This came from the late Irl Otte in 1990, far from complete. It took until 2002 when I found the hand guard that had
the ferrule with the lip from a friend in TX. At the time that I bought this from Irl, he was working on s/n 42684 which
had been sporterized. Years ago some people would sporterize a gas trap rifle, cut the bayonet lug off, add a recoil
pad, install different sights, maybe dump the springs for a modern spring, any number of things to make it look better
(and ruin the value).
the ferrule with the lip from a friend in TX. At the time that I bought this from Irl, he was working on s/n 42684 which
had been sporterized. Years ago some people would sporterize a gas trap rifle, cut the bayonet lug off, add a recoil
pad, install different sights, maybe dump the springs for a modern spring, any number of things to make it look better
(and ruin the value).
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