I wish these early WRA bullet guides were parts of my collection, but they're not. These belong to Bubba.
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Trying to bring them 100% correct . I have one of them 95% or better and the other two are 85-90% correct. I had to use the bullet guides with the WRA handstamped on two of them . All of the follower and slides are Winchester with early slides ( to the best of my knowledge ) .
I still need ,
2 numbered rear handguards
1 type 1 follower rod , winchester
2 sets original keystones
and it's a toss up on the rear handguard clips if they had holes or not, at least at these serial numbers
Bubba
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Punch mark has always been a misconception about a part being WRA. SA hardness tested too. It is a poor indicator. Machining marks too have been an over assessment, as SA had some poor machining as well.
Remember the general sequence at SA was B-, then B space then B no space. The first WRA rifle was B no space, thius making it illogical (not impossible) that WRA would have gone back and put in a dash.
No original WRA rifle has surfaced with a B-8875 bullet guide, however SA rifles have.
Many early SA parts have a blue color, however it is not Dulite. Look at an early Type I SA follower rod, it is likely blued.
Lastly, if you look at the fonts between a B-8875, a B8875 and a B8875 W.R.A. (hand stamped) only the latter two are the same. Only after WRA converted to the roll stamped B8875W.R.A. did the font change.Last edited by Pederson; 09-25-2015, 05:12 AM.
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Thank you. All makes sense to me. That is what I was thinking too but I noticed a parts seller was selling an early part as Winchester. I have understood the punch mark for a long time and could not figure why WRA would use a 1939ish marking system B-8xxx but other characteristics were almost the same. I don't think the part is Dulite either. It is old but it does not have that certain hue that Dulite normally has. Thanks again for the detailed and logical response.
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