? Fake parts m1 carbine

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Anectine,

First welcome to the carbine forum.

You are not offending anyone. Most of us feel that the sellers of questionable parts are the offenders.

You mention your cousin. Forty five years of collecting carries a lot of knowledge. If I were you I'd draw on that as much as possible. Having twenty of your own I'm sure has given you some insight.

The guys on this forum are also very knowledgeable. Questions are presented all the time, and answered. We have a search feature that lets you review past posts on different subjects. I'm sorry you received your answer after instead of before your purchase.

We look forward to your participation.

Jim

I don't want to offend any one because I am a newbie to this forum but I am not knowledgeable on abbreviations
Could you tell me what OP and FWIW stand for