This GB seller with listed WRA

[painter777]

Was this the guy who had the Un Quality posted here that was found to have welded up stake marks?

GB LISTING:
Winchester M1 Carbine USGI Highwood Flip Sight WRA : Semi Auto Rifles at GunBroker.com


Forum Post about UN Q:
UN-QUALITY M1 Carbine photos

CH-P777

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[USGI]

Matching lawn chairs - appears to be the same Mike. The front band on the Winchester kind of stands out to me. - Bob

[deldriver]

In a word, Yes! There was quite a stink over on the CMP site about the rear sight on the WRA being fake. Mike kept insisting the sight was real while everyone else said it was fake.

[painter777]

D Driver,
Ok then,
Same guy who ended up selling that same UN-Q on GB with (At first no mention of the welded stake marks. I remember it very well now.

USGI Bob,
Swivel on the GB WRA is a replacement/repro.

JMO,
Charlie-Painter777

[tenOC]

From the auction:

This looks close to being an original but I think the hammer has been replaced. Should be a dog-leg hammer but this Carbine has a later one in it. The square S flip sight looks original to this Carbine.

He put it on GB with this verbiage after being told that the sight is positively a reproduction, leading the reader to assume it's a USGI sight and everything looks original except the hammer. He cussed me in a PM and deleted his CMP for-sale ad when a few people agreed that it's not a USGI sight.

Someone else sent me a PM of the auction where he purchased that recoil plate off GB, but isn't stating it in the description along with the hammer he mentioned.

He's still a currently active poster on CMP.

[painter777]

Now that we've mentioned the Barrel band/swivel, recoil plate and Rear sight........ They just JUMP OUT at you when looking.

That Winchester deserved better.

It once looked something like this:

CH-P777

[Bill Hollinger]

Charlie, thanks for this thread. It really shows the circle these make.

Educate yourselves fellas. We have a great bunch of experts who are more than in the know. If you got questions, ask the great membership here like Painter, Brian Q, JimF4M1, TenOC USGI and many many more. There is always someone on here quick to answer when in doubt.

[cali201]

Ok, but which one has better looking lawn chairs????

[shadycon]

Neather, I don't see a Beer holder! GK