Engineer
June 9, 1999, 04:47 PM
Calling all M1 buffs. You probably get messages like this constantly, but I was hoping someone could help me out.
I have a Korean re-import, 4219xxx block, Springfield manufacture M1 Garand; and the more I look at this thing, the more questions I have. Now, guaranteed that this is not 100% US original but has an interesting collection of misfit parts, can anyone tell me what the following parts would be worth (approximately) in real money to a real collector???
Op-rod: D35382W.R.A (un-cut)
Hammer: C46008-1W.R.A. (!)
Safety: HRA
Trigger Housing: D28290-5-SA
Has a T stamped on the inside of the trigger guard (milled guard with hole at rear).
Bolt: D6528287 IHC (sub contract) U
Gas Cylinder on underside just behind stacking swivel has something that looks like a partial capitol X stamped into it.
I'm considering getting SA parts to replace some of the misfit ones which might indeed be valuable (especially hammer and op-rod). Since this gun was out of country, would "restoring" it to proper SA configuration be worth the time and expense? I read that original SA in 4,200,xxx block are about as rare as gnat's eye teeth.
Thanks in advance to all who can help.
[This message has been edited by Engineer (edited June 10, 1999).]
I have a Korean re-import, 4219xxx block, Springfield manufacture M1 Garand; and the more I look at this thing, the more questions I have. Now, guaranteed that this is not 100% US original but has an interesting collection of misfit parts, can anyone tell me what the following parts would be worth (approximately) in real money to a real collector???
Op-rod: D35382W.R.A (un-cut)
Hammer: C46008-1W.R.A. (!)
Safety: HRA
Trigger Housing: D28290-5-SA
Has a T stamped on the inside of the trigger guard (milled guard with hole at rear).
Bolt: D6528287 IHC (sub contract) U
Gas Cylinder on underside just behind stacking swivel has something that looks like a partial capitol X stamped into it.
I'm considering getting SA parts to replace some of the misfit ones which might indeed be valuable (especially hammer and op-rod). Since this gun was out of country, would "restoring" it to proper SA configuration be worth the time and expense? I read that original SA in 4,200,xxx block are about as rare as gnat's eye teeth.
Thanks in advance to all who can help.
[This message has been edited by Engineer (edited June 10, 1999).]