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Some Stock characteristics - Need Assistance

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#1 ·
I am hoping that you guys can help me with a few questions that I have regarding some stocks.

1) I have a Big Red Stock marked W-W 11010263 in the butt plate area I have many of these but only one that is marked S A in the trigger recess area. I don't know what this would represent. Any ideas?
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/...ms Photos/M14 Stocks/IMG_1256_zpsi3qltb94.jpg

2) I also came accross a stock that has a double P on the pistol grip. It has one in a circle that is faded as well as one above it without the circle. Kind of interesting but not sure why it would be proofed twice?
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/...ms Photos/M14 Stocks/IMG_1258_zpskvykahmb.jpg

3) I recently sold a stock to another gentleman and there is a repair on the sling swivel that I didn't catch on my last inspection. I am going to make right on it but I am curius about the repair. I noticed that I have about a dozen or so stocks with a similar repair and these stocks and I am wondering if this was a standard arsenal repair and if so why they did it this way? Where there are usually two rivets, these have a metal plate on the inside with rivets. It's almost like an attempt to make the sling swivel stronger. It has been more common on original winchester stocks based on what I have. Thoughts on this?
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/...ms Photos/M14 Stocks/IMG_1261_zps4dgrb87b.jpg

Thanks for your help folks.
 
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#3 ·
#1 - is a Winchester stock -> the WW-11010263 is a Winchester stock. The SA has no relevance to that stock that I am aware in terms of manufacturer - it may have been an armor marking for a trigger group or some other initial/marking.

I have learned that over a 50+ year journey many marking can show up on the stocks - that often can't be explained!

M1Army
 
#4 ·
I am hoping that you guys can help me with a few questions that I have regarding some stocks.

1) I have a Big Red Stock marked W-W 11010263 in the butt plate area I have many of these but only one that is marked S A in the trigger recess area. I don't know what this would represent. Any ideas?
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/...ms Photos/M14 Stocks/IMG_1256_zpsi3qltb94.jpg
Thanks for your help folks.
That's a very strange looking A, in fact I'm not convinced it is an A or at least not in English. Is it possible this was a proof mark added by a foreign military? Is that a Hebrew character, or Greek maybe? Or Cyrillic? Didn't Bosnia or somebody get a bunch of M14s from us?
 
#7 ·
I would not view it as a negative unless the stock is cracked - which I do not think is the case.

The repair reinforces the front and it is not seen when the barreled receiver is locked up to the stock. Others make this reinforcement with aftermarket products that cost money. It should not be an issue for the functionality of the stock or appearance.

M1Army
 
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