Orlando Posted December 28, 2017 Share #26 Posted December 28, 2017 Sorry to tell you but there is no book published that covers all the info on how to identify WRA parts. It comes from years of handling original rifles and talking to established long time collectors Just to give you a idea here are just a couple WRA parts, no drawing numbers ,letters etc Op rod catch identified by the round cuts by the accelerator WRA firing pins identified by the cut by the end of pin WRA buttplate identified by the checkering and offset hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted December 28, 2017 Share #27 Posted December 28, 2017 Sorry to tell you but there is no book published that covers all the info on how to identify WRA parts. It comes from years of handling original rifles and talking to established long time collectors Just to give you a idea here are just a couple WRA parts, no drawing numbers ,letters etc Op rod catch identified by the round cuts by the accelerator http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Garandlover/media/Winchester%20Parts/DSC08267_zpss20hc7vb.jpg.html WRA firing pins identified by the cut by the end of pin http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Garandlover/media/DSC08821_zpsxibg7pxs.jpg.html WRA buttplate identified by the checkering and offset hole http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Garandlover/media/misc/DSC00931_zpsbrtwtgbe.jpg.html You will have to post here directly.Outside photo hosts don't work on the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted December 28, 2017 Share #28 Posted December 28, 2017 OK ,Lets try this again Again, these are just a very few of the many unmarked parts found on a WRA garand, you have to know what to look for and be able to identify the manufacture. There are also different variations of these parts for different serial ranges These parts are not covered in books. Books generally just reference parts with drawing numbers. Even if you are able to identify all the parts as WRA you have o be able to make sure they all belong on the rifle for the serial range Easy isnt it Op rod catch identified by the round cuts by the accelerator WRA firing pins identified by the cut by the end of pin WRA buttplate identified by the checkering and offset hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewfinderGyrene Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share #29 Posted December 29, 2017 OK ,Lets try this again Again, these are just a very few of the many unmarked parts found on a WRA garand, you have to know what to look for and be able to identify the manufacture. There are also different variations of these parts for different serial ranges These parts are not covered in books. Books generally just reference parts with drawing numbers. Even if you are able to identify all the parts as WRA you have o be able to make sure they all belong on the rifle for the serial range Easy isnt it Op rod catch identified by the round cuts by the accelerator DSC08267_zpss20hc7vb.jpg WRA firing pins identified by the cut by the end of pin WRA buttplate identified by the checkering and offset hole butt.jpg I appreciate the clarification Orlando but when I made reference to the "w" stampings I was referring to Carbines, not Garands. All I can say after the fantastic insights given is that my only hope would be to find a knowledgeable researcher/collector like Doyler mentioned, who would be able to go over it piece-by-piece to teach me what is correct for WRA/different s/n rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewfinderGyrene Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share #30 Posted December 29, 2017 Like I said at the beginning I'm most interested in finding a WRA wartime Carbine, not as much a Garand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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