I have a 1.56 mil QHMC with a Q-EM bolt. It is suppose to have an R-O or Q-NL firing pin. I can't find R-O info anywhere. Is R-O the same as Rock-ola? Mine has a Rock-ola firing pin
Thanks for looking.
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I have a 1.56 mil QHMC with a Q-EM bolt. It is suppose to have an R-O or Q-NL firing pin. I can't find R-O info anywhere. Is R-O the same as Rock-ola? Mine has a Rock-ola firing pin
Thanks for looking.
Durango,
I'm not familiar with any firing pin marked R-O.
I've seen RO-Q Recoil Plates.
The Riesch book shows QHMC used Type 1 firing pins marked NL-Q, N-Q, HS and BQ.
Type 3 marked NL-Q, and N-Q.
Taking in to account that QHMC only made their Receivers and yours being so early, I'd lean toward the Rock Ola firing pin as being very possibly original to your carbine.
Rock Ola supplied quite a few parts, stocks etc to QHMC.
I'll check Ruth's War Baby tomorrow.
In the mean time can you,
Show us your Carbine..... :D
Look at the back of your firing pin: Can you tell if it's a Type I, or III ?
And just curious where you heard about a R-O Firing Pin ?
Later,
Charlie-Painter777
Hi Charlie,
Thanks for the help.
My firing pin is a type 1 blued Rock-ola.
I got the info on R-O from Carbine Club Newsletter 334.
I'm using a phone to post and unable to post pics on this sight, but would be more than happy to send them to you.
Thanks,
Durango
may.gretchen@yahoo.com
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Here's pics of carbine. Bolt is an E-MQ
Pics are suppose to be 3 series of 6 pics each, oh well I tried. Lol.
You could send me the pics in email and I'll post them for you...check your pm.
The R-O firing pins were integrated to Quality from Rock-ola. It wasn't necessarily whole lot (2500) so only occasional sightings should be the norm.
Thanks for the info. I'm assuming in the CCNL I read where they said firing pin was stamped R-O was just an abbreviation for Rock-ola and stamped Rock-ola not an acctual R-O stamped on firing pin.
Here are the OPs pics...
Very nice!
Thank you
A treat getting to see a early QHMC.
Finish and parts look like they've been together a long time!
You don't get to see these very often that aren't owned by Marcus :lol:
Does the Flip sight have the straight Chisel type stake marks ?
Anyone know when QHMC stopped using the Big CC stamp?
I often call it the Big Wheel Cartouche.
Should have asked when Ordnance stopped using the large CC on early QHMC's ?
Why did they change to the smaller one?
Too much like Inland's size ?
Just curious.....
According to CCNL 334 QHMC used the big wheel cartouche to serial number 1625251, that stock was used to aprox 1896528 and has the smaller cartouche so it may not be original to that rifle?
When I saw the smaller cartouche I thought it was too early also, although there could be an unknown explanation out there for it. Also, for some reason that dogleg just stands out too much versus the rest of the housing. I've had a couple of QHMC doglegs and the font looks somewhat different; however, that could be explained by lighting or camera angle.
Oops, I forgot to mention that the earliest Rock-ola stocks QHMC used had the taller letters stamped in the slingwell that are very seldom seen. They look nothing like what we're used to seeing from them.
The hammer is in the white with a brownish grease on it. The housing almost looks blued.
I believe this was a Italian return (?)
The stamped number matched the carbine.
But the stock is a RMC with Bomb I cut with the Large CC used early by QHMC
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC09226-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC09231-1.jpg
Neither of these stocks are available to me to measure the RMC letters.
This one below was a I cut RMC for IBM stock:
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC02457-1.jpg
Charlie, Italian or Israeli? Also, looks like the s/n has been re-stamped at some point. - BobQuote:
Originally Posted by painter777
GIUS,
That QHMC Big CC stock had been stamped more than twice. The Over stamped SN's = 2 and another up/left of those.. a 2 mil number.
Years back we had a new member asking questions and having a few problems with his carbine. He didn't live far from here so he came over. It was a Inland CAI mixer.
While I went thru it I grabbed a couple pictures of his stock.
I found his post looking for help. Israeli
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=39344
That stock looks like an Israeli return to me. The Italians didn't usually have the serial number stamped on the stock like that.
jimb16Quote:
Originally Posted by painter777
"That stock looks like an Israeli return to me."
JimB,
Cut down on your Meds.......... Then read reply 20
Hang in there Ole timer.... Spring will come
:bash:
Sorry! I have been pretty well loaded down with meds lately.....