to try again to see if anyone can shed some light on this. I realize this has little potential to lead to any earthshaking revelations, but it has always bugged me. I appreciate any thoughts or theories.
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