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Originally Posted by gwpercle
Did you get it for a realy cheap price ?
The very first photo of a Cardinal Forge handle I found has the bird's head facing to the left (rear)... no reason to believe it was a fake .They were showing examples of handles by different makers . The Outdoors Trader quality AR grab handles
That photo looks like your first photo .
There must be 30 different manufacturers of AR handles ... this article list them all with marks ...who knew !
Gary
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If anyone cares, my circa 2007-2008 M&P 15 came with a Cerro Forge carry handle.
A (splintered) = Anchor Harvey Aluminum
AF = Alcoa Forge
C AF = Colt Alco Forge
C MB = Colt / Mueller Brass
Cardinal (stylized) = Cardinal Forge
CH = Colt Harvey Aluminum
Circle/Crosshairs w/"AR" = ArmaLite
CK = Colt / Kaiser Aluminum
CM = Colt / Martin Marietta
D (stylized) = Diemaco
DK = Diemaco / Kaiser Aluminum
E = Emco
EK = EMCO/Kaiser
E MB = EMCO/Mueller Brass
F keyhole = FNMI / Cerro Forge
FA = FNMI / Anchor Harvey
FK = FNMI / Kaiser Aluminum
FM = FN/Martin Marietta
FMB = FNMI / Mueller Brass
Keyhole = Cerro Forge
L = Lewis Machine & Tool
LK = LAR / Kaiser Aluminum
LM = LAR / Martin Marietta
M (under diamond) = Mueller Industries
PA = Capco / Anchor Harvey
PM = Capco / Martin Marietta
These companies provide the forgings, but the machining and finishing is done elsewhere, often in house by the rifle manufacturer.