Unfinished receiver question.

[snipershot1944]

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]

Just a guess, but they appear to be castings. Hard to tell by whom.

[Allen]

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]

Correct. Barrel threads have not been cut.

[Ted Brown]

They appear to be Lithgow cast receivers. I have one in my shop that is identical.

[Sunray]

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]

Sell them to someone as a hippopotamus paper weight.

[snipershot1944]

Apparently there is a market for these Hippo paperweights. Just sold one on Gunbroker for $125, and I have one more to go.

[Rock]

Sell them to someone as a hippopotamus paper weight.

I can see the beginning of the word 'Springfield' stamped on that one.

[Johnny P]

A 36,000 range with seventh round stoppage modification, but the family resemblance is the same.

[Rick B]

Not really. That is a Wide Rib. Rick B

[Johnny P]

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.

[RCS]

nice to see another extra wide rib receiver

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 rangedscn0721_0018.jpg