A New Carbine Today WRA 1,030,621
Looks like a great memorial weekend :dancingbanana:
Today (Friday) I picked up the Spring Tube WRA 1,030,621 that I had to make payments on.
It was offered to me a week after buying a new 1911 and 2 carbines.
Luckily the seller and I have a good history and he allowed me to make 3 payments on it.
I'll try to put some pictures together this weekend while I clean it up and do the CC data sheet.
But for now:
Receiver: type1
Rear sight: Type 1 marked with a Serif S
Detachable Spring Tube: Type I with the mounting lug
Recoil Plate: type 2 marked W
Barrel: Winchester Type 1, marked W and the PW proof mark
Frt Sight: Type 1 WRA
Piston: Un-marked
Barrel Skirt: Type 1 Full
Bolt: Type 2 marked W
Firing Pin: Type 1 marked W
Extractor: Type 3 marked W
Extractor plunger: Type 2/ Long Stem, Possible Type I Modified to a Notched Type II
Ejector: Type 1
Trigger Housing: Type 2 marked W
Trigger: Type 1 marked W/ Possibly a Type I Modified to a Type II, marked with the inverted W
Trigger Spring: Early Type II
Sear: Type 1 marked W
Hammer: Type 1 marked W
Hammer Spring: Type 1, 22 coil
Trigger Housing Pin: Type 1
Safety: Type I Checkered WRA style
Plunger Assembly- Mag Catch-Safety: Type I with the short spring
Mag Catch: Type 1A (per Riesch) un-marked with just the punch mark on the right front tooth/ Type II Per Carbine Club Data Sheet
Op Slide: Type 1 marked W, Full Round Cut
Stock: Type 1, I cut Hi-wood
Stock Markings: Boxed WRA over GHD and CC. Circled P Proof
Handguard: Type 1 Bullnose
Barrel Band/Swivel: Type 1A
Buttplate: Early WRA.
Oiler: IW Blued with leather gasket
Sling: C tip, Early Khaki, Can't recall the keeper shape. It's in the bedroom and the 'Growler' is asleep!
So Far one of the best of my collection. I'll try to post pictures ASAP this weekend.
Anyone with special picture requests?
If so, please ask
Thx,
Charlie-painter777
Looking for wear patterns
Last Of The Dirty Pictures
Wow! A real, non part swapper early gun
The photos are terrific Charlie. I've never seen an early one up close.
Your wear pattern photos made me want to ask you: Have you ever noticed that the recoil plate leaves an unmistakable finger print in the wood? BQ pointed it out to me years ago when my Winchester came up with an Underwood Recoil plate. That wood was etched with a perfect match of the machining marks of the recoil plate.
That early Winchester is an amazing find.
Recoil Plate To Stock Wear Pattern
DaveHH,
I took the Recoil plate off today, Even though I had told myself I wouldn't, but did anyway because I just couldn't leave it without knowing the plate was oiled inside and out.
These might be hard to see, so I'll post a few pictures.
Hoping you can see a Circular impression left on the stocks recoil seat and the same circular ring on the bottom tang of the recoil plate.
I'm also wanting to pull the Butt Plate, knowing that most will rust from the inside out. After the first 2 attempts I almost gave up because it was being so stubborn and I didn't want to break it, or booger up the screw slot but it finally came free. But now the Plate won't budge. So that plan is on hold for the moment. I do hope that later I can pull it, so I can clean and wipe a light coat of grease on the inside of it. If their real rusty inside I usually use that Rust Converter that neutralizes rust, turning it black, then grease and re-install it.
Any way, heres a few pictures for you.
Charlie-painter777
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC08554-1.jpg
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Parts Id', Cleaned and Re-assembled
I give up trying to take the Butt plate off.
But I've got it all back together with the parts Id'd and everything cleaned/oiled.
Will have to take a couple of last photos with the sling and IW oiler installed.
It's been fun sharing this with all from the time I picked it up right thru tearing it down...etc.
A few final pictures for you posted here.
Give me a few days so I can organize the picture file and add some titles and descriptions, then I'll post the link to this album for any who'd like to see.
At this time I have roughly 260 or so pics. Rust I can barely see by eye, jumps at me using the close up shots with the camera set on that Macro setting.
Appreciate everyones help,
Charlie-painter777
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