Is this repairable w/o affecting bigger area? - Page 2

sheepherder · 09-30-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by John Sabato

Even if it is a C96 barrel... it is STILL UGLY!

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Originally Posted by alanint

Can't argue with that!

I am shocked...Grown men telling a mother that her baby is ugly!!!

Have you no shame???

alvin · 09-30-2009, 07:25 PM

Guys, please post on that stamp on stock....

Pretty or ugly, why it matters for historical firearms. Not important.

The important things are: (1) Is that a ding or stamp on the stock? (2) This one I'm sure, because I have seen more than one of these from independent sources -- early postwar stock has no loop on hinge. But I don't know when did the loop reappear?

calibrator · 09-30-2009, 09:49 PM

I think that mark is a DING. There is NO symmetry to it . All German proofs I've seen are symmetrical ( think Eagles, Crowns, Vultures etc...). The Other mark, lower and to the right looks like an extension of the same blow. When I was in High School I worked in an auto wrecking yard. The owner had a large wide chisel with various random slanted grooves ground across the edge. He would have us stamp the mating surfaces of engines or transmission with it so he could prove that a warranty return was actually the unit HE sold the customer. Guess he had been burned in the past. Joe

John Sabato · 10-01-2009, 10:56 AM

Sorry Postino!

The sight may be functional, but it is UGLY UGLY UGLY... a face even a mother couldn't love! Sometimes the truth not only sets you free---it hurts!

sheepherder · 10-01-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by John Sabato

Sorry Postino!

The sight may be functional, but it is UGLY UGLY UGLY... a face even a mother couldn't love! Sometimes the truth not only sets you free---it hurts!

Beauty...eyes...beholder...yada yada...

Personally, I think an M1896 sight is a thing of beauty...

alvin · 10-01-2009, 06:37 PM

Sights... Is there a beauty issue?? I cannot see much delta between Para and Broom.

10-01-2009, 10:56 AM	#24
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,152 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Sorry Postino! The sight may be functional, but it is UGLY UGLY UGLY... a face even a mother couldn't love! Sometimes the truth not only sets you free---it hurts! __________________ 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..."*

10-01-2009, 06:37 PM	#26
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09-30-2009, 07:25 PM	#22
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Guys, please post on that stamp on stock.... Pretty or ugly, why it matters for historical firearms. Not important. The important things are: (1) Is that a ding or stamp on the stock? (2) This one I'm sure, because I have seen more than one of these from independent sources -- early postwar stock has no loop on hinge. But I don't know when did the loop reappear?

09-30-2009, 09:49 PM	#23
calibrator User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cave Creek Posts: 315 Thanks: 55 Thanked 242 Times in 92 Posts	I think that mark is a DING. There is NO symmetry to it . All German proofs I've seen are symmetrical ( think Eagles, Crowns, Vultures etc...). The Other mark, lower and to the right looks like an extension of the same blow. When I was in High School I worked in an auto wrecking yard. The owner had a large wide chisel with various random slanted grooves ground across the edge. He would have us stamp the mating surfaces of engines or transmission with it so he could prove that a warranty return was actually the unit HE sold the customer. Guess he had been burned in the past. Joe