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deerhunter
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February 23, 2015 - 4:12 pm
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This ordinance marking looks different than the legit ones that I’m used to seeing.  Are there any legitimate variations in the flaming bomb marking of this era?  Or maybe this is a fake?

https://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?ahid=8940&aid=92620&lid=23772488&rts=/asp/searchadvanced_i.asp%23searchid%3D37480408%26type%3Dlot%26search%3Dwinchester%26sort%3Drelevance%26view%3Dgallery%26length%3D25%26start%3D26%26refine%3D#topoflot

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deerhunter said

This ordinance marking looks different than the legit ones that I’m used to seeing.  Are there any legitimate variations in the flaming bomb marking of this era?  Or maybe this is a fake?

https://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?ahid=8940&aid=92620&lid=23772488&rts=/asp/searchadvanced_i.asp%23searchid%3D37480408%26type%3Dlot%26search%3Dwinchester%26sort%3Drelevance%26view%3Dgallery%26length%3D25%26start%3D26%26refine%3D#topoflot

Don,

I looked at that gun a few days ago and noted it as a fake ordnance marking.

Bert

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Thanks Bert.  That was my hunch.

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