Who does this forge marking belong to?
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Who does this forge marking belong to?
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According to a lower manufacturer I spoke with, that is the forge mark for Brass Aluminum Forgings:
http://www.baforging.com/
Supposedly the only places that are making AR forgings currently are Brass Aluminum, Cerro and Anchor Harvey. I don't know if Cardinal and Alcoa are still making them. I haven't seen uppers with those forge marks in quite some time.
I think out of sheer curiosity, it would be interesting to have an at-a-glance chart of how many suppliers some of the more prominent makers got their upper receivers from, then check the dates, and compare that to the political climate of the time. Yeah, I know, keep my mouth shut, but it still would be interesting to see.
The cardinal forge mark is what Ive seen the most of from various assemblers.
I also Have a Colt upper marked with a "C" and a keyhole to the right of it
I don't see any forge marks on my Mega... what forge leaves no marks?
My upper has no forge marks in the regular spot, however, there is one single, solitary dot UNDER the front of the forward assist, anyone know what this might mean? I was told this upper was off of a Colt lower (but couldn't be imported to the Evil Empire of California).
my daniel defense has the square forge mark
My 1st AR (DoubleStar) has the keyhole and its interesting because its Cerro Forge which they have/had a plant about 20 min south of me in Brave, PA. I had some friends that worked there, i wonder if my upper was made right down the road. haha doubt it bc i think they have many branches.
I just got two BCM lowers. They both have a "C" impression stamped on the front of the mag well. Anybody know what that means? Seems to have been done after anodizing.
I have cut Achor, Cardinal and BA
BA is the nicest IMO, they clean/replace there dies more often they also clean the forging better before shiiping it out. Thats important because they catch forgings that have blems like voids and such.
BA has been doing these for a while but in the last year have become every one favorite to cut. There is no subsitute for QC.