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snipershot1944
10-02-2016, 01:45
I have a question for the learned members of the board. I recently bought basically the contents of the gun room from the son of a former high powered match competitor. His match rifle, accessories, etc. included in the lot was a box with these two unfinished Garand receivers along with a set of plans. I asked what they were and was told that Dad was an engineer and the receivers were an unfinished (un started?) project.

Does anyone have any thoughts as to what I have and the approximate value as my plans are to sell them later after I figure out what I have.

Thanks in advance
David

Snipershot1944@yahoo.com
nf1e
10-02-2016, 02:47
Just a guess, but they appear to be castings. Hard to tell by whom.
Allen
10-02-2016, 03:00
A few years back these were plentiful on ebay along with the blueprints. I had one myself but sold it. I paid $60 for it and sold it for that. These were referred to as 80% receivers, they are cast and not heat treated. I'll bet the barrel threads have not been cut either. Too much work to go through only to end up with a cast receiver. If you decide to sell yours I don't think you can any longer on ebay but you can on gun friendly sites such as GunBroker. There's always someone (kids) who will buy them who otherwise can't buy a gun and thinks he can make one out of this.
snipershot1944
10-02-2016, 03:16
Correct. Barrel threads have not been cut.
Ted Brown
10-03-2016, 09:51
They appear to be Lithgow cast receivers. I have one in my shop that is identical.
Sunray
10-03-2016, 10:45
Oddly shaped paper weights. It'd cost a fortune to finish one. Machining runs well over $100 per hour plus the set up time and the cost of any special tooling.
Johnny P
10-03-2016, 01:43
Sell them to someone as a hippopotamus paper weight.

http://i67.tinypic.com/6hi8wn.jpg
snipershot1944
10-05-2016, 01:40
Apparently there is a market for these Hippo paperweights. Just sold one on Gunbroker for $125, and I have one more to go.
Rock
10-05-2016, 06:50
Sell them to someone as a hippopotamus paper weight.

http://i67.tinypic.com/6hi8wn.jpg

I can see the beginning of the word 'Springfield' stamped on that one.
Johnny P
10-05-2016, 07:34
A 36,000 range with seventh round stoppage modification, but the family resemblance is the same.

http://i65.tinypic.com/5z1747.jpg
Rick B
10-06-2016, 02:55
Not really. That is a Wide Rib. :) Rick B
Johnny P
10-07-2016, 07:15
Not really. That is a Wide Rib. :) Rick B

Yes it is. Although the manual only called for building up the right side, some decided to build up the left side at the same time.

http://i63.tinypic.com/3009xxj.jpg
RCS
10-25-2016, 07:30
Not many receivers around with the extra wide rib, around a dozen or less from the spring of 1940. Most had the
seventh round correction

photo shows two unmodified receivers in the 41K and 42K serial range37906