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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 1680889" data-attributes="member: 7157">The stock sounds to have been through the rebuild program at the Augusta Arsenal, Georgia; the &quot;K&quot; was one of a number of code letters used by the arsenal.&nbsp; Is there no DOD &quot;chicken and stars&quot; cartouche on the left side, below the receiver?&nbsp; It&#039;d be interesting to know if there&#039;s a letter code and date electro-penciled into the receiver leg on the right-hand side, but that would be visible only if you field-stripped the M1 and removed the barreled receiver from the stock.The bolt is the typical post-war &quot;65&quot; series production;&nbsp; the B-2-0 is the heat lot code.&nbsp; The barrel again is a &quot;65&quot; series issue, and the date seems to indicate it could well be the original one.&nbsp; If you need a gauge to measure the muzzle erosion and throat wear, I have one.So far, so good&nbsp; <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 1680889, member: 7157"] The stock sounds to have been through the rebuild program at the Augusta Arsenal, Georgia; the "K" was one of a number of code letters used by the arsenal. Is there no DOD "chicken and stars" cartouche on the left side, below the receiver? It'd be interesting to know if there's a letter code and date electro-penciled into the receiver leg on the right-hand side, but that would be visible only if you field-stripped the M1 and removed the barreled receiver from the stock. The bolt is the typical post-war "65" series production; the B-2-0 is the heat lot code. The barrel again is a "65" series issue, and the date seems to indicate it could well be the original one. If you need a gauge to measure the muzzle erosion and throat wear, I have one. So far, so good :) [/QUOTE]

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