"Purple color on parts is a result when the blue over park" can you explain that to me, does have anything to do with the harding process that one of the ODT memebers mentioned.
Part of my research lead me to believe that the H.S.A Slide mechanism was added post Korean war to make it more like the M2 and the piece was never added to this gun which was common with reproductions. Not sure what it is but I've been told it was a bayonet attachment? Am I wrong here? In all...
What do you mean by Blue over Park? and would a replacemunt flip have and IM B on one side and an S on the oposite. It's just there doesn't seem to be any indication or rework and this thing has been on here a long time hare to even flip.
Oh and thank you for the input just trying to help out a...
She shoots like a dream, very smooth. On the M1 prior to WWII were built with the flip sites and the distance sites were added later on. To me the only thing that doesn't see original is the cocking mechanism. There is not indication that had been aultered
I have a M1 Carbine and the markings are confusing me a little. All the marking lead me this is one of the good ones. The marking by different mgt on different parts all add up. It have the flip sites so it was never converted. It has the two cannon barely visible on the stock. On the other side...
I thought I would through this out there and see if someone could tell me what it might be worth. I got it on a trade and someone had painted it all black and rubbed most of the patina off. Lucky for me it was water base paint and it came off with just straight alcohol.
Now this is what I've...
I thought I would through this out there and see if someone could tell me what it might be worth. I got it on a trade and someone had painted it all black and rubbed most of the patina off. Lucky for me it was water base paint and it came off with just straight alcohol.
Now this is what I've...