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My data shows D35448-27-A-38-C is a 7-43 barrel. Your pic leads me to believe your barrel is marked 6-43.

The SA / SHM is a rebuild cartouche, not used on original rifles. Barrel drawing number shows it could be original. Need more information to determine anything else.

Not all slant cut op rods have the dash. Some late manufactured slant cuts did not have the dash.

You missed the whole point. That is why I put the word in italics. Yes, behoove is the correct word. The "semi educated drill sergant" always said "beheave", while trying to instruct the troops in...

I quickly got sick of hearing that. Especially when the semi educated drill sgt would end it with: "and it would beheave you to remember it".

That is an accurate description of a rifle. Webster also has a separate description for a pistol. They also have a description of a revolver. That does not rule out the fact that all of them are...

I agree with the above posts by bonnie and woodsy. "GUN" is generic for firearms. That is why there are gun stores, gun safes, gun laws, gunsmiths, etc. Rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun is...

You state the rust does not look bad? Looks really bad to me. If I were you I would try to get my $900 back.

I have one marked "H".

Your rifle would just as likely (maybe more likely) have had a -18 housing than a -16. SA started using the -18 housings in February '45.

Need pics or a link to the auction.

No it would not. You say the barrel you are looking at has a chromed gas port. A Winchester barrel with a chromed gas port would be no more correct than an SA or aftermarket barrel.

To add to RCS's info: My list shows barrel 16-R-90-A on 9-42 barrel, 16-R-97-A on a 11-42 barrel, 16-R-109-B on a 1-43 barrel. Your 16-R-103 barrel appears to be a Jan.'43 barrel.

Springfield forged bullet guides also had these numbers. Forged bullet guides were only used during WWII so forging numbers are obviously a method of identification used by Springfield during WWII. ...

You don't need a new trigger. Forging numbers indicate WWII production, so the one you have is correct for the time period of your rifle.

I think that is true and part of it may have had to do with the early op rod springs. That spring had to perform several jobs, one of which was to prevent or at least reduce the impact of the bolt...

Mistakes happen. Glad to see it will be corrected.

In either case, I think the GCA should require them to resend all renewal notices that may have been sent out in the wrong envelopes. I know that in my case I get so much junk mail that I would...

I guess you don't understand the difference between a "correct" rifle and an "original" rifle. They are not the same thing. It doesn't need to be original to be correct. Just needs to have all the...

I don't see any point in spending money to add correct Winchester parts to a receiver with rebuild marks. It will always be a rebuild, not a correct rifle. Nothing wrong with that, and a Winchester...

Looks like it used to have a "slip on" recoil pad on it.

I agree with Orlando. WRA followers did not have the bevels. Here is A pic showing the difefrence.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2013/01/2323232327Ffp534543Enu3D32543E473B3E4533-1.jpg

I appreciate the fact they used thier reserve funds to benefit thier members, rather than just stashing it away like so many organizations do.

No photographs exist but there is a picture of one that somebody drew. What more proof do you need?:confused:

His description sounds to me like the hole in the handguard ferrule is not big enough to slip over the barrel. The question is whether or not the barrel is oversize or if the ferrule is undersize.