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"what is it really" that makes people bid some much.....it just topped $150..... and climbing.

look at this one....
WW2 M1 Garand SA/GAW Stock (Needs TLC) - eBay (item 180444897201 end time Dec-19-09 18:32:35 PST)
would you repair it for that price......

Compare it to some of these :
Springfield Arms
but Al's prices are much better then you'll find at most places.

TSimonetti, found this on another forum:
Roggio Finish - AR15 Armory.com

the bore is somehow good with a te 6 and the mz would have been 2.5 but was back bore 1/2" for blank adapter..... poor things been through hell somewhere

I just picked up a couple of abused garand barrels and the one ok has a rusted over date.... can anyone put a date to her? thanks
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You can replace it with an aftermarket sear and grind it to what you like, -$12 from "S & S" or buy an officers set triggers,-$110 from "The Rifle Shoppe". but those original rifle triggers weren't...

That serial number would make it an 1888 model, made in 1893. It should have have an 1884 block on it....
trapdoorcollector.com/m88.html , have any good photos of it?

I got this answer from the seller to this question I asked:

Can you send a better photo of the serial number area? The numbers
> spacing seem odd and more aftermarket....

sellers reply:
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Try using S&S firearms, they have the repro and original parts if you don't mind the cost!
www.ssfirearms.com

I guess the buffington sight was added so the poor joe that had to carry it on the docks could poke holes in any sub that may have turned up! :move eek:

Like I said before, it does close on the no go gauge. I tried 000 steel wool on a 45cal brush, then a light polishing compound and still came home with more of these...:...

I bought a "cheap" ($500) HRA 5.73mil range with a 10-66 SA barrel with sharp
rifling, showing 1/4in on the old bullet test. 7 SA trigger group, PB oprod, 17 SA bolt, beat up wood and unmarked on...

Just got an m17 barrel that was de-stressed for removal and notice the anchors
near the rear...... anyone have an idea who's marking they would be? I have the 3 pics for your viewing pleasure, any...

It is just " 1896 " . any idea who makes a front sight close to the original style that wrapped around the barrel? I guess I can do without the sight but I need the stock repaired if I ever plan to...

sn should have been 34938..... and the stock has 2 holes. Is the sight a carbine sight as standard sights seem to have lines through the numbers and this one doesn't? thanks

I picked up a 1896 Krag carbine today and needed info on the rear sight, bolt cut, barrel length and stock repair...
its s/n is 349268, the barrel was cut to 19 1/4, the rear sight looks like the...

This one came up in the in the springfield report when it was online, and I just wanted to know if there was any more information on it, and if it had a better past then its ex navy WWII history.

I have a sporterized Remington Lee Navy model 1877 45/70 that I need an original or repro barrel and stock, hard parts to find but someone must have an incomplete one in a corner somewhere!

I was told, years ago, that my trapdoor was one of the "infamous" WWII trapdoors and wanted to see if I can be the first to ask for s/n info here
to confirm it's past? S/N is 200913 (was that a...