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  • RCS
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 2180
    #1

    Question about stamp in stock cut off recess

    I have a stock that was purchased some years ago. It has the Philippine Ordnance Depot and a BA rebuild-
    inspection stamps.

    My question is the letter stamped in the stock cut-off recess which is a J is there anyway to determine the
    time period of this stock ? It has the two stock bolts and profile of a post WW1 stockP1010034_1_0030_030.jpg
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    • John Beard
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2009
      • 2275
      #2
      Seasons' Greetings!

      I do not have a data base of stock cutoff recess markings, but I am familiar with some of the more common ones. A "J" is uncommon. I speculate that a "J" would date to the WWI period.

      Some 1941-42 USMC stocks have a "J" in the cutoff recess. But I do not believe you have one of those.

      Happy Holidays!

      J.B.

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        • RCS
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2009
          • 2180
          #3
          JB

          Since my post, I happen to check a post WW1 D.A.L. stock and found it also had a J stamp in the cut-off recess

          Robert

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            • cplnorton
              Senior Member
              • Sep 2009
              • 2194
              #4
              I have seen Benecia mentioned many times as the depot that was the gateway to the Pacific, and I have docs of them shipping M1903's to the Phillipines as early as about 1910.

              I have to admit that is a really neat stock! Hows the rifle look?

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                • John Beard
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 2275
                  #5
                  Originally posted by RCS
                  JB

                  Since my post, I happen to check a post WW1 D.A.L. stock and found it also had a J stamp in the cut-off recess

                  Robert
                  Seasons' Greetings!

                  Thanks for your reply! If your "J"-marked stock is a "D.A.L." and is post-WWI, then it must be a relatively immediate post-WWI. The later stocks were not marked "J" in the cutoff recess.

                  Happy Holidays!

                  J.B.

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                    • RCS
                      Senior Member
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 2180
                      #6
                      stamp in cut-off recess

                      JB,

                      My D.A.L. stock with the J stamp in the cut-off recess could well be a WW1, what is also of interest is the additional
                      marking on the right side of the butt, the marking MISS 1930 at an angle. This stock came from a collector who
                      bought in with some other collectors a load of wood (by auction bid) from Rock Island Arsenal about 15 years ago.

                      Also of interest is that I saved some photos of a rifle recovered from the USS Missouri with a stock also marked MISS
                      1928. These photos were in the old jouster forum on 9/9/05 posted by Kirk. I had serial numbers but am unable to
                      locate them.

                      On my PODD stock, I bought this stock from Rick the Librarian some years ago. I have seen a PODM stock back in
                      2005 but most are all PODD markeddscn0731_0013.jpg

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