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- Sep 12, 2020
Hey everyone so I picked up a Colt Special contract M1861 on Gunbroker last week. I know the stocks been sanded theres no visible goverment cartouches. However there is 2 S stamps in the stock. One is on the flat where the lock plate screws go in. The other one is just above the trigger gaurd. Now I have a few books Colt Rifles and Muskets from 1847-1870 and "captured and collected confederate reissued firearms. The S on the bottom reminds me of where the confedrates would have stamped there reissue mark. However S is not a known mark they used. Theres also a S stamped on the ramrod. I have looked at pictures of other Colt specials and have found no such S on other stocks.
Thanks for your help
Matt
Thanks for your help
Matt