Has anybody seen similar markings on a stock like these?

[Ms15710]

Hey all,

I was wondering if any collectors have encountered markings like these on a stock before. I am accustomed to the basic wartime and postwar cartouches, including rebuilds and rack numbers (painted and stamped) but this is the first time I have seen small letter and numeral stamps. My only assumption is a rack/unit number, but I am more interested to see if others have come across similar markings.

The stock itself has the scooped clip latch cutout and faintly bears an EMcF stamp and wartime firing proof with no other markings.

Thank you!

Respectfully,
- Michael

[togor]

Could be. If someone grabs the wrong punch, well really who cares?

The memo itself is interesting. The date suggests some officer had a big idea that could be turned into a pointless order that would quickly become irrelevant in the chaos of combat.

[browningautorifle]

a pointless order that would quickly become irrelevant in the chaos of combat.

Or if the stocks got switched during a cleaning session in less than ideal conditions.

[RCS]

I recall seeing notes pasted on the trigger housing inside on the bottom of the magazine well with sight-in numbers both on
returns and on some US rifles and possibly a few National Match rifles

[RCS]

Augusta Arsenal used the H 2 behind inspector initials. I have seen the R 2 and believe it is an inspection stamp

[Ms15710]

Augusta Arsenal used the H 2 behind inspector initials. I have seen the R 2 and believe it is an inspection stamp

Thank you, as always, for your knowledge! Do you happen to have any photographs of a similar R 2 or the H 2 AA markings? And would it be safe to assume that these are postwar markings? Compared to the condition of the stock and the wartime cartouches, they definitely look like they were stamped at a later time.

[RCS]

Here is photos of an early SA SPG stock converted to the trapdoor butt plate configuration, note that also made two equal sized holes. The original stock has the large over small hole and they took the time to convert it. The P in a square proof is late into post war period too

[Ms15710]

Don't mean to revive a rather old thread, but I was going through my collection of GCA journals when I found this memorandum from the 505th Parachute Infantry, dated April 13, 1944


While obviously an I and not a U, the stampings look identical and are in the same exact spot on my rifle as in the diagram. Could this possibly be what the rifle stamping represents?