Quote Originally Posted by Curt View Post
Oh it also has ink stamp in the barrel channel, kinda strange for a IO?
Hi Curt,

Welcome back, glad to see the early release program worked out for you !!

Overton used the Ink stamp in a Julian Dating Format using a 5 digit number.
Lets say your stock was built 24th day August 1943 converted to Julian would be 43 (year) 236 (236th day of the year)........................ 43236
When compared the ink used at Overton is a different color/shade than the color used by the Irwins.

BTW,
My understanding is that the Number Stamps found in Irwin made stocks for SG, S'G'/IP were not a dating system but a possible inspection/shift/station/ tracking number.


Later Buddy,
Charlie-painter777
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