SA 1-42, with type 1 short pinion lockbar

[Joe W]

Joe W, thanks for your info. Your rifle is now the earliest -12SA RE5C I have. I believe the RE5C heat lot is one of the less common in that I've seen it in only one month.

I have only one -2SA RE5C and eight -12SA RE5C bolts on my list. All nine are March '42.
Three -2SA RE5B and nineteen -12SA RE5B. Twenty are March-April '42. One is May '42 and one is July '42.

Ed, When I got this rifle, 511125, the wood was post war SA and the trigger group was mid to late WW2. The rest of the rifle was correct and in very good shape with a TE of 2 and MW of 1 on the 3 of 42 barrel. Wear patterns on all parts was consistant and I would like to think it is "original", but I really am not sure. It could have been built up from a like new barrel and receiver back when parts were easier to come by. If it is a restoration it is a good one. My gut feeling is that the bolt is original to the barrel but who knows for sure.