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Carcano marks

jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
edited April 2002 in Ask the Experts
I have a 1941 Carcan long rifle which I am selling. It has a stamp on the left side of the stock below the reciever that says "SA". I had assumed that this meant the gun was made for Finland, but another user just contacted me and said no, only 1938 short rifles were sent to Finland, that the SA is the inspector's mark. I also have a 1938 rifle with the SA on the rifle itself. The 1941 just has the stamp on the wood. Ideas?
"...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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  • oneshyoneshy Member Posts: 417 ✭
    edited November -1
    A lot of these rifles were restocked after the war and it could be a sub-contractor's or inspection mark. 95% were beech, and should have an oval mark such as FAT 1946 or FAET 1948 to denote yr. if so, they usually have a PL on rec. side of stock. The Finnish mark should be SA inside a box, as you state, on the barrel base of the 38. From what history I know, the 38's were the only model sent to Fin.. The history of these contractor marks are a mystery because no records have yet been found.
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