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Does anyone have a selection of pictures of typical 1903/1903A3 Benicia Arsenal rebuild stamps? I need for comparison...I believe the Benicia Arsenal "BA" is larger than the typical "OGEK", "AA", "RRA" cartouches typically seen on a post WWII rebuild. I am trying to verify that is true. Any help would be appreciated.
The only one that I have.
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...-MAY-12025.jpg
Thanks. Are the Benicia stamps always in the horizontal format shown "BA-XX"? Would they ever be
BA
XX
with the XX being two numerals as opposed to letters?
I've seen Carbines with BA/JPL and etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by SPEEDGUNNER
Seems like the WW2 inspection stamps went vertical and the pre-war were horizontal...but more observations should be confirmed.
Yes, there were those in "two stage" format" - post-WWII.
I've studied the POD stamp - Philippine Ordnance Depot, pre-WWII - and virtually all of the stocks also had a Benecia Arsenal stamp, as well. It appears that any rifles sent to the Philippines were inspected and prepared for shipment at Benecia Arsenal.
Here is a photo of the POD rebuild stamp that Rick was talking about in the above postAttachment 34257
FWIW. the large horizontal format stamp, such as [BA-WJ] is common on Krags as well as 1903s. Personally, I have never seen a vertical format version.
Both the BA over JPL in a box and BA over CAB in a box were used by Benicial Arsenal - mostly found on M1 rifle & carbine stocks