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emcon5 · October 13, 2012, 03:51 PM

SAA is San Antonio Arsenal

Probably reworked late in the war, the barrel is Springfield Armory made in Nov 1942.

Marines still used them at the start of the war, who knows, that rifle may have been carried ashore in Guadalcanal.

October 13, 2012, 03:51 PM	#3
emcon5 Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 1999 Location: High Desert NV Posts: 2,850	SAA is San Antonio Arsenal Probably reworked late in the war, the barrel is Springfield Armory made in Nov 1942. Marines still used them at the start of the war, who knows, that rifle may have been carried ashore in Guadalcanal.