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help me on a trw m14
hi guys
andy in italy here
i bought today a 1963 trw m14 # 1.384.442 , the barrel is marked trw 7790190 11-63 8M
bolt as the op rod is trw marked
the trigger housing is trw, hammer is marked 66118 5546008, safety k8, guard is unmarked
the rear sight base is harrington and richarsdon
the flash hider is unmarked, or i cannot find any mark. where does it should be?
anyone can post a pic?
same for the gas piston and gas cylinder, that is completly bright. i wish to see pics of the marks.
the stock have DAS and the proof mark.
can anyone help me to know wich parts i have to change to have a complete trw m14?
what other parts should be marked trw?
thanks
ciao
andy
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Andy, welcome. I wish I could help you but I'm not that sharp on the M14. Good to see you here from the "G"!
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"no marks" on all the above are fine, AFAIK. TRW stocks are fairly distinctive in appearance- photos would help here.
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Your hammer is WRA. I don't know about the safety. I don't think the flash hider or gas parts are marked.
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Andy, you lucky so and so! Thanks for sharing.
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Gas cylinder has just been rubbed upon a bit- It's stainless steel, so no real worries, unless you try and refinish it conventional "parkerizing".
Stock is likely not orginal to the rifle- TRW's are a bit blocky, and have sort of a blackish stain in the birch wood, typically. Frankly, they didn't make their own stocks anyway (subcontracted) and I prefer the walnut so why change it?!
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well the gas cylinder appear to be polished. all the parts, inside included, is bright... so i will replace it.
the stock is a wonderful stock.. but it should be SA production..
i ll change it when i ll find a good TRW
if u know someone have on sale, please let me know
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I don't think you can parkerize a gas cylinder because they are stainless steel. The were usually painted with a black enamel and baked in an oven.
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Hi
Look under the buttplate and there may be some clue as to the stock manufacturer.
George
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Congratulations on your excellent TRW M-14.
However I noticed that one of your trigger hooks is busted and you need to replace if before shooting it again.
If you can't find a TRW trigger, due to your location outside of the USA, then a USGI M-1 Garand trigger will fit and work perfectly.
I am envious of your TRW, it just doesn't get any better when it comes to M-14's...
7th
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Thanks guys
Yesh i recognize my hammers is broke sp i just bought a new one marked trw, but as old ebay seller of garand parts on ebay, i still have here a lot of new hammers and triggers so i can replace it now.
As for the stock, no marks under the buttplate... Only a 8 numbre stamped outside and inside, in the barrel channel. So maybe a sa stock?
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gas piston should be bright and shiny! its a good thing. Man thats one sweetheart rifle! I wouldnt change a thing.
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Andy,
I have a bother of your US Rifle, 7.62 mm, M14. My TRW M14 is serial number 1 359 8ZZ and is in M14A1 configuration. The only thing not GI on mine is a heavy weight Kriege barrel (makes it a lot more controlable on full auto) and a Smith Enterprise extended bolt release. I have a complete set of Us Army manuals (training and maintenance) for the M14 rifle. If you would like I could scan them and send you pdf files of them. It might take quite awhile time to do it.
