New question about country of origin stamp

[Alan de Enfield]

The very fact that these stamps were supposed to placed on the rifle before import to the US would mean that the individual was either hired in the US and sent to where ever the rifles were (hence, foreign travel involved) or, they hired them local to the rifles. Al

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' UK 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 Canada, A Savage in the USA, a Lithgow in Australia ..........

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'