WRA 1.06m

[cpc]

Thanks for the comments, does anyone know when this was made. The last carbine I purchased about a year ago was also a WRA and a commenter told me what month and day the serial number was applied. My search of the web indicated possibly May 1943. Is that about right? Regards

[jangle]

Thanks for the comments, does anyone know when this was made. The last carbine I purchased about a year ago was also a WRA and a commenter told me what month and day the serial number was applied. My search of the web indicated possibly May 1943. Is that about right? Regards

Without knowing your full serial, the 60K range was stamped on receivers from April 6th-13th, 1943. If you care to know the exact date, we probably just need to know all but the last couple digits.

[cpc]

Without knowing your full serial, the 60K range was stamped on receivers from April 6th-13th, 1943. If you care to know the exact date, we probably just need to know all but the last couple digits.

Thanks. I thought I included it in the first post, sorry about that 1067095. I finally took the sling off and the corroded oiler is marked IW. Crazy to think it could maybe have the original sling and oiler. Were they shipped with sling and oiler or were they just handed out as supply’s at the unit level?

[painter777]

Were they shipped with sling and oiler or were they just handed out as supply’s at the unit level?

In some cases Both from Supply and Early Carbine Maker.

Go here: Bill Ricca's Myths

And read under: Sling Dates and the "Correct" Restoration of a Rifle.

'All slings were purchased and put into the supply system'
'The carbine took a very unique sling, not yet in the system, so early contractors were required to deliver slings along with the carbines.'