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Original barrel would have been blued. Most Remington Rand barrels were supplied by High Standard and marked HS.

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$689. That's only $10 less than I paid for this Saginaw high wood stock....along with the Saginaw S'G' carbine that was in it.
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The slide classification comes from the Carbine Club. It isn't an official classification system but it is used by collectors. The criteria can be seen on the Carbine Club data sheet...

Just thought I'd let everyone know that I'm the one who took the photos posted in this thread and posted them at the CMP forum CMP Forums - View Single Post - Slide Q in 2012.

I also posted this...

Vertical N and 6 on the left side. And I switched the hammer pin around yesterday while I had it apart for cleaning. The bore is mirror-bright.

This is why you should check every pawn shop and small gun store you drive by every time you drive by. I have found some great items at such places.

Last weekend on Mother's Day I was taking my...

I bought a 91TS that was missing the handguard. It uses the early design handguard that has a metal tab riveted to the underside of the handguard to engage the upper band.

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The square with a diagonal line is an arsenal rebuild marking.

The cylinder is serial numbered and should match the frame.

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As a reference point, I paid $700 for this one last month. It did not have a correct magazine and it didn't come with a holster.
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Got this yesterday at a pawn shop that I drive by every day on the way to work. It is a few blocks from my office. I had checked them out in the past but they didn't sell guns. Yesterday I noticed...

I recently obtained my third Russian TT-33 and this one is a little different. There are no import or rebuild markings. It has a matching magazine. The frame and slide blued over a sandblasted finish...

This is a good thread on the subject of assessing a rifle's bore and it has some great pictures --> Inspecting Rifling

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ANAD = Anniston Army Depot

Here are the different types of operating slides classified using the Carbine Club system and the system used by Riesch in US M1 Carbines, Wartime Production:
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More gas cylinder photos

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Call or email the CMP, give them the serial number, ask them what grade it was sold as.

It used to look like this.

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I included...

It has the poppet-type gas lock screw, probably an upgrade somewhere along the line. The lower band is milled with the typical Winchester machining marks.
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This is the only picture I took of the gas cylinder.

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There is no finish left on the bottom half of the gas cylinder.

It is a Winchester part. See WTS Winchester M1 Garand Forged Short Fork Follower Rod - CMP Forums

I got this Winchester Saturday at a local militaria show. It came with a M1907 sling and accessories in the buttstock. Including the sling and accessories that are probably worth around $100 together...

I recently added another 1903 Pocket Hammerless (a Type III), and a 1908 Vest Pocket and 1902 Military to my collection.

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Belgian pre-World War II
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Two Pistole 640(b), one with wooden grips...

They might be "safe to shoot" but shooting them is discouraged according to FN Browning Pistols Side-Arms that Shaped World History book because sabotage was common with Wa140-marked HiPowers,...

Don Schlickman can repair your firing pin ($25) and/or make you a replacement firing pin ($30). I had him repair two original firing pins with broken tips and make two new firing pins so I can save...