Marking on top of 200K Inland stock?

[Garandrew]

It looks like a proof?
http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...g?t=1247509227

Pic of 200K font, and 700K font
200K is larger numbers

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...g?t=1247509322

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...g?t=1247509357

Andy

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[ScottR]

Going from memory here, Inland used three different size numbers for the serial #.

hth Scott

[INLAND44]

I do not believe the stock marking shown is a US mark.

[wtmr]

I have a M1a1 stock with same mark, I have always hoped it was one of the thousands that got reworked (cleaned and oiled) by FN right at end of WW2. Somebody posted some fotos someplace maybe CC newsletter of piles of M1 carbines being reworked by FN right after the war. Europeans always stamp that kind of stuff, Hoped it meant my stock went thru DDay! or the Bulge!

[Garandrew]

This marking is a U.S. proof, on early Inlands..its on several under the 220,000 range...Ive spoken to several collectors of early Inlands,. with the same proof..
Andy