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SHR970 · February 7, 2017, 11:58 PM

Here is a possibility for the V.P. stamp.

P.O. Ackley had a shop foreman named John W. Van Patten. He moved to Milford Pa. and had a rifling machine that was built while he still worked for Parker. He incorporated in PA. in 1953 as J. W. Van Patten Gunsmith.

That puts him in the right area at the right time and the connection to the A.I. Cartridge family.

February 7, 2017, 11:58 PM	#14
SHR970 Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2011 Posts: 1,427	Here is a possibility for the V.P. stamp. P.O. Ackley had a shop foreman named John W. Van Patten. He moved to Milford Pa. and had a rifling machine that was built while he still worked for Parker. He incorporated in PA. in 1953 as J. W. Van Patten Gunsmith. That puts him in the right area at the right time and the connection to the A.I. Cartridge family. Last edited by SHR970; February 8, 2017 at 04:52 PM.