Hello, newby here, with the first of many i hope not-too-ignorant questions.

I purchased a Springfield Armory M1icon in the late 80's. I finally bought Mr. Duff's Data book to see if i had a reweld. As it turns out so far as I can tell at this point it is not. The receiver was manufactured in December of '42 and has a nice even color similar to the rifles in Mr. Duff's web site, the clip latch is a square front and should be a round front, the bolt was made in '44, the barrel (a darker parkerizing) in '49 and so on. So it is a Springfiled M1, just not all made at the same time. My question is is it possible to find the correct parts, and where is the best place to start looking? Gun shows? I am not a collector but I am extremely detail oriented and would like this thing to be as correct as possible. Is it even necessary to be concerned about the year a part was made in? Does it affect a rifles value? Thanks.
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