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Thanks Sapper! I feel pretty good about it so I'm glad I came out on top w this one!

Hello friends and collectors!

Sorry I've been MIA for a while, got busy w work and didn't buy anything for a bit while I waited on my C&R FFL to come in.

I just received this sweetie today...

I decided to take a chance since it had a 100% money back on the return policy...

The stamps looked and felt to be laser etched into the wood. Instead of being "pressed" they felt raised and very...

@painter777 I don't see anything in the receiver ring itself but here are your pictures. There are some hyroglyphics below the wood line and on the bottom of the receiver and I tried to get those but...

Hello again! Importer stamp reads: "IOINC MELBOURNE, FL"

Located under the barrel just rear of the front sight.

Update: I pulled another RTI/IO, Inc Ethiopian return carbine, this time a 1944...

Here is another picture of it. I didn't pay much attention to it before, at first glance I thought it was a sideways "W"!

Maybe an "E"? This came from the Ethiopian re-imports by IO, Inc/ Royal...

I wanted to edit, it appears to be a TYPE II NPM trigger housing. I can't imagine Winchester getting parts from NPM so early in their run but it's strange that it's the right type but wrong maker?
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Hey all!

New guy to forum, not new to collecting.

I jumped on a deal for what I knew to be an early Winchester, but I didn't know what I was getting myself into!

It's a early spring tube...