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Martially marked Stevens 87A
Images of a martially marked Stevens 87A. What do you guys think? I hope you can see the ordnance bombs on the barrel ( behind the sight ) and the one on the receiver. Steve
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08-01-2013 09:35 PM
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These are somewhat of a mystery as to why they are. There is rumor that they might have been produced for military testing , but no records can be found to prove this. There has been a thread running over on the Parallax bills gun forum for years now. Address is below :
Springfield 87M in Military 22 Caliber Target & Training Firearms Forum
For several reasons , I'm afraid I will have to tell you the markings are added fakes.
1) No records of being adopted , issued , or used by any of the armed forces.
2) No serial numbers used . While legal at the time these were made , the military would require one for record keeping as to where it was and who has it.
3) Your stampings in the wood look to new.
4) The RA-P marking is a rebuild marking and this type of gun would have never gone through such a process.
5) No trace of the eagle and three star stamp in a box used in this time period.
Still , they are neat looking guns and the action is unique. They remind me more of the WW2 German
"Garand
" type gun that was so common in the TV series of "Combat " .
While they can be found , they are uncommon , but do have a small following.
Enjoy it for what it is , I do mine.
Chris
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Very well stated and my thoughts exactly. Just someone using available stamps to make a extra dollar. Shame to as the rifle is forever tainted now with the faked stamps.