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    Thumbs down Fake Stock Stamp Seller has Web Site

    Want to ruin some history?
    I see Ole Bardall has his goods for sale on his Web Site.
    Say's they've been at it since 2004
    Still selling the same messed up mismatched designs for most Makers Carbines, Garands, 03, 45-70, Trench gun, Krags, Germanicon Stamps and P Proofs.. etc.
    Imagine how many Stocks have been ruined since 2004
    Not to mention duped buyers.

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    Charlie, There a guy named Findley who lived in Stone Mountain, GA who faked all the SA and Winchester cartouches
    for M1icon rifles for years (he has since died but you can bet his stamps are still around) The late Mel Bishop also known
    for stamping SA and Winchester cartouches, collectors soon recognised his lazy R in the Bishop WRA stamps. Also
    there is the Rahway, NJ SA SPG that collectors know too. These counterfeiters make errors and guys like Rick boreckyicon
    study these cartouches but alot of good money was spent on fakes and stocks ruined and it is still going on.

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    Hi Robert,
    I still have a file full of Bardall's sales on Ebay back when you could see who the buyer was.
    A lot of these guys are still among us.
    If you think about the ones who bought a few stamps for just a couple uses then sold them off..... They are still out there humping away.

    I have the best REAL Carbine CC markings saved that I use to compare the humped ones.
    I've broke many a heart having to tell owners their new prize has been messed with.
    Like many others, I could be happy just collecting fine original stocks. I own many, just to have them.

    That CC and Arms Inspector, when they are great original examples drive any collector wild.
    But all have to understand that these original stamps were often lightly struck. And wood being wood will shrink and swell.
    Add the wear and tear of years of handling and the web belts rubbing on them, you have to expect these markings to often be found today as just a remnant or completely missing.

    It's just always bothered me that under the guise of 'Restoration' these are produced, used and profited from.
    It's like p!ssing on the graves of those who made and carried these arms. In memory of those that served, that deserve better.

    All for that mighty dollar. Between the improved Fake Stamps and Fake parts starting to become better and better, the day will come that very few will be able to determine real vs fake. Bardall is still using his same style Stamps from the early 2000's, so easy to spot if you can compare to originals. But I've seen Rock Ola stamps that if applied lightly are nearly impossible to distinguish from Originals.

    Guess I'm just worked after running across the Web Site and the news the last few days.
    I do know I'm in too deep to give up the hobby.
    I started with my Fathers 'War Gun' that hung on a 3 rifle rack when I was a kid pointing to it to my boyhood friends. It wasn't until the 80's when he became sick that I pulled it out and began to study it. Before that I couldn't have told you what maker it was. He along with 2 Australians hid in the highlands and watched the Bataan Death March. Never left the Philippines and even re-upped while still there. So yea, I think of guys like him and those after him that served and am tired of seeing our Vets being Disrespected.

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    Full sets of makers stamps have been available one place or another for years and some people that rebuild service rifles even offer to make it whatever inspector you like or the one closest to the serial date... That's one of the major reasons I sold my LL M1icon rifle, because I was afraid sooner or later the fakes would outnumber the good ones and no one would believe I had a good one.
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    The fake stamps started before the WW2 rifles and carbines surfaced to collectors and shooters. now even Gun Parts (Numrich) sell poorly
    made stamps for the new collector/shooter.

    I have a friend that goes to the Reno NV gun show, and there a vender who has a table set up just to
    stamp your carbine or rifle cartouche at his table. This way you save shipping, just bring your stocks
    and have them stamped right at the show.

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    I've been wanting to have one made...before you yell at me, I want one with MY initials on it to finish off the new wood I fit to previously- bubba'd-but-now-restored rifles.
    I suppose there are ways of using the repro stamps correctly to make a faithful reproduction, but still make it obvious that it's a repro. I think this is important to preserving history too - e.g. I saw some uberti trap doors. Wouldn't mind having one - unlike an original you can shoot jacketed bullets in it without destroying the barrel. Keeping awareness alive is just as important as preserving the original peices.

    But, I think you all are talking about the practice of taking original stocks and weapons and re-stamping missing or faded marks? To me that strips the service history from the weapon and is an abomination. It's no where near the same bucket as steaming dents, remove grime to feel the wood again, etc...improve fit and function for continued service.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ssgross View Post
    I've been wanting to have one made
    I remember you suggesting that in the other post...

    Quote Originally Posted by RCS View Post
    just bring your stocks and have them stamped right at the show.
    Sure, that way you're assured it's done correctly...
    Regards, Jim

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    I bought a carbine once with a known fake CC. Good price and the rest of the parts were real (mixmaster rebuild). First thing I did was sand off the fake CC and refinish the stock, only then did it look right to me. Funny thing was it was an SA potbelly
    All the fake stuff is a disgrace, but it's been in every collecting corner since the beginning.

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    Gotta love Ole Bardall's in depth stamping instructions on his website.

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    Here are the cartouches on my repro stock:



    Yeah, there aren't any. I've still got the original stock and want to get it refurbished one day.

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