Quote Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield View Post
Being based on this side of the pond I have no direct knowledge of 'ehat happened', but from what I have picked up over the years it appears that the US importers had two methods of 'marking' their firearms :

1) They would employ 'local' UKicon labour to mark them up - no doubt they were issued with 'stamps' and told to get on with it. I doubt that the 'educational level' of a 'metal stamping person' would allow them to know that a Longbranch was made in Canadaicon, A Savage in the USAicon, a Lithgow in Australiaicon ..........

2) The firearms arrived in the US and put into 'bonded stores' - the US Importers would then employ local labour, issued with 'stamps' and told to get on with it. I doubt that the 'educational level' of a 'metal stamping person' would allow them to know that a Longbranch was made in Canada, A Savage in the USA, a Lithgow in Australia ..........


In all probability the 'Supervisor' was employed at 'minium pay rates' and had no more knowledge than the 'stampers'
Quote Originally Posted by jrhead75 View Post
Seems pretty likely. It seems considerably less likely that the poor fellow charged with marking thousands upon thousands of rifles is going to stop and say "Hang on...that one's Canadian." - even if he knew the difference.

The first batch of really nasty Khyber specials came in with their import stamps clearly stating origin in the UK...and there were some attempts to market them as such. Potentially a very dangerous state of affairs.
I concur with both of you. Thank you.

Al