Early Inland Buttplates and Slingwell Markings

This post is a follow up on an earlier thread "Buttplate id request” by Bob K on 1-27-2013.

Pictured are two early Inland's with square pattern buttplates. I believe both carbines are original but there is no way to verify that the buttplates are actually original to their prospective carbine.

CC newsletter 346-12...Has a very comprehensive break down of parts for Inlands first serial number block including the buttplates. Both types reported throughout the first block. The square pattern reported more often than diamond....

On the left serial # 3xxx barrel date 6-42 and on the right # 18x,xxx barrel date 1-43.

A little off topic, but equally interesting…..One of the most intriguing features about early Inland’s (in my opinion) are the different markings in the slingwell. I believe there are approximately 10 different configurations in the first block. Some with the Crossed Cannon stamp in the slingwell and others on the right side (3xxx iis on the bottom).


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I've bought a couple buttplates like the one on the left as Inland, then later decided they were late Winchester - still not sure though! - Bob

I had one of those 'L A'- marked stocks years ago. I don't remember finding out what it meant.

As I recall, the chief Overton stock inspector was a guy named Lawrence Appleyard. For a time they used an ordnance bomb and the letters LA.

Great name for a wood mill worker huh?