bird in a diamond?
What does the 'bird in a diamond' emblem stand for on the butt stock of these guns? Under the crest on the receiver ring is a 'bird - diamond - *' from left to right. Thanks
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Can you show some pics of what you are talking about. My rifle doesn't have any cartouches on the buttstock. The reciever crest on mine is different than later ones I have seen. The lettering is horse...
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I will try to get pics. My crest appears to perhaps be a standing eagle? Tha words 'Fabrika De Armas' arch over the crest image in a horseshoe shape. Under the crest on the left is a 'bird in flight'?...
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Quote:My crest appears to perhaps be a standing eagle? Tha words 'Fabrika De Armas' arch over the crest image in a horseshoe shape. Under the crest on the left is a 'bird in flight'? icon, then to the...
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FLhunterI found a similar civil guard marking on another web site today and had come back here to post my find. Seems this mark is not on all 43's stocks and maybe is why not too many foks seemed...
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There are a number of books I use here and a few of my favorites are(in no particular order), "The standard directory of proof marks", Gunmarks, Mauser military rifle markings and Handbook of military...
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A question that I have. Are the stocks numbered to the rifle or are they tot numbered at all? Mine has no numberson it.RadNRA Life MemberAmerican Motorcyclist Assoc Life Member
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Mine has #21 stamped inside the hand guard. 21 is the last 2 digits in my ser # but don't know if this is coincedence or what. There are no other #s that I have found on my stock.
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I also found the last two digits on the inside of the bolt stop with a proof mark.RadNRA Life MemberAmerican Motorcyclist Assoc Life Member
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Here is a pic of a cartouche like the one on my stock. I have been told it is a sword & spears. Was this a typical mark on the '43 Spanish...
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This is the Falangist (Nationalist) emblem used by Franco's government.
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Thanks BobWas that emblem on all their rifles and if so for how many years?
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It first was used in the mid 1930s and was used on up to the 1960s - 70s. It was not a consistent use though - some various military units and military police did not use it.
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