FCPDAVE
11-16-2019, 06:47
Hi,
I thought I'd pass along some things I took note of while starting to tear down HRA 9386XX. It is not untouched like 2 of our M1903 MK1's. The rear hand guard was swapped out for lighter color new wood. The stock has LOTS of dents - not sure if the Honor Guard did that but this is worse than the others. The receiver is black, like the ones in the article here that I just read. The bbl. is SA 6565448 3 66 MD60 P M DOD stamp. There are 2 brass pins inserted in the stock above the trigger, and there is a metal insert in the butt (the small screw hole). There is a large P and a smaller P on the pistol grip, as well as a painted red dot the size of a pencil eraser. There is also a faded red triangle stamp (not impressed) with what looks like 88 inside. There are also remnants of black paint on the butt cap.
The M1's came to our VFW I believe in the 60's from the Army (now TACOM).. Who knows the history of this one. I was always told that US armorers did not repair wood stock parts. I have an Aussie SMLE that has pins like this, and another of the M1's has a hanguard repair. I met a gunsmith who said that he did work for our VFW long ago and he is capable of those repairs. But he didn't varnish them, or worse. I have an '03 torn down to refinish the stock - they put polyurethane on some of the 03's years ago.
They soldier on at the cemeteries, irregardless of the weather - all with leather slings - some brass and some steel hooks. Thanks to Lubriplate, we have not had a misfire in a long time.
End of story,
Dave
I thought I'd pass along some things I took note of while starting to tear down HRA 9386XX. It is not untouched like 2 of our M1903 MK1's. The rear hand guard was swapped out for lighter color new wood. The stock has LOTS of dents - not sure if the Honor Guard did that but this is worse than the others. The receiver is black, like the ones in the article here that I just read. The bbl. is SA 6565448 3 66 MD60 P M DOD stamp. There are 2 brass pins inserted in the stock above the trigger, and there is a metal insert in the butt (the small screw hole). There is a large P and a smaller P on the pistol grip, as well as a painted red dot the size of a pencil eraser. There is also a faded red triangle stamp (not impressed) with what looks like 88 inside. There are also remnants of black paint on the butt cap.
The M1's came to our VFW I believe in the 60's from the Army (now TACOM).. Who knows the history of this one. I was always told that US armorers did not repair wood stock parts. I have an Aussie SMLE that has pins like this, and another of the M1's has a hanguard repair. I met a gunsmith who said that he did work for our VFW long ago and he is capable of those repairs. But he didn't varnish them, or worse. I have an '03 torn down to refinish the stock - they put polyurethane on some of the 03's years ago.
They soldier on at the cemeteries, irregardless of the weather - all with leather slings - some brass and some steel hooks. Thanks to Lubriplate, we have not had a misfire in a long time.
End of story,
Dave