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    "EW" marked push saftey

    How to determine a fake?
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    Here are a few the guys can debate about.........

    Winchester M1icon Carbine Type III Push Button Safety : Small Parts at GunBroker.com


    M1 Carbine Push Safety Type 3 Marked EW : Small Parts at GunBroker.com


    LOL, Auction has ended. After opening the link....Try clicking on See full description below the sellers name to see the pictures.
    M1 Carbine 5 push safetys EW, SG, ect - eBay (item 190460394496 end time Oct-31-10 11:47:16 PDT)

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    Thanks mine appears to be real. Why would someone go to the trouble and cost to make a fake when the cost of an orginal is not that high?

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    A real "EW" safety will fetch a great deal. I don't believe any of the listed safeties are real. If there is one it would be the first one listed. If it is on eBay or GB and is anywhere near the central west coast, it is fake.
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    $$ GREED $$
    Kick out a 100 @ say $50 each= $5,000
    No real overhead to speak of once the fake "EW" stamp is made.
    The harder to find marked ones bring bigger dollars yet.

    Glad yours is real,

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    EW marked safety

    I happen to have one of George's EW not "EW" marked safeties in my junk box. saving it to remind me not to do business with George.

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    I have an original 5.6 Win with push safety, the "EW" is larger and sharper struck than any of the fakes shown. A genuine would probably fetch close to $100. Consider those are probably Chinese cast parts costing George about $1 apiece, he's making a killing at any price.

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    1st gunbroker example ia a fake? Looks like mine. Ebay examples really look fake. All the positive feed back for the seller.

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    The feedback issue has always bothered me but look at it this way, the seller never really makes any claims of originality, authenticity or it being genuine. How do you leave negative feedback when you can't gripe because it isn't what it's claims are? Plus, there are a lot of people that will not leave negative feedback because they don't wish to cause waves.
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