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Thread: Serif P in circle proof on bottom of pistol grip on Inland stock

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    Default Serif P in circle proof on bottom of pistol grip on Inland stock

    I have a low wood Inland stock with a circle P proof on the bottom of the pistol grip. The "P" is a serif instead of the normal non-serif P that I have seen on early Inland stocks. Is this a rebuild stamp or did Inland at any point use a serif P in a circle proof stamp on the bottom of the pistol grip?

    I don't see any sign that this stock has been cut from highwood to low wood configuration.

    Thanks any information.

    Mike

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    Circle P's on the bottom of the grips usually go with Benicia Arsenal rebuilds that I have observed on M1's, M1 Carbine's and 1903's with pistol grip stocks.
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    By the time of low wood stocks, Inland had stopped putting a proof P on the stocks. So that means that it was done after a rebuild. Some put a P on the inside of the grip while others placed them on the butt of the grip. Some stocks were stamped on the left side as well.

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