Inspector Z

[RSMorris]

Does anyone happen to know what inspector would've used this letter Z for his stamp?

seems like an odd font for a government inspector, if it was a government inspector. it is on a M1863 hammer.

The Daum and Pate book is no help with this one.

 

[Jeff in Ohio]

References on the M1863 seem scarce compared to the M1861, I think.
Is this a Springfield made M1863?

 

[JOHN42768]

It most likely is a Factory Inspector and not a Government Inspector.

 

[RSMorris]

References on the M1863 seem scarce compared to the M1861, I think.
Is this a Springfield made M1863?

I have no idea, it is just a pic. And that is all there is. I just know it is a M1863 from the description.

 

[RSMorris]

It most likely is a Factory Inspector and not a Government Inspector.

I was thinking the same thing. But I have been working under the theory that letters were government inspectors and numbers were contractors.