6 point star marking

guns3545 · 11-03-2013, 12:32 PM

Certainly the IDF used, and maybe still uses, a six-pointed star with a Hebrew character inside indicating the inspector.

However, don't think that this mark has anything to do with Palestine/Israel.

But... and I am not an expert on DWM's by any means, it could signify an assembler, or internal parts inspector at DWM. DWM used many characters, numbers, symbols for intermediate assembly and or parts inspections. This may be the case.

Now, in an area more familiar to me, Krieghoff from late 1936 through 1937, say from about SN 4000 to say SN 10,000 or so used the six-pointed star on the right side of the frame under the grip panel to signify FINAL Krieghoff inspection of the piece so it could proceed to Final LWaA inspection. This symbol not to be confused with the five-pointed Rejection stamp.

Just FYI, for early pieces they did not use a final inspection stamp and for their later guns they used the number 7 or or even later small letters in the frame well.

John

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guns3545 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 438 Thanks: 661 Thanked 493 Times in 219 Posts	Certainly the IDF used, and maybe still uses, a six-pointed star with a Hebrew character inside indicating the inspector. However, don't think that this mark has anything to do with Palestine/Israel. But... and I am not an expert on DWM's by any means, it could signify an assembler, or internal parts inspector at DWM. DWM used many characters, numbers, symbols for intermediate assembly and or parts inspections. This may be the case. Now, in an area more familiar to me, Krieghoff from late 1936 through 1937, say from about SN 4000 to say SN 10,000 or so used the six-pointed star on the right side of the frame under the grip panel to signify FINAL Krieghoff inspection of the piece so it could proceed to Final LWaA inspection. This symbol not to be confused with the five-pointed Rejection stamp. Just FYI, for early pieces they did not use a final inspection stamp and for their later guns they used the number 7 or or even later small letters in the frame well. John