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2/7/2004 1:49:34 PM EDT
Are all Bushmaster upper receivers stamped somewhere? I have one that was sold to me as a Bushmaster but I have never been able to find a stamp or logo of any kind. The barrel is stamped though.
2/7/2004 1:56:25 PM EDT
[#1]
No.
2/7/2004 2:03:22 PM EDT
[#2]
Now thats an answer I can live with. Thanks Wilson.
2/7/2004 3:12:04 PM EDT
[#3]
Hey, I like monosyllabic words  (besides it was all I could  think of)! [:D]

Do you see any markings (letters, emblems, whatever)? That [i]might[/i] help.

If it's an A2 style upper, you may find a forge mark just ahead of the rear sight (probably on the right).

I say [i]might[/i] because Colt, Bushmaster, Diemaco, DPMS, RRA, OLY, and others are currently using Anchor Harvey upper receivers and carry handles. AFAIK, all Anchor Harvey receivers are marked "A" over"H" ("slithered A").

If you can't find anything, you can probably  still tell where it was born by certain machining & tool marks, but you'd have to post a couple close-ups.

2/7/2004 3:26:43 PM EDT
[#4]
Just for the fun of it, I am posting the close ups. I am wanting to sell the upper but I need to verify that it is really BM so that I dont rip anybody off.

[img]http://images.andale.com/f2/112/111/7410906/1075856939062_b1.jpg[/img]

[img]http://images.andale.com/f2/112/111/7410906/1076230738765_b2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://images.andale.com/f2/112/111/7410906/1076561260320_b3.jpg[/img]

[img]http://images.andale.com/f2/112/111/7410906/1076810522283_b4.jpg[/img]


edit to add: The only reason I am wondering is because I was under the impression that all BM products were stamped with some sort of identifying mark. Since this was my first AR, I never questioned the dealer who sold it to me and I didnt really know what I was doing. Still dont really...lol.
2/7/2004 3:52:37 PM EDT
[#5]
This got me to thinking. so I pulled out a couple of uppers I bought directly from BM. my older upper with A1 sights,like yours has no markings what so ever. my upper with A2 sights has the "A" as wilson stated in the above post. mmk
2/7/2004 4:12:13 PM EDT
[#6]
Does the color of the upper & lower match [i]better than it looks[/i] in the pics, or is that just the lighting?

Can you open it, pull the bolt, carrier & CH out, and get any closer than that (on any tool marks you can see from the bottom)?
2/7/2004 4:19:17 PM EDT
[#7]
looks like a hesse..i'll give you $1 for it. [:D]
2/7/2004 4:27:21 PM EDT
[#8]
LOL....now that you mention it...the color of the upper and lower are a bit off in real time too. I think the lighting in the pics accentuates it a bit more though.

These are the best pics I could get with my camera, probably wont help much.

[img]http://images.andale.com/f2/112/111/7410906/1074655798645_b5.jpg[/img]

[img]http://images.andale.com/f2/112/111/7410906/1076085202801_b6.jpg[/img]
2/7/2004 4:30:20 PM EDT
[#9]
Quoted:
looks like a hesse..i'll give you [red]$1,000[/red] for it. [:D]
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[shock] Thanks [;D]
2/7/2004 4:32:39 PM EDT
[#10]
Looks like it has the proper Bushmaster purple tint to me...
2/7/2004 4:40:26 PM EDT
[#11]
Quoted:
Looks like it has the proper Bushmaster purple tint to me...
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Yup...
Purple = Bushmaster [:D]
2/7/2004 4:47:57 PM EDT
[#12]
Quoted:
Looks like it has the proper Bushmaster purple tint to me...
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beat me to it.
2/7/2004 4:58:37 PM EDT
[#13]
Yeah, I'm 90% sure that top-end has been in Main dave223.


Ditto on the official Bushmaster color! [;)]
2/7/2004 5:05:31 PM EDT
[#14]
Thanks everybody, I feel alot better about offering the upper as complete BM when I finally decide to let it go. I could always do the "return it if unsatisfied thing" anyway.