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RLD KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 5 Location: Southern Illinois Joined: Dec 29^th, 2014 Gender:	Manila Ordnance Depot ordnance stamp? Feb 24^th, 2016 at 3:12pm	Print Post
	I posted this in an older thread by mistake. Got there by doing an internet wide search and forgot where I was. DUH Any help on the following would be appreciated. Does anyone have a source or any pictures of the ordnance stamps used by this facility? In question is a very small cross cannons stamp (1/4" max) and any info on stamps of alpha characters used to designate this facility. Thanks, Robert


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Manila Ordnance Depot ordnance stamp? Reply #1 - Feb 24^th, 2016 at 4:50pm	Print Post
	'RLD' - Welcome to the KCA forum. You pose a question that is interesting to me. I think there is a lot of 'head scratching' and not a lot of material about Stock Markings that were put on Krag Stocks, after 1903. I do not have specific knowledge of markings used at the Manila Ordnance Depot. I have seen the 'small crossed-cannons' marking with 'CA' on a Krag Stock. (I suspect this is an inspection stamp used at one of the depots cleaning, reconditioning, and readying Krags for service, during preparations for WW1). The 'cross cannons' are shown with some 1903 Springfield 'reconditioning cartouches' in Brophey's book "The Springfield 1903 Rifles". (Photo of Krag Stock with crossed cannons. Also note, earlier "J.S.A. - 1902" cartouche.):


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Manila Ordnance Depot ordnance stamp? Reply #2 - Feb 24^th, 2016 at 5:28pm	Print Post
	Franklin Mallory, "The Krag Rifle Story", 2nd edition, page 191, made mention of late stock markings. (It does not seem the 'system' was entirely clear in his mind). What about Benicia, Rock Island, etc.? I suspect there was a lot of rush and improvising in the preparation of Krags for WW1.


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cdagnese KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 75 Joined: Oct 15^th, 2009	Re: Manila Ordnance Depot ordnance stamp? Reply #3 - Feb 24^th, 2016 at 7:33pm	Print Post
	The only stamp I've seen that was used by the Manila Depot was on a 1903 Springfield. They marked the stock on the left part of the wrist. It was marked with PODD in a rectangle with very squared off corners.


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