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Need help identifying a Type 3 recoil plate.
I just bought an SA Potbelly M2 stock with all the metal and the recoil plate that came with it has me puzzled. I'm pretty new at this, but did check several books and can't find this "L J" marking. It's probably a post war replacement, but some of those are in my references and I don't see that marking listed. The stock has the imprint of the milling marks defined in the wood under the plate, so I think it has been on there for quite a while. Any ideas? - Bob
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02-19-2011 01:41 AM
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We do not know for sure who the L is. Some suspect is was Lyman sight company. The J was Jewell Bros, in Connecticut. It is not post war.
One word of caution. Many assume anything not made by original carbine makers, is automatically post war. That is wrong, wrong, wrong. With plans to make 7 million carbines and upgrade types of parts, almost everything was produced during the war.
When something has a maker mark on it, mostly always it was WWII production; there are some exceptions, like bolts, type III bands and a few other items.
The contract was a spare parts contract during WWII.
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Bill..Lyman is in CT too..I know who Dave Lyman is..
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I know the location of Lyman. The problem is we cannot confirm the L is Lyman.
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Has anyone ever heard of the J Mueller Furnace Company being referred to as L J Mueller? I was looking at an auction today for some new in the wrap Type 3 barrel bands, and the seller referred to them as being made by L J Mueller. I believe the listing was on Gun Broker. Could they have made the L J recoil plates? - Bob
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