Picked up my first Garand last night from a private seller and I've been trying to decipher this piece of history and learn her story. Rifle is an HRA receiver dating to early 1954 with HRA barrel, SA marked trigger housing and OP rod, and WRA marked bolt. Stock is what I believe to be birch and appears to have what I think is a LEAD stamp meaning it rebuilt in the mid 60's? (There is no electropenciling on the receiver legs). I would love some more info on these parts of the rifle from more knowledgeable folks. Please feel free to correct any mistakes I may have made in interpreting markings.
Where I got a little lost was, when inspecting the chamber and the inside of the trigger housing, I noticed what looked like an old piece of paper on the floor of the trigger housing. I pulled the housing out and sho nuff there is a small (maybe 1"x2") yellowed piece of paper that is glued(?) to the floor. It has no words, just numbers and letters. If anyone knows what these numbers mean and can share the knowledge, I'd be forever grateful. Thanks!
Where I got a little lost was, when inspecting the chamber and the inside of the trigger housing, I noticed what looked like an old piece of paper on the floor of the trigger housing. I pulled the housing out and sho nuff there is a small (maybe 1"x2") yellowed piece of paper that is glued(?) to the floor. It has no words, just numbers and letters. If anyone knows what these numbers mean and can share the knowledge, I'd be forever grateful. Thanks!
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