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Mystery part sort of quiz to identify this part
I found this black color harden steel part among some US machine gun parts years ago. I
always thought it was some sort of gage, it is almost the correct length of a 30-06 headspace gage. Problem is that it is just too small in diameter. A few years ago I even posted these photos on another forum - still without any positive answer.
After looking at this part again I noticed something and found the answer which I will post.Attachment 79553Attachment 79554
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A few more BAR Model 1918 items
I found this case hardened magazine follower for the WW2 BAR magazines. I sent the late James Ballou a photo, he said that Seymour thought that a harder follower would improve feeding. It really did not offer any improvement and these followers still are found in rebuilt magazines.
Also of interest is the first bipod adopted for the BAR Model 1918A1 in 1937, these are quite rare to find. These bipods were in use during the early years of WW2 until the Model 1918A2 became availableAttachment 79644Attachment 79645Attachment 79646