Got a question or two on my 97 takedown trench gun, s.n. 946209, matching numbers
First the good news:
Barrel is dated 42
Barrel has the flamingbomb
Left side has the U.S. And flaming bomb stamps
Action and finish still have most all of the original finish, showing very little use.
Shoots good.
Now the bad news:
The gun is heavily pitted, the wood has many worm holes (no, really!) and seems to be some light weight wood, not walnut.
No stock markings at all
No rear sling swivel nor was there ever one.
The story i got when I bought it, long ago at the defunct Great Western gun show (sigh), was that it came from the Phillipines and was originally supplied to them late in the war
, which explains the little-use but obvious signs of being left on the jungle floor appearance, and perhaps the replaced stock, although it sure looks like a genuine one.
Now the big question- how do I tell a real military issue heat shield and bayonet adaptor from repro? There are no markings whatsoever on either, at least not any that I can find.

No rear sling swivel nor was there ever one.
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