A little closer...
The subject of this post is the lower carbine in the Beech furniture.
Matching numbers...
Including the bolt head...
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And now to the best part...
The "PK" indicates she was part of a Parkerizing test group from MAC in the early 1930s.
Also, enjoy the hand engraved "M 16".
There is a large recoil lug installed on the bottom of the receiver, which I don't have a photo to illustrate, unfortunately. These were added to Balle N marked carbines to prevent stock disintegration from firing the hot & heavy MG ammunition.
The Balle N mark...
I have another N marked carbine sans recoil lug and I really should add photos of this and the lugged carbine to vividly depict the reason the lug was added.
Give me a couple days.
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