Bar

[Bob Seijas]

I know this is the M1/M14 forum, but browningautorifle's handle inspires me to post this pic from the AHEC collection: a brand new brown one still in the box.
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[browningautorifle]

Thanks Bob. I like them too. Great gun. I've had a Marlin-Rockwell 1918 non over struck, a Royal Typewriter and a NESA last. Not in that shape though. The Marlin was about perfect though. Wood stock and everything.

[RCS]

When I was a company armorer many years ago, we had 12 BAR's in my company. Most of them were Winchester and Marlin-Rockwell that had been rebuilt to WW2 standard Model 1918A2 (without carrying handle which did not appear to very late WW2 if even at that time). They all had the A2 plastic buttstocks with modified fore-end wood, they really worked well never had any problems with them except men buring their fingers moving them after shooting !

A friend found an excellent example of the very rare Model 1918A1 bipod used on the BAR from 1937 into 1942 or a little later, if I can find the photos of this bipod I will post them if
there is any interest ?

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Does anyone produce a semi auto reciever for the BAR?

[emmagee1917]

Ohio Ordnance Works produce a complete rifle and a reciever / trigger group / bolt / slide kit for you to build your own from a parts kit.
Chris

[browningautorifle]

if there is any interest ?

Of course I'd embrace a few threads on BAR...

[RCS]

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Photos show the bipod for the Model 1918A1 adopted around 1937 and used into WW2 until the M1918A2 was issued. The magazine belt with the steel cup for the buttstock to use for advancing fire proved to be impractical and most of these belts had the cup removed.

This bipod was installed on the gas cylinder just in front of the fore-end, I don't have a photo of the Model 1918A1 but it is interesting to note how close it is to some European models

[Bob Seijas]

Of course I can't find the photo of the whole gun in the box with all the accessories, it's only in pdf from the Winter 2009 GCA Journal and I can't extract it

[RCS]

We always had to unload M1 rifle clips to load the BAR magazines and most of the magazines were only loaded with 16 cartridges (and AP too) never saw twenty round cartridge boxes. The magazine loader never saw a stripper clip when I was there.

The Seymour BAR followers were in the spare parts box, these were case colored and were suppose to be harder to improve feeding, later magazines could be found with these
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[browningautorifle]

I had a couple of the mag chargers, They sure were solid. I assure you they worked flawlessly, I used mine all the time.