Lend Lease Garand markings details

[RCS]

This S-A 8-40 barrel has the London proofs and is not among the 38K that were considered true Lend Lease rifles. The GCA has a data sheet on s/n 7860 also with the same S-A 8-40
barrel and London proofs and listed as a "direct conversion" from gas trap to gas portAttachment 93362

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[Bob Seijas]

Recall that the LL specs on rifles originally called for rebuilds, including Winchester, and then a small percentage of new production. We published a recap on the Lend Lease guns in the Fall 2016 GCA Journal and illustrated a rebuilt Gas Trap with Brit proofs.