madcratebuilder
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Anyone see a Navy Victory with this DOD cartouche before?
Victory cartouche
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Well, that's a really early Victory, mid-1942 I'd estimate.
It obviously has had magna style stocks on it at some point, so I'm presuming the ones on it now are a "restoration" so to speak.
As for the cartouche, that probably dates to the 1950's, and suggests the revolver was reworked (or at least thoroughly inspected) and reproofed. I've not seen it on a Victory before, though.
It obviously has had magna style stocks on it at some point, so I'm presuming the ones on it now are a "restoration" so to speak.
As for the cartouche, that probably dates to the 1950's, and suggests the revolver was reworked (or at least thoroughly inspected) and reproofed. I've not seen it on a Victory before, though.
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madcratebuilder
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That's the date I have come up with. Sadly this old gal wore a pair of magna's for what appears a long time. I did replace the grips and the lanyard.
General conscious is the cartouche was added for reissue in the 50's or possible early 60's.
I had not thought about this but these Victory revolvers were very common with Army helicopter pilots in the mid 60's in SE Asia. I had brought my own model 15 when I shipped over seas, never gave much thought to the hand guns we carried. We would clean and oil once a week or so. As I recall most warrant officers carried revolvers and commissioned officers carried 1911's. It's a very dim memory that I keep suppressed.
Thanks for the replies.
It's entirely possible that the gun acquired magna stocks as an "update" during the reissue process. Or, they may have simply been installed in theater to suit an individual. In either case, those stocks, if you still have them, might be a clue to dating this piece's later service.
could it possibly be a squadron emblem or "patch" from a 24th ?????? during WWII or Korea or later? maybe someone has knowledge of where to look for WWII navy squadrons. interesting to say the least and now another variation to look for. thanks for sharing. lee
No, I'm pretty sure that is a DOD stamp. You find them on Garands starting about 1953 and I've seen them on M16A1s as well. Logical guess would be it was applied after a military rebuild in the mid 50's to mid 60's.
opoefc
US Veteran
What technique was used to apply the "cartouche?" (It's not a die stamp) As said above, it's seen on other DOD guns. Ed
ordnanceguy
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Nope. Never seen a DAS marking on a Victory nor have I ever seen it used on a rebuilt USGI gun of any sort.
There are some AR-15/M-16/Black Gun guys who fancy Viet Nam era examples who have applied reproduction DAS ink stamps to their guns. See the link:
WTS: Defense Acceptance Stamps for Retro builds**updated item** - AR15.Com Archive
John Wyatt
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It does appear to be very similar to the Defense Acceptance Stamp, but I've never seen such a stamp used on a USGI pistol or revolver. Thousands of handguns were were overhauled by the government and many were stamped with the initials of the arsenal that did the work, but no other similar marks I am aware of. I do believe the DAS was used on some weapons during overhaul, as the DAS was used on USGI birch M1 rifle stocks. These birch stocks were not used until the 1960's, after M1 rifle production had ceased.
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