My Garand doesn't cycle, and I think its the gas tube

[Patrick Chadwick]

It's actually Iranian. Made in (19)44, as you can tell (you can tell, can't you? ) from the 44 in Farsi lettering at the bottom - At the top there is a crown to give the orientation.

No joke! You can find it on MUNICION.ORG if you look through the dozens of 30-06 headstamps.