OfficerObie59
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I've decided with the CMP long out of them and GI models running well over $600 retail, I'm going to build my own mixmaster M1 Carbine. I'm in no rush, and I can have a gun piece by piece as time and money allow for a nice project.
I started by picking up this old stock today for $40, and I'm trying to ID the cartouche. Some online searching was fruitless. The butt stock has a mark "SSA Co." with a Star above it and two numbers obscured by the finish. At the front top there's an "SA" stamp. I'm assuming it was later rearsenaled by Springfield, but not entirely sure. Anyone have any ideas?
EDT: I just noticed the recoil plate--still attached and covered in gunk-- is stamped "Standard Products". Was SSA an abbriviation for them?
Some lawyer thinner and tung oil will have her looking like new.
-Obes
I started by picking up this old stock today for $40, and I'm trying to ID the cartouche. Some online searching was fruitless. The butt stock has a mark "SSA Co." with a Star above it and two numbers obscured by the finish. At the front top there's an "SA" stamp. I'm assuming it was later rearsenaled by Springfield, but not entirely sure. Anyone have any ideas?
EDT: I just noticed the recoil plate--still attached and covered in gunk-- is stamped "Standard Products". Was SSA an abbriviation for them?
Some lawyer thinner and tung oil will have her looking like new.
-Obes
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