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41 marked barrel
Most of my Garands have been rebuilt with barrels from the early 50s. I do have one 412 thousand Springfield Armory receiver that has a barrel dated 8-41, if I am reading it right. The barrel is marked:
S-A 8-41 C U
It also has a P stamped on the barrel in front of the step-down and I can see a couple of "punch marks" on each side of the step-down that I presume had something to do with hardness testing.
Could this barrel have originally belonged to this receiver? I just can't help but be curious.
Paul
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03-17-2009 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by
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Could this barrel have originally belonged to this receiver? I just can't help but be curious.
Paul[/LEFT]
Possible, but fairly unlikely. The rifle was made mid-December 1941. Parts overlap, particularly barrels, particularly at that point in production wasn't more than a couple months, usually a LOT less...a couple of weeks, ahead of receiver production. Given the odds, it's unlikely that an August 1941 barrel is original to the receiver made 4-5 months later....though stranger things have happened!
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Thanks John,
I'm sure you are right. The rifle didn't have an electric pencil marking on the bottom/side of the receiver and I thought the barrel might be original to the receiver,,,,,,,,but 68 years would have been a long time for them to stay together!
Thanks again
Paul
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About ten years ago I made a data sheet for a friend who wanted to sell his British proofed M1 (the proof was on the barrel between the gas cylinder )
The serial number was 544121 all original, type 1 lockbar, 20% finish still left on the gas cylinder, -12SA bolt heat lot RE5B etc. The barrel was dated
S-A 10-41 D35448-7 REP 33A and the gas port was chromed. The chamber was bright and the TE was 1.0. My friend had bought this rifle at Kleins Sporting Goods in 1964, I do not remember him shooting this M1 as he was into the Lee Enfields.
I checked the barrel for any sign of a installation there wasn't any sign.
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Originally Posted by
RCS
About ten years ago I made a data sheet for a friend who wanted to sell his
British proofed
M1 (the proof was on the barrel between the gas cylinder )
The serial number was 544121 all original, type 1 lockbar, 20% finish still left on the gas cylinder, -12SA bolt heat lot RE5B etc. The barrel was dated
S-A 10-41 D35448-7 REP 33A and the gas port was chromed. The chamber was bright and the TE was 1.0. My friend had bought this rifle at Kleins Sporting Goods in 1964, I do not remember him shooting this M1 as he was into the Lee Enfields.
I checked the barrel for any sign of a installation there wasn't any sign.
RCS,
Not at all surprising. There are plenty of examples like that. Was going to comment on the above posts but declined.............
Last edited by Ramboueille; 03-17-2009 at 06:47 PM.
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8-41 SA barrels markings are upside down, when originally installed. I have 2 in the 300K range, and 1 [1-42] in the 500K range, all 3 are upside down. Andy
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dates on 1940
all the dated 1940 barrels have the date upsidedown too
Last edited by RCS; 03-21-2009 at 09:45 AM.
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