Type III hammer with "E" stamp?

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04-30-2009, 01:39 PM
Rick the Librarian

Type III hammer with "E" stamp?

I'm looking at a couple of M1 carbine hammers with an "E" the only marking I can find. Origins?

TIA! :bow:
04-30-2009, 01:58 PM
painter777

Maybe the stacked HTE marked hammers? Lightly struck...just looking like an E ?

Charlie-painter777
04-30-2009, 02:54 PM
Rick the Librarian

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Attached is a picture below. The E doesn't appear to be "smashed" with any other letters, like an H or a T.

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04-30-2009, 05:02 PM
painter777

Boy Rick,
You seem to sure run into some oddballs ! Might be a post war contracted hammer. Mr. Ricca or Brian would be the right choice to send an SOS.

Good Luck
Charlie-painter777
04-30-2009, 05:10 PM
painter777

A thought,
Didn't Erma in Germany have a contract to build spare parts for the allied guns lent to their police etc. Maybe it's a Erma made replacement hammer for post war Germany. Jim K might know.

Charlie-painter777
04-30-2009, 05:34 PM
Harlan (Deceased)

Quote:

Originally Posted by painter777

Boy Rick,
You seem to sure run into some oddballs ! Might be a post war contracted hammer. Mr. Ricca or Brian would be the right choice to send an SOS.

Good Luck
Charlie-painter777

Rick does come up with some weird ones.
He has all those 1903's with red paint on them too. Maybe you should contract with him and strip the paint off and refinish them! :yikes:
04-30-2009, 06:28 PM
danbtech

E marked hammer

Rick your hammer is an Erma,I had a Erma carbine a few years ago,and most of the parts were marked with an E. Dan
04-30-2009, 06:41 PM
Rick the Librarian

Thanks, gentlemen -- that makes perfect sense.

I'm short one "red-painted" M1903 - sold it to pay for a 1915 NM. Down to two and a NZ Remington.
04-30-2009, 10:17 PM
Harlan (Deceased)

'OUCH' Rick. :eek: I hate to see you sell any of your Lend-Lease collection! I think they're the most interesting 1903's I've seen.

Did you post photos of your new NM on the 1903 forum? I'd like to see it if you have a link to photos.

Thanks,
~ Harlan
05-07-2009, 03:53 AM
Sleeplessnashadow

E for Erma's Manufacturing of Steelville, MO

For clarification, the E on your hammer was used by Erma's Manufacturing of Steelville, MO. They also placed it on the left side of the trigger housing.

Not to be confused with Erma Werke of Dachau, Bavaria, West Germany.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../ErmasE1-1.gif

Ermas Manufacturing

Jim
05-09-2009, 11:32 AM
painter777

So.........
I was 1/2 right about the hammer (?)
And 100% correct that Jim K would know the right answer.
I can live with that.

Thanks Jim
Charlie-painter777