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No, I didn't gage them. Attached is a photo that someone else took at CMP.

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I went to the South Store at noon today - here is a brief report.

M1 rifles: NO HRA rifles. The only M1s in the store are Springfield Armory rifles - you have your choice of field grade or rack...

Yes, the 4.57M range did have the prick punch. For some reason, I was thinking that Gregg had a 4.53M vs a 4.57M. (Old age and senility are creeping up on me.) I still wouldn't have a problem...

It was hit or miss on the prick punch mark on many of the early IHC rifles. The prick punch mark was not seen consistently until early 1954, around the 4.51M/4.52M range. So, the lack of a prick...

I would say around $40, if the finish is original.

These salute rifles were returned to Anniston Army Depot by VFW posts, and they apparently were surplus to Army needs, because the Army gave them to the CMP, who sold them in the stores. (CMP did...

It is a salute rifle, used for firing the 21-gun salute at funerals. A large quantity of these rifles were sold recently by the CMP. I personally would not shoot live ammo in the rifle, as the weld...

You have an early IHC trigger guard, as evidenced by the circle on the trigger bow, and the lack of "dimples" in the trigger guard locking lugs. This trigger guard would have been found in the 4.40M...

The earlier bolts, the D65 and D-65, tend to bring more money than the later 65 series bolts. If you have a D-65, which is incorrectly thought to be the first bolt made by IHC, then it could go up...

Yes, indeed, IHC used many narrower width front sights (.750) in the 5M range. I have documented hundreds of examples found on original rifles. Please do not change it out, because it is probably...

I must be gettin' old - all of them look so young. The average age appears to be about 18-19; I guess war has always been (and will always be) a young man's game.

There are no numbers in the channels of these HRA-style stocks. It is my personal opinion that these stocks were shipped directly from HRA to IHC. There is a reason for this, and other parts...

There is no Overton notch on these stocks, and yes, they are original equipment on many IHCs in the 5.11M to 5.17M ranges. I have documented several hundred of them now, and actually own three...

That sure looks like a postwar SA front handguard to me. (Note the crimp on the ferrule.) I do agree with other posters - not too many WRAs that haven't been helped along.
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Check the knob very carefully, and tilt it back and forth in bright light. I have seen many DRC knobs that were very lightly marked, almost to the point of being invisible.

The pic is not that great, but the stocks look fine to me. --- GWB

Yes, your instincts are correct. It is a flaming fake.

Suddenly I can't see the computer screen, either. God bless them all.

Another one from the archives.

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I got this correct grade at the CMP last year. It is one of my favorites, as it is brand new. Happy collecting.

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Hi guys. I have just registered here, and want to do an introductory post. I am an M1 collector, and specialize in postwar rifles. I am currently working on a book on the International Harvester,...