Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1942 · Regular · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1942)
Collection-attributed 1942 WWII example with 4-barrel internal hinge, top-lid stamp, and full case/insert photo set. A June 1943 personal engraving on the front is not a factory production code. Exact month unverified. Hinge and lid views are included for construction comparison.
- Known period
- 1942
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- Case type
- WWII regular
- Case material
- steel
- Insert material
- steel
- Dating evidence
- Collector-reported reference — A collector or source has documented this example or attribution. The exact year, manufacturing history or classification may not have been independently verified.
- Reference verification
- Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
- Source attribution note
- Photographed specimen; year / range attributed by collector
- Year attribution
- attributed
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Consolidated reference
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Dating evidence and reference verification
Sources: Terry Lyons
Collector-reported reference: A collector or source has documented this example or attribution. The exact year, manufacturing history or classification may not have been independently verified.
Reference verification: Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
Source attribution: Photographed specimen; year / range attributed by collector
Photographic copyright: Terry Lyons
Dating caution. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.