Quote Originally Posted by bobg View Post
I just came across two NPM carbines that were built with Underwood receivers. The word Underwood was lined out but the serial number was still used. The numbers were 276xxxx and 277xxxx. Can anyone tell m about when they were built? I don't trust the date on the barrels as they both went through govt. rebuild and the barrels could have been changed.
Thank you.
I can't tell you about the build date but I can tell you that just because they went through a rebuild does not necessarily mean they do not retain their original barrels. I have a rebuild Winchester that still has its original Barrel