USMC 6-43 Markings???

[mmeridith 0]

Has anyone encountered these markings on the stock & perforated heat shield before? Legit or fake? SN# B4515

[ArtR 0]

As that SN is not listed in the Canfield book (Johnson Rifies and Machine Guns), as one of the SN's transferred to the USMC,  I suspect that is just someone's attempt to legitimize their gun story. Not helpful, and quite honestly could detract from actual value.

[mmeridith 0]

Thanks Art, that was my assumption also from scouring the archives here for info on USMC/cartouche markings.

Thank you

[ArtR 0]

Is that your rifle? I ask, as I have not seen that SN listed on the site before.

[mmeridith 0]

No it is not... Just one I am watching at an auction. 

I have been wanting one for a while and just trying to learn as much as I can before making a "bad" investment. 

[ArtR 0]

Really good that you are researching here on this site/forum prior to any purchase. You have probably already gained a lot of insight into what to look for and what might be wrong. As you may have seen on a recent auction, many on this site think someone paid way too much for a rifle. But, as my dad, an old car salesman always said, "Everything is worth what someone is willing to  pay for it!"

[Bruce Canfield 0]

Absolutely fake markings.