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Now I'm getting kinda picky on my rifle..... Want to verify some parts...
I have a 1918 Springfield in the 92K range. I have mostly correct vintage and mfg parts on it now but I am suspect of the magazine cut-off and safety levers. They work fine, but as long as I am looking at it with a critical eye, I want to make sure they are correct. I cant seem to find anything that tells me how to identify if the parts are the right manufacture and vintage. I assumed they would just need to be not stamped with an R, and be serif letters but I saw somewhere that they switched to Sans in 1908 so that wont give me a definitive answer.
Can someone tell me or point me at a description or pics on how to ID the cut-off and saftey levers to ensure they are both WW1 vintage and Springfield mfgr?
Thanks in advance!
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09-01-2016 08:54 PM
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First you said "92K" range? That's 92,000 and considerable before WWI.
Look for an "R" stamp on the parts - that is the first thing to notice. If they're there, the part is from WWII.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
--George Orwell
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Both safety and cut off appear Correct to me in that they have Block letters and not Seriff letters. Have you a close up of the cut off and safety? Of the face of the rear sight leaf? Of the adjusting knobs on the rear sight? Of the front band's bayonet stud?
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The stock and handguard look correct/original to me.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
--George Orwell
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Thanks Guys!
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