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Okay, I don't disbelieve you, it just looked like a not well stuck South African mark. Does the "U" have to have those little tails? These pics are from another rifle a Savage all matching and I thought they were SA as well. Let me know if I am wrong.
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11-22-2013 10:10 AM
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THAT mark looks like the SA marking...serif's are commonly deleted from stamp sets...minor detail...
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Those are Union of South Africa (1910 - 1961) acceptance marks.
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Okay thanks guys. For a second there I was like "man I must be really confused."
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The markings on the forearm forward of the front guard screw are South African. That replacement woodwork was prevalent until a few years ago. I sold tons of it and still have new hand guards. I'm not sure if the wood was made in England
under S/A contract or produced in South Africa. Opinions?
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It ain't a Proof Stamp. You don't put them on woodwork.
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Do you mind elaborating on what it IS then?
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Inspection stamp...he's right...
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OK...enough guessing... This is the C Broad arrow
Canada marked it's weapons with. The barrel ring is a poor mark that was embellished and then re-struck. The butt heel is the S of a small marked butt. The others are all C Broad arrows...the South Africa mark of course is clearly something else...
In case you doubt me...I'm Canadian...
Regarding the pic in the original post,
The mark closest to the trigger guard is of course a "B" imposed over an "L", which as we all know is the wartime Longbranch mark.
The roundish one below it is the mark for postwar Canadian Arsenals Limited which was a govt owned enterprise that took over Longbranch after the war. Looking closely at that symbol, you should see that the round part is actually a stylized "C" with an "A" and "L" integrated into it.
Beautiful rifle BTW.
Last edited by Morning Wood; 11-23-2013 at 07:18 AM.
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Factory, ownership, inspector. The "C Broad Arrow" is a gov't ownership mark and not a factory "Canadian Arsenals Ltd" mark. That buttstock was produced prior to the CAL changeover. Late production CAL butts have a tiny "A inside a C" stamped on as the factory mark instead of the "B inside an L". They're hard to find too. Anybody got spares? The spare wartime LB butts are common.
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