It's a Gemsco  - Post #39 & #40  

Does any one know where you can look up new york state conspicuous service cross award card for FREE?  I do know Ancestory.com has them but i do not have have account

This is actually a bit of a rabbit hole.   The correct carburettor for a G503 jeep is the Carter 539S, which has 8 patent numbers and some other details on all major parts that set it apart from post-war ones.  The 596S which appeared on the Aug. 1945 Carter Bulletin as used on the Agri-Jeep (and later on the very early CJ2A) also has 8 patent numbers. The 698S, which apparently appeared in 1948 in the Carter service bulletins, has the 12 patent numbers on the bowl.   The 539S, 596S and 698S all use the same cast-iron throttle body, which is stamped with '407' on the bottom. Other, similar Carter carburettors used slightly different throttle bodies (usually the 458 or 505). Those cast throttle bodies all share a common weakness though: the steel throttle shaft runs straight through these bodies using unbushed holes, and after 80+ years those holes are often worn out enough to cause an air leak. The most common (and relatively simple) fix is to have a machineshop drill out those holes and put in a brass bush, made to size to the throttle shaft (which is much harder than the cast iron and usually still perfectly usable). Note that these throttle bodies were plated/parkerized and are a very dark, dull grey in colour, not painted.   So, the 12-patent bowl really is post-war, but it will function just fine and will bolt on any MB/GPW/CJ2A/M38 block. While other than details the 539S and 698S appear the same, there are undoubtedly a few differences that made the 698S more suitable for civilian use.   I have a small box of various (in)complete Carter carburettors of various types and parts, and found enough bits and pieces to assembly an almost complete, original WW2 539S. As said before, I have asked a friend who has a lot of experience with these to rebuild it for me.   Which reminds me I need to get the 2 studs to mount the carburettor to the inlet manifold, but these seem a bit hard to find... as usual 🤭    

I thought I would share this rifle that I picked up this morning (especially being Memorial Day weekend). It is a nice Winchester Garand made in April 1944 with solid stock with DAS stamp and an obvious rebuild post war.. Many parts are Winchester including the trigger housing, follower, hammer and operating rod. The bolt is HRA and the barrel is also HRA with a date of 12/51. The muzzle reads right at 1 so I hope this one will be a good shooter. If anyone notices anything else about the parts I would be happy to hear. I haven't given it a thorough "going over" yet but noticed it certainly needs a good coat of grease on the appropriate as it looks bone dry. So, enjoy memorial Day as we remember those who gave all.  

Pictures of the accompanying German patches which were in the group 

Thank you…..that makes….I bought these two (2) ovals with two (2) German bullion paratrooper patches and based upon the above website history….all four (4) pieces/patches fall into places and that timeframe.   Again, Thank you…..the items must have come from a German Bundeswehr paratrooper veteran estate who served in the 1950s

58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Group  

Information on Fort Mojave cemetary   https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=2cb24a8028a1d29ad30d845c0d8b8784d96aa880ed048c4baf78677b90386b1cJmltdHM9MTc3OTQ5NDQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=090314c8-1a7e-6b3a-0591-02761bec6a11&psq=fort+mojave+camp+cemetary&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9nZW5lYWxvZ3l0cmFpbHMuY29tL2FyaXovbW9oYXZlL2Z0bW9oYXZlY2VtLmh0bWw

A truly great grouping! The helmet is stunning! Especially since it is painted instead of done with tape (often times they would get used helmets and wouldn't paint them directly, but rather use tape to "draw") :) I like the BDUs with shirt sleeves! Are those the ones where the cuff was attached to the short sleeve (I think, those might have been issue) or was it a tailor-job? When did the father serve? In the 1980s presumeably? I hope, the son recovered well!   Cheers, Jules