Earlyish 50

[Hotrod]

Boris? What is d.o.m.?

[Boris Badinov]

d.o.m. = Date of Manufacture.

Do you have any fotos of cut in the stock ferule?

[Hotrod]

I shoulda have caught that lol...brain fart. Here's the pics

[Hotrod]

Maybe a bit better pics

[Boris Badinov]

Ferule appears to have been made for a blade bayonet. Not definitive, but it's pretty good indication IMO that original bayonet for this rifle was a blade.

Interesting.

[Justin Hell]

if only there was a way to x ray under the stock ferrule to see if the barrel was notched for a top pin for a spike ferrule originally.  I doubt either of us will knock it off to see.

I am very glad to see the pinned magazine....mine is as good as it's gonna get, and I have one less unicorn to hunt.

If you happen to have a micrometer, the length and diameter of the latch pin's pin would be a great piece of data for a guy like me. I keep hoping mine will just fall out of the trigger group or the recoil spring....so far, no dice.

[Hotrod]

Just checked Justin. I'll need to get a battery for my micrometer. Maybe this weekend

[Bubbazinetti]

if only there was a way to x ray under the stock ferrule to see if the barrel was notched for a top pin for a spike ferrule originally.  I doubt either of us will knock it off to see.

I am very glad to see the pinned magazine....mine is as good as it's gonna get, and I have one less unicorn to hunt.

If you happen to have a micrometer, the length and diameter of the latch pin's pin would be a great piece of data for a guy like me. I keep hoping mine will just fall out of the trigger group or the recoil spring....so far, no dice.

It is possible to x-ray the barrel through a industrial radiologist but it is cost prohibitive or out of reach for most folks.