Hi- I recently got very lucky and inherited a collection from a relative who passed away. I am trying to understand each piece and get a ballpark estimate of the value for insurance purposes. Any help is very much appreciated. I will do my best to post clear and detailed photos and to not spam the board with too many at once...so this will be the last one for a while. Thanks!!!
This one is very interesting to me. It has more markings than a prison gang leader. So I suppose it has seen and done some things. With all the tiny marks, it is like deciphering hieroglyphics to determine its provenance. Or maybe it isn’t...? Perhaps it will make it easier. If there is an original serial number, it must be under the wood and I don’t want to disassemble it until I learn more.
Markings:
See photos...there are so many. I can take more if needed.
It’s stamped “Santa Fe Jungle Carbine Mk1 MD 12### Golden State Arma Corp Pasadena Calif”
It seems to be in perfect working order and it’s got a bayonet lug. My research so far suggests that’s an important clue. What do you think?
This one is very interesting to me. It has more markings than a prison gang leader. So I suppose it has seen and done some things. With all the tiny marks, it is like deciphering hieroglyphics to determine its provenance. Or maybe it isn’t...? Perhaps it will make it easier. If there is an original serial number, it must be under the wood and I don’t want to disassemble it until I learn more.
Markings:
See photos...there are so many. I can take more if needed.
It’s stamped “Santa Fe Jungle Carbine Mk1 MD 12### Golden State Arma Corp Pasadena Calif”
It seems to be in perfect working order and it’s got a bayonet lug. My research so far suggests that’s an important clue. What do you think?
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