Restoring beater M1s

[Bob Seijas]

"the main reason is to deceive"

That's the total concern, as Joe says, not any purist elitism. MANY new collectors get turned off the hobby when they are rooked out of hundreds of dollars by a faker. I'm happy to hear that your outfit brands their stocks, that's a good thing. Even repros that are so advertised become "original" after a couple of ownership changes. I think we all owe it to the fraternity to try to protect the new guys just getting into Garands, they are the future.