RK Hammer

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

I can't find this hammer listed anywhere. RK. with an X on the other side.
Need help.

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[ScottR]

Same as KR, just reversed.

Scott

[604flyer]

Take a close look at the R...it is an I K mark with an R overstamp. You have a RockOla hammer there.

[Bubba-7]

Yes, it is a I.K. with an R. I guess Rock-Ola need them worse that Inland at the time. A Sub switch. Good find.

[0311Shooter]

Are you sure this ain't one of those California George's parts? You know, those RARE ones he happens to come across?

[604flyer]

It's for real. I've got a couple of those that I've had for at least 13 years and they are identical. There were several variations of R overstamps on hammers that were transferred to RockOla from other contractors.

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

I have had this hammer 20+ years.

Looking in War Baby, knowing all books have errors or need updates, it doesn't show Rock-Ola getting hammers from Inland.

It does read:

Rock-Ola integrated hammers to others:

To Underwood, 500 on 1-5-43 and 500 on 2-16-43
To Inland, 3,000 on 3-6-43 and 11,500 0n 9-3-43
To SG 5,000 on 6-17-43 and 10,000 on 6-23-43
To NPM 10,000 on 9-13-43
To STD Prods 130 on 1-5-43 and 10,000 on 9-3-43

And only got integrated back to Rock-Ola 8,000 from Underwood on 4-3-44

[BrianQ]

Check your e-mail

"other contractors" as 604flyer said does not necessarily mean prime carbine contractors.

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Thanks Brian

[AzTrooper]

Just wait, in a short time were going to see these for sale from a certain individual (who inherited a seemingly endless supply of rare and somehow almost unused carbine parts) for sale on Epay.
In all seriousness, I find odd marked parts like this fascinating.They add to the fun of buying a "new" carbine and bringing it home, because when you take 'er apart, you never know whats going to be in it, like unwrapping a 60+ yr old present. Finding these little variants in parts is really interesting.Its all a huge puzzle,and from time to time a different piece here and there shows up .Not that I will run across one but if I do I have a better chance of knowing that I have and where it came from
John

Take a close look at the R...it is an I K mark with an R overstamp. You have a RockOla hammer there.