My rifle (by stamps on receiver) is supposed to be post 1968 and this six-groove barrel on it just may be a Marlin.

Penney purchased 'a truckload' of them and refinished them. of Milwaukee, WI had acquired thousands of surplus GI carbine stocks. An additional 1000 surplus GI carbine barrels, all made by Marlin, were obtained from Numrich Gun Parts in West Hurley, NY. had provided the parts and barrels to Britain as support for the U.S. During these years National Ordnance was run by Penney from his home in Arcadia, CA, and by Arnold from his apartment in Hollywood, CA.Īs an example of the first couple years at National Ordnance, the first 1000 M1 carbines assembled by National Ordnance were with Winchester parts, Winchester barrels, and Winchester I cut stocks they purchased from Britain. The National Ordnance name was not placed on these carbines. Until the patent expired in January 1960, National Ordnance worked with surplus GI carbine receivers and parts, assembled and sold with the names and/or markings of the original manufacturers left in place. Īlso parts of the plane(think turbines) that flew over yesterday, valves in nuclear power plants, the Space Shuttle are investment cast. Reckon anyone will read it? I'll have to get certain permissions for some of the info I'll use but it might bring guns that are left out of the attic. You as I own a part of a particular history although you do not read about it now as many years ago in publications you see everyday. I do still check mine every now and then but except for a little missing bluing there's not a mark on this rifle. I as others have used the term 'pot metal' and have seen cheaply made parts (such as connections on pressure washers) snap but know you cannot judge a book by its' cover. I also know that many firearms that go to the range everyday have many parts-major and minor(never thought a gun has a minor part) that are investment cast.

Investment casting (having started over 5000 yrs ago) must work if properly applied. The company that made(after parts ran out) the receiver is still in existence-at same address- after over 60 years and today holds a BBB rating of A+.

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