I agree that Winchester never serial numbered the Model 67. I see what appears to be military inspection marks, but don't see any British proofs.
I agree that Winchester never serial numbered the Model 67. I see what appears to be military inspection marks, but don't see any British proofs.
I don't really know what they'd look like either, but I was assuming the 2nd and 3rd pic might be them. They are crowns over numbers.
There were only two proof houses in England, London and Birmingham, and those are not proofs from either of those houses.
So then what are they? They sure look very "royal". Heheheheh Did they go to Canada?
No , they are British military proofs , at least one of them is. The crown over V3 over E is the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield . I would guess the other mark is a viewers mark ( a guess based on the "X" part of the stamp ) at some spot I'm not aware of.
Chris
Read post #11.Quote:
Originally Posted by ABPOS
Also, look at this thread. Cartouche / Stamp ? Those are British proofs.
The Crown and X mark is actually, a crown, over the letters GR for the king over crossed pennants over the letter P, for proof. The crown over V3 over is an Enfield inspection stamp. A second one is stamped into the underside of the stock betewen the front of the trigger guard and the large screw that holds the stock to the barrel.
The mark M192 is for P.H. Arms Co, Birmingham, a subsidiary of Parker Hale Ltd.
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AlanD
Sydney
This is very neat.
Would you guys shoot this if it was safe? I don't think it has a whole lot of value. I think someone was offering to buy it from me, but I have to think on that.
What I don't understand about the action is the extractor gets pulled back when the bolt is pulled back, but it stays back. is it suppose to go back forward? It just seems like it would be weird to load with the extractor so far back. Has anyone shot one of these before?
As AlanD explained, they are inspection marks rather than proofs.
Gotcha. I apologize if I used the wrong terminology. I've never delved into these waters before.