Thanks for checking on the drawing number for me Jim.

I think I need to find a drawing for the gas tube. I dont have any M5 bayonets. I have several M1s; some '42 dated cutdowns and a 10" uncut. All are really loose. I can compare slot dimensions from the k98 and the M1icon. It will have to wait untill I get home though. If the gastube was modified for a k98 slot, would that make it likely a re-import from Norwayicon? Or would Fed Ord have done everything in batches do you think? Sort of like the RC k98s? Or do I have an undersized bayo lug that somehow made its way out of the scrap pile and wound up on my rifle? Now Im thinking back to Nat Ord. Conjecture is fun. Maybe only for me cause its my rifle.

Anyway, Hessian Antique had a bunch of the M1 Modifieds about 2 years ago. Mine is a '39 unsharpened that had a bea-U-tiful reblue job. They came with scabbards (also modified for web gear) for $65. The blueing didnt take much to the brazing bronze though. Should have bought two, right?

Jesse