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Oiler Question
I made a deal awhile back to buy some M1
Carbine Slings and needed some Oilers to sell with these Slings. I had bought a batch of 10 USGI Oilers, but I don't recall ever seeing this one, if I did I would of just gave it back to him. I have been searching for some info without finding anything. I'm almost positive it's a fake. It's doubled Stamped which means somebody had done it twice, ofcourse. But I thought I would check before chunking it. Thanks
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09-23-2016 02:23 PM
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Definitely not stamped by a GI maker.
But not a throw-a-way. It could be used in a shooter, display or reenactment piece.
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Just because it's double stamped doesn't, in my opinion, imply that it's a fake and I don't think that it would have been scrapped because of this especially in wartime. It was probably just a slight mishap on the production line or was used as a "try-out"/1st off to set up the stamps on the production line. Looking at my similar M1 oiler which is not double stamped, the stamps are slightly off centre and I doubt if the soldier who used it noticed or cared if he did.
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I seen doubled Stamped genuine parts before. I thought that the U.S marking made it fake. I can hold on to it for someone that can use it like Jim mentioned. I just can't use it with these Original USGI Slings I have. Thanks Guys for the help.
Last edited by imntxs554; 09-23-2016 at 04:12 PM.
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Double stamping has nothing to do with it being a repop. To the best of my knowledge, NO USGI oiler was marked US.
When they tell you to behave, they always forget to specify whether to behave well or badly!
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Here is my M1 Carbine Oiler and looking at again in daylight when I'm not so tired reveals that it is in-fact marked "I.S". Are there any suggestions for the meaning of "I.S., please?
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Made by international silver.
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I too believe the one marked "US" if a fake marking. Considering how many have been examined here alone, I'd think we'd have seen them before.
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Do you think the oiler in post 1 is a fake, Jim, because it's marked "U.S." rather than because it's been double stamped?
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I think it was unmarked and is now stamped "US" by someone that had a stamp. They aren't scarce and they may be postwar.
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