Cooey M82 military stamp

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Another estate find - a very unloved M82 that has a military serial on the heel of the stock and a broad arrow in a C stamp on the receiver.

I can't get a picture of this stamp since it's too tiny, but there's a two digit number - 67 that appears to be a part of the stamp. Is this the year? But then weren't military contract rifles all made way before that?

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(let me know if tinypic substitutes the picture - they sometimes do that - very awkward ;) )
 
On the barrel in front of the receiver should be an oval cartouche with C arrow and the number of the inspector who passed it. M82s for the military were made c42-45.
 
Thanks, but it looks better than it actually is in the pictures - it was stored in a wet basement standing up so the buttplate has some unpleasant rust and so do the sling swivels, the wood was covered in disgusting sticky crap that I had to use degreaser to remove and worst part is someone took it apart and then managed to put it together in a way that the bolt handle was biting into the stock when closing - a bit of wood is now missing. I cleaned it and reassembled it properly as well as I could but the damage is done :(

Fortunately the barrel is still in a great shape and it shoots very well exceptionally well with the basic open sights.

Looks like quite a bit of other people are looking for those elusive peep sights - slim pickings :(
 
gunsaholic said:
Yes, it is the inspectors number. I have a couple with the number 67 and a couple with I think number 68.
Not a bad looking rifle you have there. You gotta find a peep sight!!
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Hey guys~digging up an older thread...but I've often considered getting an 82 and see some WITH peep sights, and some without. I could be mistaken, but it looks like they're all drilled to accept them. Can any of you shed a little light on the "peep sight+Cooey 82" story for me? Are guns MISSING the peep sights incomplete, or likely never had them?

Thanks!
 
All answers are correct honestly. I believe they are all drilled for em but many don't have em and they can be pricy to replace for a small item
 
Generally if it never had the peep sight there was a filler plate that screwed on top of the dovetail. Of course over time those filler plates may have been taken off for no apparent reason. The peep sights are getting harder to find.
 
I bought one about 10yrs ago at a Gun Show. Very good condition- 150 bucks. Mine is not military marked. Now for the good news. A very fine gentleman who is a long standing member here gave me an aperture sight. They are great shooters and a true piece of Canadian history. My High School Cadet Corps in the 60's had well over 100 we used for drill purposes. We also had 2 BREN's on inventory. Times have changed.
 
Years ago at a US gun show a dealer had one and told me seriously how rare they were, 500 total made.
In the late 60s my high school cadet corps had 384 which is amazing that we had 75% of the total lol.
 
I bought a Cooey Model 82 from an Edmonton gun show about 20 years ago from a person who knew I collected LDSH (Lord Strathcona's Horse) marked items as this was my father's regiment. The gun in question does not have a "C" broad arrow or inspectors mark but stamped on the heel of the stock, middle barrel band and front barrel band is "LDSH". There is nothing else marked or stamped on this gun but I am comfortable that it is likely a training rifle from that regiment. Anyone else seen anything similar? The rifle is in pretty good condition and is complete but does not have the peep sight (filler plate instead) and has regular open sights. Phil.
 
Old Ranger said:
They are great shooters and a true piece of Canadian history. My High School Cadet Corps in the 60's had well over 100 we used for drill purposes. We also had 2 BREN's on inventory. Times have changed.
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The "old days" My high school also had an armory and a range for the Cadet Corps. RH King Collegiate in Scarborough was " old School" Sadly it is now just a spot to store lumber for the wood shop and few know it is even there.
 
P of PDent said:
I bought a Cooey Model 82 from an Edmonton gun show about 20 years ago from a person who knew I collected LDSH (Lord Strathcona's Horse) marked items as this was my father's regiment. The gun in question does not have a "C" broad arrow or inspectors mark but stamped on the heel of the stock, middle barrel band and front barrel band is "LDSH". There is nothing else marked or stamped on this gun but I am comfortable that it is likely a training rifle from that regiment. Anyone else seen anything similar? The rifle is in pretty good condition and is complete but does not have the peep sight (filler plate instead) and has regular open sights. Phil.
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It will be hard to know for certain why the barrel/breech is not stamped with the broad arrow and inspectors number if the barrel is original to the gun. Because of that, I think most collectors would "play on the safe side" and go with the barrel was maybe replaced at some point unless you could prove it is original to the gun. Is there a broad arrow stamp on the flat of the bolt at the handle?
 
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