My Saginaw S'G'

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Maniac,

Here's a link for a tutorial Doug ('Badger') put together.
Use method '2' to upload your photos to Milsurps.com and you get the 'thumbnails' in your post.

How do I upload or post images on MILSURPS.COM? - Military Surplus Collectors Forums

[Maniac]

Sounds great Maniac! Stick up a pic, sounds like our M1s are twins.

Here's a few pix of my S'G', the handguard and stock both show milling marks that can be seen in a couple of them. I've digitally removed the last 2 digits of the serial number from the heel.
I came across this carbine at a show about a year ago. Just went to look for ammo but when I saw this and got a chance to examine it closely I couldn't resist. According to War Baby! it's got all the right parts and I cannot find any evidence that they're not all original to this Grand Rapids Saggy.
PS - nice S'G', grits! Appears to have gone through nothing more than a light rebuild. A keeper!

[frankderrico]

Charlie, you could not do better.....Frank

[Rustship]

Very NICE

[Trilux]

Really nice carbine Maniac!

[Maniac]

Thanks guys, although the pix don't really do it justice. I plan on making a light box so I can take better pix in the future. It was interesting to hear that Trilux's S'G' has an inkstamp and milling marks similar to mine. Trilux, can you make out the digits on that stamp? It appears that whoever stamped the S'G' and crossed cannons on yours did so with great enthusiasm!

[Curt]

Since were playing the green ink stamp game here is my 1.833 bring back S'G', yes it got the O.D. hammer m2 field mod to the stock.[/IMG]

[Maniac]

Very nice, Curt but you're not going to tease us by posting just one pic, are you? What is your S'G' wearing for a barrel?

[Curt]

http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii57/wfo87/SGM1/

Here is a link for a old photo album and yes I put a genuine C-tip sling on it finally, I think everyone here has seen this before. It has a 8-43 Buffalo arms barrel. All major parts S'G' all minors are IP.

[Maniac]

Great S'G', Curt, I must have missed it the first time around. Thanks for the pix.
Mine was made toward the end of the fitst IP/S'G' serial # range, the only IP part in mine is the mag catch. All the remaining parts are S'G' except for the 'IN' marked safety. When I bought my S'G' it came with an informal data sheet which detailed the parts according to War Baby!. It there was a circle in red ink drawn around the safety stating that the 'IN' marking was incorrect. I couldn't figure why it would have that safety but the rest of the carbine looked great so I bought it. I subsequently bought an 'IP-A' marked safety from a respected forum member intending on swapping it out for the "incorrect" 'IN' marked when I noticed on page 429 in War Baby! for S'G's wartime subcontractors that a safety with unknown markings was contracted to the IBM Corp's Electro-matic Typewriters, Inc., Div.. Then on page 453 regarding NPM's subcontractors it says that the 'IN' marked safety was furnished by IBM Corp's Electric Writing Machine Division. Based on this info and the parts and condition of my S'G', I'm convinced that the "IN' marked safety is original to it. Anybody want to buy a nice original 'IP-A' marked push safety?