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Strange cartouce by buttplate tang M1873 65583
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2023 6:54 pm
by John S.
Any idea what this marking is?
New listing on Joe Salter site. Looks pretty standard other than this, and addition of steel pistol grip.
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Re: Strange cartouce by buttplate tang M1873 65583
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:40 pm
by Dick Hosmer
I have seen that mark (or one VERY similar to it) in the normal cartouche position. Wasn't there a brief period when neither Allin nor Porter stamped a few guns?
Also of note, that is a case-colored type 1 block - ODD.
Despite your comment of a week ago, that serial range (60-80k+/-) DOES have some interesting "transitional" variations, when you figure that the following features each only existed for very short period, but with some overlaps: Long-comb stock with narrow inlet, high-arch block without eagle/arrows, narrow low-arch block, gas-escape change, etc.
Re: Strange cartouce by buttplate tang M1873 65583
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:57 am
by carlsr
I have a rifle in the 64000 range with a medium u on the lower barrel band. I had changed it to a small u as I thought it was incorrect.
While talking to Al one day I had mentioned the medium u and he said it was correct for that serial number range. Apparently there was a period where the medium u was used. I promptly changed it back.