Unidentified mark on a hammer

[jond41403]

Hello,I have a USGI winchester m1 carbine and I have identified all of the maker marks on all of the parts in it except the hammer.on the side of the hammer is just a stamping of a flame,there is no Circle beneath it like the Flaming bomb symbols I have seen, it is just a stamping of a flame only. It reminds me of the flame on a Zippo logo. Does anyone have any idea who the maker of my hammer is? Thanks

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[Sunray]

Carbine parts were made by hundreds of small shops all over the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. Winchester made 15 including the receiver. It could be from any one of 'em.
As daft as it sounds, it's entirely possible it was made by the same plant that made Zippo lighters. Don't think there is a list of all the shops that made Carbine parts.
The Flaming bomb is the Ordnance Department stamp.
Spaces after commas.

[browningautorifle]

there is no Circle beneath it like the Flaming bomb symbols I have seen

Pics would be priceless...could be a worn or damaged stamp and just doesn't have the bomb below. They didn't catch it or didn't care. Let's have a look...

[jond41403]

Pics would be priceless...could be a worn or damaged stamp and just doesn't have the bomb below. They didn't catch it or didn't care. Let's have a look...

Yes I could take a picture when I get home later tonight. If you wouldn't care, I would have to email you the picture to post for me like you did on the M5 winter trigger kit

[painter777]

If it's a Dogleg hammer,
It may be a Type I, used very early until spring~ 43
Sounds like you may have a H stamped in a shield made by Hemphill.
These are often seen lightly struck and or partially struck.
Some are found with a small Flaming Ordnance bomb.
Riesch books says: Found used on Original Inlands and NPM.
Very possible they were used on other early makers carbines.
Not sure about any part transfers.

A link with picture I pulled from the net:

M1 Carbine Parts - Hammer - EARLY Type-I Dog-Leg Hammer (1146) | #1880129046

[painter777]

Here is a better picture.
I believe this may be what you have..... but yours with Very Common lighter stamping.




The VERTICAL slot on top, makes this one a Type I Hammer...



HTH

[jond41403]

Thanks for the pictures and links painter 777. I have to reply this way, for some reason when I hit reply under your posts, it won't let me reply to you. My hammer only has a deeply struck flame emblem on the side, no Circle bomb underneath it and no h in a shield either. On the side of the hammer where the stamping is, the hammer does not look to be worn at all.

[browningautorifle]

Yes I could take a picture when I get home later tonight. If you wouldn't care, I would have to email you the picture to post for me like you did on the M5 winter trigger kit

Sure, that will be fine...check PM for email address...

[browningautorifle]

Here's three pics he sent... They can be brought up huge by clicking on the box and arrow...

[jond41403]

Here's three pics he sent... They can be brought up huge by clicking on the box and arrow...

thank you so much for helping me post the pics of my hammer. Out of all the maker marks I have seen listed, I have never seen one that said or described just a flame as a logo.I thought about maybe it being just a partial stamping, but the flame seems too deeply stamped, kind of like it's its own thing. It's probably a later upgraded hammer because the carbine has the milled adjustable rear sight upgrade and the magazine catch upgrade and a bayonet lug.it also has a round bolt. But interestingly enough, still retains its original push button safety which I thought was weird ever since the day I bought it.