Winchester '44 barrel & stock markings

[USGI]

I tend to agree with your idea that it's been put together. How many rifling grooves in the barrel? - Bob

[photog]

The stock is for sure not Winchester and I have some doubts about the barrel too. Winchester used integral gas cylinders, does this one look integral?

No, it doesn't look integral. Any idea who made it?

Here are some more photos of the stock.

[deldriver]

I apologize for the confusion, the part about integral gas cylinder was meant about your barrel. Sorry, I am unsure about your stock.

BTW, Can you take some more pictures of the barrel, mainly the barrel flat underneath and the area right behind the front sight.

[photog]

I tend to agree with your idea that it's been put together. How many rifling grooves in the barrel? - Bob

4 grooves

[photog]

I apologize for the confusion, the part about integral gas cylinder was meant about your barrel. Sorry, I am unsure about your stock.

BTW, Can you take some more pictures of the barrel, mainly the barrel flat underneath and the area right behind the front sight.

No problem, I knew what you meant. I didn't have any other pictures of the barrel--I do now!

[painter777]

I can't seem to use my photobucket on this lap top, so I have to copy and paste links.

Look here and you'll see your M marked stock:
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=41349

Welcome and HTH's

Charlie-Painter777

[painter777]

Positively not a WRA gas cylinder.
Yours is swaged on not sure yet if it's a real GI barrel.
Pic link attempt:

WRA 1,030,621

DSC08517.jpg Photo by Painter8439 | Photobucket

Can a MOD put this picture in this post?

Thx,
Charlie-Painter777

[browningautorifle]

Interesting, cracked front sight ring. With no marks at all on the bottom of the barrel, I still think it's a replacement barrel. The who's of it escapes me though. Yes, someone can mark it easily. No it's not an integral gas cylinder.

[photog]

I can't seem to use my photobucket on this lap top, so I have to copy and paste links.

Look here and you'll see your M marked stock:
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=41349

Welcome and HTH's

Charlie-Painter777

Well that answers that question! Thanks Charlie.

---------- Post added at 06:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:03 PM ----------

Interesting, cracked front sight ring. With no marks at all on the bottom of the barrel, I still think it's a replacement barrel. The who's of it escapes me though. Yes, someone can mark it easily. No it's not an integral gas cylinder.

Well, the crack has been there since I got it and it hasn't budged. I'm not worried about it. The barrel remains a mystery--thanks for your thoughts!

[painter777]

With the gas cylinder being swaged it could have only been made by Inland, Rock Ola, Buffalo Arms, Saginaw or Brown Lipe Chapin (BI).
I don't recall how post war SA barrels were done.

It's just something about the style/shape of that cylinder and the way it butts againt the under flat/slide grooves area.

Can't recall the CC NL that had info about the shape of real cylinders vs fake ones. I'll look later but at this time I don't believe this is a real GI barrel.

My thoughts.. this one may very well be one of those Kahr Arms/ Auto Ordnance barrels that were being offered up with some having fake maker stamps a few years ago.

To the OP:
Hang tight someone will nail it down.

Tough way to welcome a new member, but we keep the door open

Regards
Charlie-Painter777