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"Early" Saginaw handguard
In the same group of parts I got with the Inland trigger housing discussed in the other post, I got some handguards. Two of them had the "wide" sighting groove and had RSG (Saginaw) stamps. I consulted my (admittedly 3rd edition) Reitsch book and I got the impression that Sagninaw only made the later type with the narrower sighting groove.
These parts came from an old-time gunsmith so I don't suspect a fake.
The picture below shows the two Saginaw handguards surrounding another "narrow" handguard.
Is Reitsch or my interpretation at fault, here?
P.S. I did measure the width and the two RSGs were appreciably wider than the other handguard.
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03-02-2009 01:20 PM
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Oops! Slight error -- I meant I measure the width of the SIGHTING GROOVES, not the handguards! Sorry about that!!
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Saginaw did use Type1 handguards for a short while, nice find.
Scott
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Hey Rick,
Did you get a carbine?
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Nope -- all I have is the carbine I bought in 2002. An Inland mixmaster. A gentleman made me a deal on these parts and some others. They'll probably go on what passes as the Shopper on this forum and others in the next couple of weeks.
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Rick,
Approximately how wide was the sighting grove? I have a RSG hand guard on my IBM carbine and it looks a lot like the outer ones. By the way are the rivet holes filled or left open? I couldn't tell by the picture.
TDHindman
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The sighting groove on the RSGs measure about 5/8"; the other handguard (an IBM with the "narrow" sighting groove, about a 1/2".
The rivet holes are "open" on both of them.
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Thanks Rick,
Mine measures the same. I still haven't figured out why the rivets are filled on mine. Could have been done by the previous owner.
TDHindman