Early Inland on GB

[perrydcox]

Agreed, I don't get that either.... Why not wipe it down a bit? But he did what he did, and that aspect of his ad is a mystery. I did find him very nice to deal with and easy to complete the transaction.

[Garandrew]

I think the whole thing was suspicious before we realized Matty was legit. Anybody who dealt with STB had the bad karma associated with them.
Perry was lucky to take the risk, even without a return policy..if the seller offered that, there would be more bids, plus, the seller may have been leary to remove the rust, and he didnt want to show it..Perry like myself, likes early carbines, but he likes minty WRA's, carbines and WIN13's too! :-)

[perrydcox]

Here's the images of the slings for my 42 Inlands. The one on the left with the round buckle is from my 12/42. The one on the right is from the 8/42. The "2" is hard to see in the example on the right, but from every angle, it does appear to be a "2" in the date 1942. The right base lower right of that character (lower right of 2) is there. I know it's hard to see... Note the print font size varies between the two slings. But I suppose that's to be expected from production date to production date. And I suppose that ultimately, a definitive conclusion cannot be drawn from the one on the right. Of the 4 possible WW2 numbers, and having the lower right leg of the 2 still present, I figured it was a "2" as opposed to the other characters possible.

[Newscotlander]

Thanks for posting the pictures.

[perrydcox]

Thanks for posting the pictures.

Anytime of course! thx !

[USGI]

Here are the pictures that were lost from Reply #53 above. - Bob