some early clips

[browningautorifle]

Clips marked "DAQ" were made on contract for the US post WW II. Dominion Arsenals Quebec sub contracted the manufacture out to Valcartier Industries Inc.

I can easily believe that as the only CDN property M1 rifles we had were during our change over from .303 to 7.62 in about 1956/1958 and in CFE (Germany). We had them on the airfields for local defense and had a shortage of ammo for the new rifles. The M1 was a stop gap and we of course could have purchased the clipped ammo from US supply. We made .30 cal ammo but it would have been simpler to just purchase ammo with the rifles. The rifles are circulating among collectors with an electro pencil acceptance mark. Most are like new.

The ones I was referring to are not surplus but fakes as they didn't hold ammo correctly.

[eb in oregon]

Ed, not your error, mistakes sometimes continue on without a correction on data and parts for the M1 rifle

OK, so now what do you have to support your conclusion.

[RCS]

"firing a rifle grenade will sometimes crack the rear of your receiver ". "all Winchester front sights have wide ears". " the rear anneal was done to
receivers for firing rifle grenades". "all gas port rifles manufactured during 1940 have follower arms with a single bevel" "punch marks indicate
Winchester manufacture"