What does this symbol on my Data Plate mean?

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What does this symbol on my Data Plate mean?

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1952 M38A1
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That's the ordnance inspection stamp & inspector's initials.
Here's mine for comparison:

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That stamp is the American Ordinance corps emblem which was stamped onto many items as an inspectors mark. It consists of 2 crossed cannons and a flaming bomb.

An interesting read: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance ... ates_Army)
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