M'61 Stock Marking Repros - Sarson & Roberts?

[LibertyHallVols]

Curious if there are any arms defarbers out there that can mark a stock for a US M1861 Sarson & Roberts contract. This would be the mark that is on the stock flat opposite the lock.

Thanks!

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: M'61 Stock Marking Repros - Sarson & Roberts?

Hallo!

Stump the Chump...

Can you put up an image?

I am not recalling such a stamp on the "New York" contract RM?

Trivia...

John Sarson and William Roberts jumped on the M1861 contract badwagon in August of 1861, for 25,000 (reduced to 20,000) but they had not assembled the machinery to make them, until February of 1862. Basically, the pieced-together parts sources, and reported in April of 1862 that they were having sub-contracted out and everything made for them by Alfred Jenks of Bridesburg save for stock, barrel, and sights.

Dealing with contractors, scarcity of machinery, and raw materials did Sarson & Roberts in. They were able to make/assemble only 5,140 by November 1863.

There was a very nice one in the Bert Milliken Collecton.

Being largely a subcontracted for, assembled, contract RM, the Milliken specimen is loaded with subinspector's stamps on parts all over the place- individual letters such as "B's" or "H's," "F's," "P's," "S's," "5's", or "7's."

The Milliken Collection specimen has only the NUG rectangular overall inspector's cartouche on the left flat.

Curt

[rpierson]

Re: M'61 Stock Marking Repros - Sarson & Roberts?

Try this:

http://www.collegehillarsenal.com/shop/product.php?productid=810&cat=9&page=1

Randall Pierson

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: M'61 Stock Marking Repros - Sarson & Roberts?

Hallo!

Thanks for adding to my knowledge.

'preciate it!

Curt

[LibertyHallVols]

Re: M'61 Stock Marking Repros - Sarson & Roberts?

Yep, that's kinda what inspired me. I figured it'd be a long shot, but thought, "what the heck!".