S/42 Ser number stamp

jamese · 07-07-2008, 09:55 AM

I'm wondering if somone else has seen this before, with the ser numbers stamped upside down on the take down lever ???

I have worked with a few S/42's and have never seen this before

thanks

Jim

Ron Smith · 07-07-2008, 10:42 AM

Jim,

Looks like a Monday morning "Ah.. Crap!" to me.

I've never seen it before, but been there, done that.

Ron

John Sabato · 07-07-2008, 10:42 AM

Jim,

Can you take a better photo in clearer focus of the takedown lever? When magified it blurrs out due to pixelization...

I can't tell if it is an overstamp or not. The font, though upside down, does look like it is the correct one compared to the other numbers shown in your original photo.

renaissance7697 · 07-07-2008, 05:35 PM

I remember an AirMail Stamp with the plane upside down..........
Is this like that = $$$$

MFC · 07-08-2008, 02:54 AM

I don't know what it means, but the 3's on the takedown and sideplate have rounded tops. All the others have flat tops.
Mike C.

jussi16 · 07-08-2008, 09:35 AM

Maybe armorers field replacements? Not necessarily monday piece? That`s why a different kind of a number stamp? And upside down? The size is the same anyway.

jussi

jamese · 07-08-2008, 10:09 AM

John,
I dont have the gun, its listed on GB and I was thinking about a bid, but the upside down stamp has me concern. I was just checking to see if anyone else has seen one before.

thanks for all the imput,
I think I will pass on this one too suspect for me

Jim

Ron Smith · 07-08-2008, 10:38 AM

I'm with Mike C., the TD and sideplate have round topped 3s while the rest have flat tops with serif. I think they are replaced.

John Sabato · 07-08-2008, 12:27 PM

TAC! You would buy anything that shoots! if you could...and I wouldn't blame you.

MrLWJ · 07-08-2008, 02:52 PM

It will be loved and cared for.
Anytime you want it, it will be ready with a nice fresh box of ammo or two.

Helping to keep tac's sanity.
Larry

P.S.
I will make sure to say nort to SHE, and make sure my SHE do not rat you out either. See you in a couple months.

07-07-2008, 09:55 AM	#1
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	S/42 Ser number stamp I'm wondering if somone else has seen this before, with the ser numbers stamped upside down on the take down lever ??? I have worked with a few S/42's and have never seen this before thanks Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

07-07-2008, 10:42 AM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Jim, Looks like a Monday morning "Ah.. Crap!" to me. I've never seen it before, but been there, done that. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

07-07-2008, 10:42 AM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	Jim, Can you take a better photo in clearer focus of the takedown lever? When magified it blurrs out due to pixelization... I can't tell if it is an overstamp or not. The font, though upside down, does look like it is the correct one compared to the other numbers shown in your original photo. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

07-07-2008, 05:35 PM	#4
renaissance7697 User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nothern VA. Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Upside Down = $ ? I remember an AirMail Stamp with the plane upside down.......... Is this like that = $$$$ __________________ An Armed Society Is a Polite Society

07-08-2008, 02:54 AM	#5
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	I don't know what it means, but the 3's on the takedown and sideplate have rounded tops. All the others have flat tops. Mike C. __________________ Mike C.

07-08-2008, 09:35 AM	#6
jussi16 User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 250 Thanks: 77 Thanked 52 Times in 31 Posts	Maybe armorers field replacements? Not necessarily monday piece? That`s why a different kind of a number stamp? And upside down? The size is the same anyway. jussi

07-08-2008, 10:09 AM	#7
jamese User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 789 Thanks: 0 Thanked 84 Times in 34 Posts	John, I dont have the gun, its listed on GB and I was thinking about a bid, but the upside down stamp has me concern. I was just checking to see if anyone else has seen one before. thanks for all the imput, I think I will pass on this one too suspect for me Jim __________________ The "truth" is a matter of Perception

07-08-2008, 10:38 AM	#8
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I'm with Mike C., the TD and sideplate have round topped 3s while the rest have flat tops with serif. I think they are replaced. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

07-08-2008, 12:27 PM	#9
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	TAC! You would buy anything that shoots! if you could...and I wouldn't blame you. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

07-08-2008, 02:52 PM	#10
MrLWJ User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland OR USA Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It will be loved and cared for. Anytime you want it, it will be ready with a nice fresh box of ammo or two. Helping to keep tac's sanity. Larry P.S. I will make sure to say nort to SHE, and make sure my SHE do not rat you out either. See you in a couple months. __________________ "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." - General George S. Patton, Jr