If A 6 Turned Out To Be 9...I don't mind...

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If A 6 Turned Out To Be 9...I don't mind...

Post by krinko » Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:58 pm

Here are a couple shots of a rifle from Texas with a Zurich "ZH" tang mark and a....9...6...9...6...9...


Well, we don't know which it is, since it's obligingly lying on it's side.


http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL165/110 ... 940171.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END-->





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So is the missing "9" Carlos was looking for? Or did Thurgau and Zurich use the same repair shop with the same number "6"? They are neighbors, after all.


I was really hoping this would be conclusive...


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Re: If A 6 Turned Out To Be 9...I don't mind...

Post by plantfoam » Sun Feb 20, 2005 3:17 am

Hmmm...very interesting, thanks for posting:D; I suppose there is the possibility that this could be a find. It would be nice if they underlined the 6's and 9's, as in UNO;)


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Re: If A 6 Turned Out To Be 9...I don't mind...

Post by wkato » Sun Feb 20, 2005 3:14 pm

Is that dot to the left of 6/9 circle part of the stamp or just a ding? If part of the stamp do other stamps carry the same mark? If so might be a way to tell what is up or down.


Also other number stamps for canton, which way is up or down when stamped on stock?





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Re: If A 6 Turned Out To Be 9...I don't mind...

Post by plantfoam » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:05 am

I few a few marked K-31's, but the majority of mine are blank, so it's hard to speak from personal experience. However, on all of my stamped examples, the number is on the opposite (muzzle end) of the sling attachment, in comparison to yours. They all face up, towards the heel of the buttstock. Very interesting indeed;)


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Another 6/ZH

Post by krinko » Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:40 pm

I happened into a "6" of my own a couple weeks ago. It's set up just like the one from Texas, with the "6" on the muzzle side of the sling cut and being upright when the rifle is held muzzle-up.


As you can see, it has the same "dot" as the Texas rifle, in the same place. It seems reasonable to call this dot the equivalent of the underlining that distinguishes 6 from 9.


http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL165/110 ... 382432.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END-->





Also marked "ZH" on the tang. The stock is numbered to the rifle, so ZH and 6 go together, for sure.


http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL165/110 ... 382429.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END-->





Already got to Carlos with this one, but maybe a couple of people haven't seen it yet...


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Re: Another 6/ZH

Post by plantfoam » Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:38 pm

Thanks for the follow-up, krinko<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)">; Since there are lots of rifles and relatively few people researching them, I don't think we can rule anything out just yet. There are always more things to be found, and that's part of what makes all of this enjoyable:D;





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