Paul
I don't think those egg or ooppss comments were meant for you. But at me.
I know your ebay name. People here don't know you and I met 20+ years ago at Pomona. And if you read my post I didn't questioning the safety being real, just what a nice stamp on a binged up end of the safety. To me, from the photo, it looks pitted not punch marked. My thinking was what a shame it was binged up.
People try to read more into posts then what is written. I posted a picture of a BR marked leaf on an unmarked base. I knew the base had been changed somewhere along the line. But I also knew the leaf was legit. The comments flew about it being faked, looked like George's work, etc.
I'll put your 25+ and my 30+ years experience of collecting carbines up against most anyone, except BrianQ that is. :lol:
Not worth getting heartburn over it. Sorry it caused such a fuss.
Jim