Recently Discovered M1A1

[browningautorifle]

I don't think there's any magic here. This one was probably wrapped in a newspaper from the stack at the time and not touched since. It was undoubtedly put away for nefarious reasons and never retrieved, so here it sits. The damage to the stock does look like a grenade sight mount screws but hard to tell from here. There were probably no more parts when it was stored than there are now, they may have been pilfered in the first place to make other stuff run. This just fell by the wayside. I guess the stock could be resurrected, but the rest needs a bead blast and park. The barrel needs a sh*tcanning...

[Brian Dick]

I imported one that was found in a hay barn in Portsmouth, England several years ago. It's original with much character but untouched. Wecan't even get retransfer authorization from Dept. of State now to bring back these historical rifles.

[emmagee1917]

The block to locate the GL sight screws fits over the stocks side and down in the mag area . It rests on the top edge and butts up against the front of the cut . This is true on '03s , A3s , Garands , and carbines ( same block fits all ) . On the M1A1 , this would put the sight plate in where the leather cheek pad folds to area. The holes near the cheek pad look like the right size , but too far forward to have used the locating plate . Remember , the degree markings on the mounting plate must be in precise allignment with the stock ( therefore barrel ) so that the pointer and bubble level on the sight plate will have meaning . " Freehand " just doesn't cut it.
Chris