Saw this one today....I'm sure it's known.....just havent seen it before.....
(http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z348/padams8888/Weird%20font_zpsy4tu3bne.jpg) (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/padams8888/media/Weird%20font_zpsy4tu3bne.jpg.html)
Heck man, that's a new one to me. The threes look like a greek sigma to me (Σ) That 8 is pretty wild looking too. What gun did you see this one on? It's obviously Chinese with the short lug, but what other info is there about it?
Bizaro
Nva? Kidding!! rofl2
Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on October 16, 2015, 06:12:00 PM
Bizaro
Nva? Kidding!! rofl2
Maybe that's the mysterious "M" that LG is calling everything... rofl dance2 :P :))
Ex nva chinese commercial dee dee argh matey.
Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on October 16, 2015, 06:45:04 PM
Ex nva chinese commercial dee dee argh matey.
For Chinese pirates....of course. No way I would have known that, because i wasn't there when these guns were imported... chuckles1
Yup... All right thsr in another boards sticky from 2001.
Also looks like quater fig Sahara Brazilian Walnut. :o
:)
(http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z348/padams8888/150.3_zpsvjfvkwj9.jpg) (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/padams8888/media/150.3_zpsvjfvkwj9.jpg.html)
(http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z348/padams8888/150.5_zpsj2qoxfh3.jpg) (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/padams8888/media/150.5_zpsj2qoxfh3.jpg.html)
(http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z348/padams8888/150.4_zps69wc85mv.jpg) (http://s1185.photobucket.com/user/padams8888/media/150.4_zps69wc85mv.jpg.html)
No.....It's not mine....just watching it
1979 gun... Pretty late. Wonder if thats very late evolution in rear sights. dntknw1
79 is what I figured as well from the rolling evolution in dating that you all are working on......
What does everyone think about the bottom right '6' in this arsenal stamp? Here's another example I have:
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/survey/triangle/T6636_P.jpg)
Think that missing portion is intended, or is it a broken stamp?
Quote from: running-man on October 16, 2015, 09:19:07 PM
What does everyone think about the bottom right '6' in this arsenal stamp? Here's another example I have:
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/survey/triangle/T6636_P.jpg)
Think that missing portion is intended, or is it a broken stamp?
Hard to say, but it looks pretty intentional to me. The slot is the same size and the others.
How many made year to year at that arsenal RM? I doubt many.... Broken stamp could be used on darn near all of them.
Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on October 16, 2015, 09:40:27 PM
How many made year to year at that arsenal RM? I doubt many.... Broken stamp could be used on darn near all of them.
Ah...but if a broken stamp was used for all them...then the missing part is correct ;)
Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on October 16, 2015, 09:40:27 PM
How many made year to year at that arsenal RM? I doubt many.... Broken stamp could be used on darn near all of them.
This is the highest S/N I've seen from this arsenal. 21 mil in the 700's exists as do two other 24 mils in the 3000's
I'll see if I can get arsenal stamps of all three examples.
Well that was despressing. Here's the only two that I've got:
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Chinese/T7_6636/21000709_receiver.jpg~original)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Chinese/T7_6636/24002867_receiver.jpg~original)
Can't make any kind of conclusion with these two horsetrashy photos cry1
Lol
Aftermarket site leaf maybe??!!
So, is that considered a /6635\? What's the consensus on number sequence on these triangle arsenal numbers?
firstchoice
There is really no possible way to tell what order etc the numbers are to be read... Take a look in the stickys, we have it listed as ?7 and an explanation why.
Arsenal Stamps in Chinese SKS (Military) - Page 1 of 1 (https://clone.sks-files.com/chinese-sks-military/17/arsenal-stamps/43/)
Ah, good call. Are there actual pictured examples of the /?7\, both with and without the broken line on the bottom of the triangle? In the Survey stats collected so far, was this particular /\ arsenal imported by a single or multiple American importer/s?
BTW, congrats on the updated and vastly improved Arsenal Stamp Sticky!
firstchoice
I dont think we have but a few pics... May have to change the arsenal drawing.. Dunno, but I hate doing that if its simply a broken chunk.
Quote from: firstchoice on October 17, 2015, 09:51:10 PM
Ah, good call. Are there actual pictured examples of the /?7\, both with and without the broken line on the bottom of the triangle? In the Survey stats collected so far, was this particular /\ arsenal imported by a single or multiple American importer/s?
BTW, congrats on the updated and vastly improved Arsenal Stamp Sticky!
firstchoice
We've got zero entries into the survey of ?7 guns, that was one of the reasons my search for arsenal stamps was so depressing. My pathetic compilation of 2 examples have come from GunBroker auctions. The third known example with S/N 2400333x is the one that padams8888 just posted. Pretty small sample size to try and draw any conclusions from unfortunately.
The one 2400286x gun I show above is a CAI St Alb VT import stamped on the left side of the receiver if that helps though.
I personally think this is an example of a broken stamp...the other ?6, ?8, and ?9s differ by the missing chunk and the central number. I would assume they were intended to be identical save the center number.
Take these ?6 examples only 73 guns apart:
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Chinese/T6_6626/21000332_receiver.jpg~original)
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Chinese/T6_6626/21000405_receiver_rotated_zero.jpg~original)
Tnats exactly what I'm talkin about! Nice example RM!
QuoteI would assume they were intended to be identical save the center number.
Yup... These little chunks DO break off and even occur on /26\ guns.
Maybe CAI (Century Arms International) did this before they shipped it to a supplier. I seen the CAI stamped on the pictures above. And the battle zero on the rear sight looks really strange....
CAI did what to the gun? I'm not following you.
The rear sight markings are not like they should be...From what I seen...
Very unlikely Century did it, they have enough problems doing import stamps, much less stamping a tiny rear sight blade.
Yeah... These numbers are not just painted. They are stamped and then paint filled.