please. I am in the middle of a deal for a PAL M4. It is being sold by an very honest dealer who believes it to be original. The pommel appears to me to be painted which would indicate an arsenal rebuild, therefore not original. What do you guys think. Here are pics of the pommel & guard. I can supply more pics of the rest of the bayo, but I wanted to leave a little bandwidth for the rest of you guys.

 

 

 

Thanx, butch

I see no signs of the pommel having been re-peened which would indicate that it had been disassembled in which case it would probably have replaced parts and/or had been refinished. What I can see in your pic looks original.

I see no signs of the pommel having been re-peened which would indicate that it had been disassembled in which case it would probably have replaced parts and/or had been refinished. What I can see in your pic looks original.

 

Thanx Greg. I appreciate the help.

Mr. Jitters,

Looks like we have twins! Looks great! I hope you can get it for $25.00 too!

 

Mr. Robinson,

Would love your opinion on my PAL posted just below. Its the same deal with the pommel possibly painted but it looks like the peen was never messed with. One rivet on the pommel is peened and one is not. I am leaning toward the latch being fixed on that side and the original tapered pin was not messed with. Your thoughts?