1957 Tailshaft stamping--any input?

[Mike E.]

This is the tailshaft housing on a mutt T-10 that I have. Case is 63, sidecover is 62. What do you think of this stamping? I know it should be a casting date, but this obviously has not been in the hands of someone trying to make it "numbers correct". It's also clearly not a guy at a machine shop with a few number stamps--it's a quality stamp and of even depth, spacing, etc. What do you make of this? Sorry the first photo is upside down--no idea why.
Thanks

[Wayne L.]

Re: 1957 Tailshaft stamping--any input?

Mike-I have recorded 100's of dates from T-10's over the last 40 years. The first T10-7A tail housing I have recorded is 10-27-57. The earlier tail housings were cast T10-7, not "7A". I have an original tail housing dated 4-6-57, (not 4 06 57) and it is cast, not stamped. And, the real early tails had no dates at all. For what it's worth.........

[Mike M.]

Re: 1957 Tailshaft stamping--any input?

did the tailhousing come from lubbock, tx? mike

[Gary C.]

Re: 1957 Tailshaft stamping--any input?

No joy Rev Mike. That tail shaft looks like an Uncle Billy special.

Very rare to have a '57 tail shaft dated earlier than mid to late April as Wayne points out.

Gary
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[Mike E.]

Re: 1957 Tailshaft stamping--any input?

So Uncle Billy of Lubbock would take a reasonably hard to get 58 tail shaft housing and turn it into an obviously bogus 57! That's clear thinking.

[Gary C.]

Re: 1957 Tailshaft stamping--any input?

Once upon a time there was a guy in southern California that would take a T10-7A tailhousing and turn it into an undetectable '57 T10-7 tailhousing. Gary....