Family Reunion

[Newscotlander]

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[Garandrew]

Chris..speaking of late war WRA's...I wish mine would clean up so nice, perhaps id keep it..beauties! More collectable than earlier carbines?
Andy

[Faulkner]

Very nice collection.

I too, like bringing mine out for a breather from time to time. Last summer I was honored to loan out seven of mine for a 21 gun salute at the funeral of a marine who had been decorated at Saipan.

[Tired Retired]

Very nice collection.

I too, like bringing mine out for a breather from time to time. Last summer I was honored to loan out seven of mine for a 21 gun salute at the funeral of a marine who had been decorated at Saipan.

I can think of no better honor or use for your weapons. We lose 1,100 WWII vets a day across America. I served on Honor Guard duties from time to time and I value the sacrifice of all those who gave the ultimate gift. However, when you look into the eyes of a WWII widow I can always see the story of a time long ago when everything was on the line and our WWII service men and women gave a gift we can never repay.

[Newscotlander]

Not all mine. Only two are. Like I said, a family reunion.

Andy, I'm confident that, with a little work, yours could look as nice.

[BrianQ]

Chris,

Are you going to post how close of a reunion the first two are or save it for a NL article?

[Bubba-7]

Chris did not want to tell you, but I refinished all of those carbines last week, I parkerize what needs to be parked and blue the rest. The dark blue WRA bolts is a sure sign of my work.( The real ones are gray parked you know.) One of the hardest things is to get right is the park on the recoil plate close to the receiver color. I have found that leaving the recoil plate in the solution exactly half the time the receiver is in works just fine. You can see the results here. I put five coats of True-Oil on the stocks then buffed them with steel wool for that "real GI" look. The big question is... "How many of these have E.W. flip safeties?" Oh that's right, I am suposed to know that. I worked on them. I don't remember. Well got to get back to my shop. I have a dozen original EPB push safeties I just cranked out ready to go to Riverbank.

[BrianQ]

Chris did not want to tell you, but I refinished all of those carbines last week, I parkerize what needs to be parked and blue the rest. The dark blue WRA bolts is a sure sign of my work.( The real ones are gray parked you know.) One of the hardest things is to get right is the park on the recoil plate close to the receiver color. I have found that leaving the recoil plate in the solution exactly half the time the receiver is in works just fine. You can see the results here. I put five coats of True-Oil on the stocks then buffed them with steel wool for that "real GI" look. The big question is... "How many of these have E.W. flip safeties?" Oh that's right, I am suposed to know that. I worked on them. I don't remember. Well got to get back to my shop. I have a dozen original EPB push safeties I just cranked out ready to go to Riverbank.

Dream on

[dbarn]

Very nice Chris. Proud to say I've seen at least two of them in person. Now that you've pointed it out to me, the gray paint on the rear sight really stands out. No finer, late example Winchester carbines exist anywhere.

Glad you and Roger made it home safely. Really enjoyed your visit. Best regards,

David

[Harlan (Deceased)]

You're killing me Bubba....

The king has no clothes!