Unmarked trigger housing....

[rynegold]

I have a "Davidson" import Postal Meter w/an unmarked, fully milled trigger housing. Age looks commensurate w/the rifle. And if there were any to begin with, are there any identifying features for unmarked WW2 trigger housings? It's a nice rifle w an excellent crown and bore. Unlike many imports that (for whatever reason) have what I call a "blunderbus" crown i.e. you can drop a 30 cal. bullet right down into the barrel! I can get some pics if anyone can tell me what to a picture of.

regards, m

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[USGI]

How about some close-ups of the top, bottom, and both sides of the trigger housing? We can probably figure it out. - Bob

[jimb16]

Two things to check on the T housing: if the hole in the inside of the trigger guard for the safety is an odd clover leaf shape intead of an oval, it is a winchester. Also check the top inside of the mag well. You might find a >u> there of you might find a small ordnance bomb on the bottom of the trigger guard. If either of these are present, then it is an Underwood.

[painter777]

Welcome to Milsurps rynegold...

Link to Housing particulars:

The U.S. Caliber .30 Carbines - Trigger Housing Group

Cheers..

[rynegold]

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHjCv2x

Let me know if this link works please... it's in/on a Flickr acct. which I'm just learning to use. Also, here's one pic alone...

DSC02465 by rynegold, on Flickr

[rynegold]

Thanks Painter777, that's a super useful site... still I see some features from more than one type TH! Hopefully someone will know and if not, it's no big deal. It is what it is... a nice little rifle for what I paid for it! I wonder from whence it was imported? It's got repetitious Serial #s on the stock and receiver. Perfect bore and crown, that's one reason I bought it. Also got a flash hider and early barrel band. The stock is Winchester.

thanks, mitch

DSC02476 by rynegold, on Flickr


DSC02473 by rynegold, on Flickr

DSC02479 by rynegold, on Flickr

DSC02478 by rynegold, on Flickr

[painter777]

Wait Mitch...
Don't overload old minds.
I have your Flicker album open.
The trigger housing is a Type III and has been fairly heavily sand blasted, probably why we can't see the marking....
But: When looking at the rear of the housing it has the milling we see from the National Lock for QHMC housings: NL-Q....
But the NL=Q's didn't have the Fish Hook milling from the ledge up the rear of the mag wall.
Yours has the Fish Hook. My best guess because of the milling style I see on the very rear spine of your housing is you have a SG (Saginaw Steering Gear) Type III housing.
Now I could be wrong... But I believe I've got it

Yours pictured below, look for the nearly blasted away letters SG stamped on the upper right rear... below the top receiver lug.
It could be stamped sideways with the G above the S in a vertical position. Not the norm, but sometimes seen this way.

Look Close..... Real close

[W5USMC]

Yours pictured below, look for the nearly blasted away letters SG stamped on the upper right rear... below the top receiver lug.
It could be stamped sideways with the G above the S in a vertical position. Not the norm, but sometimes seen this way.

I swear that I see a sideways (vertical) SG when I zoom in on that same area that Charlie mentions. Also your hammer pin is in from the wrong side, it should be inserted from left to right.

[painter777]

I swear that I see a sideways (vertical) SG when I zoom in on that same area

Hi Wayne,
I have pictures of 2 T3 SG housings currently locked up in photobucket. Both are original finish and both lightly stamped in that vertical position. Thats why I took pics of them, up until then I hadn't seen any SG's stamped like that until getting those.

I see the stock's wrist area has been sanded quite a bit. A .U. rebuild stamp in front of the stock serial #. So we know this one went thru the post WWII late 40's rebuilds, then made its way to I believe Israel years later.
But I have NEVER seen a serial # stamped on a Receiver Ring....... Has anyone else??

Good Weekend All

[USGI]

Also your hammer pin is in from the wrong side, it should be inserted from left to right.

Are you sure about that? - Bob