Possible USMC

[LAH]

sn 1025654, 12-27 SA barrel, stippled BP, hatcher hole.

anything?

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[bruce]

You know what they say. IF it looks ... waddles ... quacks ... like a duck. This rifle sure looks like a duck! JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.

[98src]

1025145 101043USS BREESE (DM18) TO EPIC 73
1025209 031632USMC
1025314 041239USMCR - SEATTLE
1025460 050731USMC
1025540 011237USMC - QUANTICO (SURVEY)
Looks like it is in good company
1025552 08/20/31 USMC
1025555 05/04/23 16 5TH INF NY NG
1025556 07/30/31 USMC - PARRIS ISLAND
1025729 10/05/29 USMC - HAMPTON ROADS (SURVEYED)
1025819 10/10/43 USS BREESE (DM18) TO EPIC 73
1025903 06/11/31 USMC

[John Beard]

Looks like a USMC rifle to me.

Congratulations! And thanks for sharing.

J.B.

[Richard H Brown Jr]

98src:

Did a little goohoo-ing, and the 2 rifles transferred from USS Breese to Epic 73, *MIGHT* have been transferred to a US Navy depot or unit at Noumea, New Caledonia, as the code name for the Noumea area is listed as EPIC as mentioned in a these entitled The Construction of Airfields during the New Georia Campaign of 1943-44: Lessons Learned by the United States Naval Construction Battalions by Joseph C. Zimmerman page 34 "A response to the 47th from the Bureau of Yards and Docks addresses this issue advising that 'spare parts have been and are being shipped to the spare parts depots located at EPIC (Noumea, New Caledonia) and EBON (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides), in large quantities.' "

Hope this helps.

R Brown

[Kaliman]

Isn't this rifle on gunbroker right now ?

[Allen]

You know what they say. IF it looks ... waddles ... quacks ... like a duck. This rifle sure looks like a duck! JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.

Quack

[cplnorton]

I would be curious if this rifle has vise marks on the barrel. That barrel date is about the changeover when they stopped getting barreled receivers from the Army and started to get loose barrels.

So I would be curious if this did have vise marks.

[Kaliman]

For what it's worth, neither of my 1.02 with 2$ or 28 barrels have vice marks.

I'm thinking more and more the vice marks were only present on rifle barrels that were replaced in the 40s.

[cplnorton]

For what it's worth, neither of my 1.02 with 2$ or 28 barrels have vice marks.

I'm thinking more and more the vice marks were only present on rifle barrels that were replaced in the 40s.

Yeah that is the only trait never mentioned in the docs. I would love to know when it started.

[Richard H Brown Jr]

cplnorton:

You should know that the Marines won't spend good cash on *nice to have* tools, when *good enough* works.

R Brown

[LAH]

The barrel does not have the "vise" marks. The 12-27 SA barrel just has a large P adjacent to the sight base and
the number 2 and couple of short straight marks, / or 1 ??

The stock marks are a large B on the top butt end, the number 17 just behind the trigger guard, and a large RI
on the fore end of the stock. Don't see the usual P or JFC, etc. either sanded off or never there.

The bolt has a R1 on top of the handle. No serial number on the bolt.

Hatcher hole in the receiver matches up perfectly with the large hole in the bolt.

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p.s. Emri...Geese and Ducks flying over the house every day calling our name.....

[LAH]

The 12-27 SA barrel measures about 1.5 or so both ends.

[LAH]

Looks like a USMC rifle to me.

Congratulations! And thanks for sharing.

J.B.

John

Does the R1 bolt, RI stock, lack of Proof stamps, indicate
maybe an early WWII rebuild? Bore looks nice and bright
and near new throat and muzzle measurements.

Thanks

Loy

[John Beard]

John

Does the R1 bolt, RI stock, lack of Proof stamps, indicate
maybe an early WWII rebuild? Bore looks nice and bright
and near new throat and muzzle measurements.

Thanks

Loy

The rifle was definitely overhauled immediately before or during WWII. The R 1 bolt is probably a Bubba-installed replacement.

J.B.