U.S. Property marked M44 (pics)

[STU1]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/1911a1/P7130001.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/1911a1/P7130002.jpg

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[MK111]

Nice rifle and everthing looks correct on it. You even got a M1 Garand sling to. According to the Batha book there was 57,607 purduced during WW11.

[STU1]

thanks again MK111, Batha book were or who is the publication available from? best regards

Stu

[MK111]

US Martial .22RF Rifles by Thomas D. Batha. It is always for sale on ebay for about 13.95. It is by far the most complete book on US Military trainers. This book is on Us Trainers only. But understand that any book written has errors in them. This book does have errors in it but it is the only bible availabe that I know of. I have built a whole collection based on this book and almost complete now. It's been fun.

[edlmann]

thanks again MK111, Batha book were or who is the publication available from? best regards

Click here. (http://www.amazon.com/Martial-22RF-Rifles-Thomas-Batha/dp/1880677164)

You'll have to figure out why the used ones are twice as much as the new ones. :confused:

[n64atlas]

Here are the dates for the Military 44US contracts:
M44US dates:
1/21/1943: 100,001-114,500
3/1/1943: 114,501-121,500
5/1/1943: 121,501-131,880, 134,998-135,000
10/15/1943: 135,591-138,921 (cancelled)
1/31/1944: 139,922-152,448
8/31/1944: 152,449-165,648
1/3/1945: 165,649-177,948 (cancelled)
Yours would be in the 5/1/1943 contract

[STU1]

thanks MK111,edlmann and n64atlas for all the info, it's much appreciated.

Stu

[zertouche]

Thanks n64atlas, thats good info to know.

[zertouche]

Nice looking rifle STU1. How does it shoot?