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Originally Posted by
Bruce McAskill
The original stocks from WW2 are not marked Made in
Canada. The vast majority of then were bring backs from during the war or brought in just after the war was over as surplus from Canada. There was no requirements of markings back then. The ones found now marked Made in Canada are less then 20 years old and were made in Canada and imported into the country. When they came in BATF warned people that they were not original stocks and could not be put on a high power. In fact it was illegal to have a high power that could take a stock and the reproduction stock in the same home. An original was OK but not the repo. I will say the repo stocks are very well made and excellent quality.
Hi Bruce,
Can you please explain to us the source of your information?
Many original Inglis stocks exist marked 'Made in Canada'.
This is also stated as an original feature on some Inglis Stocks in Clive Laws book 'Inglis Diamond' under the chapter that discusses this item. I have also talked to Clive about this topic before.
To base the originality of the holster solely on this marking is not fair.
Regards,
-Steve
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07-21-2014 12:52 PM
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The US law passed in the 1890's required all imported products most have the country of origin placed on them. Vet bring backs would not be so stamped of course. I don't know but I wouldn't think an imported holster made either before or after WWII war would be any different then any other imported product that's imported into the US via a manufacturer, company, or licensed dealer/distributer. Having said that, I don't know how the fakes made in other countries get to come in without the county stamp. Maybe circumventing the stamp by being mailed to the US via individual purchases from foreign dealers. Ray
Last edited by rayg; 07-23-2014 at 10:26 AM.
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Just looked it up, 1930, could of sworn it was earlier but now I remember that's how I could tell if a item was older or newer then 1930 by the stamp. Ray
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Last edited by rayg; 07-23-2014 at 04:17 PM.
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...snip.... I will say that the Chinese copies are very good and even the markings are there but they ain't walnut!
Luckily the Chinese didn't copy the military inspector markings, that's what I look for.
I bought my first real Inglis stock and my first repro Inglis stock from the same guy at a Great Falls gunshow.
The current repro stocks, the hinge screws are a different thread and the iron is not the same size either.
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LE has the key. The originals all have the little oval inspector's mark on the top of the stock just ahead of the "hump". I've never seen a Chinese stock with it present. I think the fakes have blued metal too instead of the excellent Canadian manganese phosphate finish applied.
I have a couple of originals missing the mounting metal hardware. Do any of you guys have any spare metal lying about? I've heard the stories about CAL employees taking home and burning these in their fireplaces post WWII. There must be some spare metal out there somewhere.
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I was told they used them for firewood at the factory...
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I'm sure the story is embellished by whoever is telling it at the time. They're probably both true for all we know!
I wish I could get my hands on some of the mounting hardware. I reckon I can pull a set and get a few sets made by hand but it won't be cheap. I think I have two original stocks missing it altogether and one that some numb nuts modified to fit another pistol of some sort.
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Steve, I have owned three of these stocks over the years and not one of them had Made In Canada on it. The ones made in China were not nearly as good as the originals or the newer reproductions. But ATF stated the ones from China were not legal to have with a high power and the same was written by ATF when the reproductions came into the country. ATF was the one who stated that ANY stock with Made in Canada was considered to be a reproduction and only the originals without any made in Canada were allowed to be with an Inglis High Power.
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