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Dwight Gruber · 03-13-2003, 09:53 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Imperial Arms:
While on the subject, I would like to know why some Navy Military stocks are simply stamped with the 'Crown M' proof mark and other stocks have a disc with the unit mark?<hr /></blockquote>In February 1910 a directive was sent to the Keil dockyard that henceforth all P-04 shoulder stocks will be delivered with the brass marking disc. Also, provisions were made for existing stocks to be returned to dockyard to have the disc fitted. This from GÃ?Â¶rtz & Bryans German Small Arms Markings, p.52.

--Dwight

03-13-2003, 09:53 AM	#8
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Imperial Arms: <strong>While on the subject, I would like to know why some Navy Military stocks are simply stamped with the 'Crown M' proof mark and other stocks have a disc with the unit mark?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">In February 1910 a directive was sent to the Keil dockyard that henceforth all P-04 shoulder stocks will be delivered with the brass marking disc. Also, provisions were made for existing stocks to be returned to dockyard to have the disc fitted. This from GÃ?Â¶rtz & Bryans German Small Arms Markings, p.52. --Dwight