Front Sight Marking ???

[tenOC]

The first Q-J front sight I found has the ears trimmed off. It's on an original. Seems I found another that might be on a rebuilt Carbine.

[painter777]

The first Q-J front sight I found has the ears trimmed off.

We used to have a WWII and Korea Vet that always set up in the middle of the back wall at our fair grounds gun show. Anyone here that ever went to the Gun and Knife Shows at the Ingham County Fair Grounds in Mason, Mi would probably remember him. He always had his 1911 holstered and about a dozen carbines in a stand up rack for sale. He couldn't hear very well and the noise in there didn't help. You'd have to nearly yell at him to talk. Sometimes he'd have me watch his table while he went out for a smoke. His carbines were honest and coming out of Hawaii, I don't know more than that. His prices were high, he said in part because of the middle men he dealt with. But usually 75% of them would have the front sight side ears cut off and sometimes the Flips would be V cut. He had records of where many of his carbines had come from out of the PTO. Sometimes his records showed GI ID's, Units and Company. He wouldn't budge on a price, if offered less than the asking.. he'd raise the asking. He didn't want to really sell, He was there to 'Show'. His tables were always well organized with few smalls for sale. I did manage to buy a S&W .38Spl Victory Revolver, Engineers compass and a Navy stamped 44 Machete and Sheath.
I do believe I seen a QJ frt sight there with the ears cut away but can't be sure. I didn't see him at the 2017 - 2019 shows. I fear he may be gone now. Our other just Carbine guy (West wall) got caught up with a M2 receiver and went to prison 7-8 years ago. His nephew took over, but he's an A$$. We've had no shows anywhere this year in state, except a couple un-announced swap meets at our rifle club. Of course we'd have our Militia types roaming about and the plainclothes ABC types looking for them, like hide and seek. Entertainment at it's best ! More fun that the biker swap meets in Detroit in the 70's.

I'm so Jonesing for a gun show I can't take it. I've mapped out a route for enough Pawn shops that I could tour in a 1 day outing If I hustle. I've gotta do something before we're pad locked in to our own homes here.

Sorry so long..