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Re: Date of Manufacture - Marlin Ballard
Reply #30 - Dec 27th, 2013 at 1:01pm
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Bridgeport Gun and Implement Co=BGI   They also made Spencer  parts........Don
  
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Re: Date of Manufacture - Marlin Ballard
Reply #31 - Dec 27th, 2013 at 8:22pm
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Redsetter wrote on Dec 26th, 2013 at 10:22pm:
marlinguy wrote on Dec 26th, 2013 at 7:37pm:
John Dutcher states that Billings and Spencer did the forgings for the receiver and block. Is this incorrect?
Bridgeport Tool and Die made many sights for all the major gun makers in the northeast USA. Marlin, Remington, Savage, Whitney-Kennnedy, etc. all used front and rear barrel sights built by BTD.


Forgings wouldn't have been produced at a foundry, would they?  Does he distinguish between forgings & castings?  I'll check myself.

 

He mentions it in the section on #1 1/2 Ballards, which were NOT a cast receiver. So I would guess he meant the forged receiver. What he said is, "The forgings for this frame and lock were supplied by Billings and Spencer, Hartford, Connecticut."
  

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Re: Date of Manufacture - Marlin Ballard
Reply #32 - Dec 27th, 2013 at 8:32pm
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rustyrelx wrote on Dec 27th, 2013 at 1:01pm:
Bridgeport Gun and Implement Co=BGI   They also made Spencer  parts........Don


Yes, Bridgeport Implement was the company I meant. Tough getting old! Wink
  

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