Welded Receivers

[browningautorifle]

His early guns were extremely well done, really hard to tell.

So, there was no difference in color after refinish? I HAVE seen that but it's hard to manage.

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[Bob Seijas]

Many are like zombies and surface periodically at shows or on line. Some, like mine, were turned in when the DCM offered a receiver exchange for worn out receivers. For something like $21 (IIRC) you sent an old receiver and you got back a refurbished, new-condition barreled receiver... what a deal! They said no welds but they took whatever you sent. Billy Pyle told me he bought a pair of demil halves, glued them together with Bondo and spray painted it black. They took it and sent him a 1940 receiver with the original 1940 barrel.

[browningautorifle]

They took it and sent him a 1940 receiver with the original 1940 barrel.

Nice catch...