Could This Be Real?

[ChipS]

Orig WWII USGI M1 Carbine Early Push Safety Unmarked Gun Part Checkered Buttons | eBay

A Type 3 (Riesch) safety with checkered ends? Everything about this piece smells old and real to me but the books say it ain't so. Could this be a salvage of a rejected earlier production Type 1 safety? Or do I not see the dead giveaway that it's fake?

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[phillydude]

He has a 100% positive rating of over 1600 feedbacks

[Bruce McAskill]

Yup I think it's a rare original Riverside type safety. They do turn up once in awhile.

[ChipS]

Yup I think it's a rare original Riverside type safety.

It sure looked old to me. But I guess Wu dropped a Type 3 blank in the wrong bin, huh, and it was a dark day in Shanghi. LOL

[imarangemaster]

Yup I think it's a rare original Riverside type safety. They do turn up once in awhile.

You mean "RIVERBANK" safety, don't you Bruce?

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Checkered type three, humm..........

[jimb16]

Ain't no way! *LOL* One of the worst fakes I've ever seen!

[Johnny Peppers]

I've had this one (left) stuck back for about thirty years just in case, and it sure doesn't look like the one shown on eBay.

So much for the ratings system.

[INLAND44]

Perhaps the seller believes it's real. People are fallible, but it's true one should do research before making a 'genuine' claim on obscure/rare parts.

[Bruce McAskill]

Yes sir that is just what I meant.