Inspection Stamp Quiz

[browningautorifle]

Top center and bottom left.

[Bill Hollinger]

Top, second from left and bottom right.

[Rick B]

Any others before I spill the beans??? Some entertainment while we wait. Rick B

[browningautorifle]

Love the Dardick round, I'm familiar with them...what's the poop on the battlefield pickup M1??

[GUTS]

I think the only good one is the bottom right.

[Bob K]

I'm going with the middle one on the bottom row.

[Rick B]

Guts got it right. Only the bottom right one is real.

The rifle is off of Okinawa and was hit in the barrel at the band. Looks like they dropped it and at one point parts were stripped. The Gas cylinder is from Iwo Jima and was sticking out of the water. They were picked up by a Air Force guy that used to fly over and pick some stuff up over the years. Rick B

[browningautorifle]

I guess it's a good thing we don't see many inspector marked stocks here in Canada. I just love your battlefield pick ups though...

[GUTS]

Rick, I know it's probably a dumb question, but is there anything left of the serial number on that Garand?

[Rick B]

Yes the fella that brought it back cleaned the heal which I wished he didn't but nothing you can do know. You can see below where it was hit by the lower band and it bent the barrel.