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    Happy Mother's Day (gun store find)

    This is why you should check every pawn shop and small gun store you drive by every time you drive by. I have found some great items at such places.

    Last weekend on Mother's Day I was taking my kids to our gun club so they could use the archery range there, and so I could test fire my Whitney Wolverine after I installed new springs. On the way there we passed a shopping center that has a gun store that is one of the few gun stores in my general area that is open on Sunday.

    I turned into the shopping center's parking lot and told my kids I was just going to run in and see if they had anything. I had bought a couple of nice items there in the past. My kids decided to go with me.

    First I noticed a nice Colt New Service revolver up on the wall that was made in 1916. Then I checked out the used rifles out on some racks. I noticed a M1icon Carbine with a very shiny stock. I thought it might be a commercial carbine as I picked it up.

    First I noticed that it had a high-wood stock. And a Type I barrel band. And a flip rear sight. And a pushbutton safety. The receiver was marked Saginaw SG. Without saying a word I gave my son a look and silently pointed out the early features. I told my kids to guard it while I ran back to my car to grab a copy of my C&R license (I keep several copies in the glove compartment for opportunities like this) because I knew that gun store waived the background check and the $10 fee when I had bought things there.

    As I was buying the carbine the guys at the store told me it had just come in that day. The same person who had brought in the carbine had also brought in the Colt revolver and a CZ Duo pocket pistol. If I hadn't stopped by the store I would have missed on a chance to buy it. Who knows if it would have been there the next time I was in that area (about 45 minutes from where I live).

    After I got it home I noticed the buttplate has a PM-IP stamp,



    the pushbutton safety is marked IP-A, and the magazine catch is marked IP-W. The serial number is in the S'G' Grand Rapids range but the prime marks are very faint if they are there.



    The receiver has the locating hole and the hammer is a "fatboy"



    the trigger housing and trigger are marked S'G'



    and the sear is marked SW-S'G'.



    The operating slide and blued flat bolt are marked S'G'. It has a Buffalo Arms barrel.

    The stock and handguard have a shiny Tru-Oil type finish that I'll remove. The handguard is not marked. The stock has RSG in the sling well and there is a faint cartouche.



    The Type I barrel band sling swivel is marked KV-S'G'



    The rear sight base and leaf are marked B-S'G'



    The price? $699.

    Again, make sure you check out the pawn shops and gun stores in your area on a regular basis. You'll find some gems, even in 2014.




    Update after removing the shiny finish. I used flaxseed oil (raw linseed oilicon) and it has produced a nice color in less than a week.


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    Nice little carbine, I'd have bought it too for mother...No wait, she wouldn't know what it was for. I'd just keep it then.
    Regards, Jim

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    Boy, who wouldn't want to own that one! I'm curious about the front sight - is it marked with an "N"? If so, is it vertical or sideways - and does it have a number stamped on the left side? The hammer pin might be installed in the wrong direction, but that's easy to fix! It's nice to see a 22 coil hammer spring, correct trigger, and all the other "good stuff" about that trigger housing assembly. We all envy you, and thanks for the great advice. In 2014, that is a real bargain! - Bob

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    Go to your nearest LEO, and turn yourself in for "Grand Theft Milsurp Rifle"! You stole that from the pawn shop and need to pay for your deed. You can send that rifle to anyone on this forum as pentence for you crime. We will take very good care of it for you!

    Thanks for sharing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by USGI View Post
    Boy, who wouldn't want to own that one! I'm curious about the front sight - is it marked with an "N"? If so, is it vertical or sideways - and does it have a number stamped on the left side?
    Vertical N and 6 on the left side. And I switched the hammer pin around yesterday while I had it apart for cleaning. The bore is mirror-bright.

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