![]() ![]() I have one from the same time period in the 0596xx great rifle. For example, the magazine well on M1A receivers was cut and broached by machine tool after Mr. As Melvin Smith moved to semi-retirement the receiver surfaces noted above were finished by machine. Note that the hand polishing served to enhance the aesthetic appearance but did not add to the functional ability of the M1A receiver. ![]() This cosmetic detailing is evident as late as M1A serial number 062857 but was no longer being done by serial number 064922. Specifically, these areas were: 1) the exterior heel corners on the sides 2) the flat surface aft of the operating rod channel 3) the top surface of the left receiver wall from the cartridge clip guide to the barrel ring 4) the vertical surface on the right side behind the cartridge clip guide all the way back including the windage knob ear 5) the left side of the barrel ring forward of the horizontal scope mount groove 6) the magazine well aft of the feed lips and 7) the top surface of the barrel ring after all machining operations that located off the barrel ring had been done. were given a lot of hand grinding and polishing by Melvin Smith. Not a 1990 product.Ġ00001 to 063XXX Receivers machined by Valley Ordnance Co. However the good news is that you r serial number puts your gun in the golden age of M1A production. ![]() All of the M1A/M14 after 1970 i think were commercial production. But the serial number range you show would still put it out of the military contract and service time frame. CDCM did indeed sell some of the military rifles after they went through a welding process to disable the select fire. ![]() That does't mean that there was not a government contract gun in that range of an earlier production. My reference puts the 005xxxx serial number range in 1990 now that is what would be considered current production Springfields. I know we have a bunch of folks on here that deal with mil surp rifles. I got on another forum, and they were quick to say in their rules "No asking prices/worth". The scope fogged one time, so I took it off. It also has a B-Square mount, and a Bushnell scope on it. It has a TRW bolt, and I don't see any other markings, but I don't really know where to look, and I didn't want to start tearing it apart. Again, from what I have read, I think this might have been one of the early conversions for the sniper program in Vietnam. You can see the filler on the stock from the full auto conversion. All of the sights have National Match stamped on them. From what I have read, it is the "Big Red" stock. All the cartouches, Circle P under grip, Eagle and Stars on side of stock. Month worth of part time teaching (poof) gone in a 5 minute conversation. So I was on a tear of wanting an M1A/M14 rifle, and while I was browsing on the internet, waiting on a flight at AirCare, one of the pilots said "I have one of those". ![]()
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