interesting parts found this weekend

[cgroc09]

See if ya notice anything interesting about these parts.

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[Rick B]

Top right safety looks like a Winchester Educational order Safety. You did good on that one. Rick B

[cgroc09]

Good eye, I remembered what to look for on the safety. I just about fell out when I saw it.
The follower has an early slide but look at the hole, it is "D" shaped, not round. I found two of these. Not real sure how to identify a rev. 1 from a rev. 2 . The numbers stamped on this one is somewhat of a mystery.
The middle trigger guard is the first rev. 1 without an SA, that I have seen.
I saw some other unique parts . One of the more interesting ones was a windage knob with crosshatch checkering.

[EdG]

When would that third trigger guard, -1 (no serifs) SA, have been used?

[RCS]

When gas trap serial number 4016 was discovered not so long ago, the army allowed some collectors to disassemble certain parts to record the data. The follower had the bevels on the bottom (photos) and was also unmarked - maybe a clue as to the serial number range ? Mine came from "Mac" many years ago.

Ed: I had seen the trigger guard C-46025-l SA (without serifs) on rifles in the mid 1940 time period.

[cgroc09]

[RCS]

To upgrade your trigger guard progression as per Billy Pyle's article and Redfield line drawings in issue #77 of "The Garand Stand Report"

C 46025 C-46025 C46025 C46025-1 C46025-1SA C-46025-l SA C-46025-l-SA C-46025-1-SA C-46025-3-SA

[cgroc09]

You are correct. I looked back at some of the old Garand Stand Reports . I now see the diference in the -1-sa guards. I never noticed the different # 1 before. I haven't found a guard marked C-46025, still looking. I'll get a updated picture tonight.

[cgroc09]