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Posted: 12/12/2023 5:21:10 PM EDT
I came across a small number of m1a mags, most that were open i think had bw & si stamped. But some aint. The older gentleman i bought them from, rather his friend because he had passed, was a colonel in the army in korea & nam. Theres where i figure these are the genuine article. I thought of makin a short video of opening either all of them to prove them or clean off the dust from the packing & just go from there. What do you all think? I dont have pics of yet. Its been a while since ive posted pics on arf & not sure if i can remember how even when i have some. Anyway, thanks for any & alls opinions on this.
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Posted: 12/12/2023 8:46:09 PM EDT
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Do you mean M14 magazines?
The M1A (1971 - now) is a commercial copy of the US military M14 (1957 -1964 as the US service rifle, until now - maybe - as a specialist rifle) |
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Posted: 12/12/2023 9:01:32 PM EDT
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They are still good to go, I have about 1/2 dozen or so unopened and another 10-12 I either opened and used or they were out of the box but never used. They all worked 100%. I have most of the manufacturers.
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AR, USA
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Posted: 12/12/2023 10:03:52 PM EDT
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I wished i could post a pic on here doggonit! Lol! I think they run from 1961-64 or 65 i caint remember right off. Ill most likely sell the ones packaged. Whoever will end up wanting them ill have to just txt them a pic of them i guess.
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Posted: 12/12/2023 10:22:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By crashland73: I wished i could post a pic on here doggonit! Lol! I think they run from 1961-64 or 65 i caint remember right off. Ill most likely sell the ones packaged. Whoever will end up wanting them ill have to just txt them a pic of them i guess. They also had double packs. |
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AR, USA
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Posted: 12/13/2023 6:22:41 AM EDT
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I think one of my already open wrappers has that wrote on it. Too bad it was opened up.
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Posted: 12/13/2023 6:35:14 AM EDT
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I snaggged a couple new in wrap off the EE for mine awhile back. Opened one and left the other unopened but I’ll open it soon.
Mag was perfect inside minus some of the packing stuck to it from 1964 lol |
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AR, USA
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Posted: 12/13/2023 7:21:41 AM EDT
[Last Edit: crashland73]
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Delete, goofed up
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AR, USA
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Posted: 12/13/2023 2:45:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Fordtough25: I snaggged a couple new in wrap off the EE for mine awhile back. Opened one and left the other unopened but I’ll open it soon. Mag was perfect inside minus some of the packing stuck to it from 1964 lol What did you give for them if you dont mind me asking? |
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Posted: 12/13/2023 6:42:24 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Fordtough25]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By crashland73: What did you give for them if you dont mind me asking? $125 shipped for the pair. Believe they’re TRW. |
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Posted: 1/6/2024 5:29:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Fordtough25: $125 shipped for the pair. Believe they're TRW. |
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Posted: 1/6/2024 5:47:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By desertmoon: Photo and post the maker's marks of you don't mind! A lot of folks (including me ) would like to see TRW M14 mags. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By desertmoon: Originally Posted By Fordtough25: $125 shipped for the pair. Believe they're TRW. I don't believe [real] TRW mags ever existed and I have pretty much every manufacturer of them from back in the day. I might be missing one manufacturer but that was because someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse years ago. |
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Posted: 1/8/2024 5:52:44 AM EDT
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crashland73, if you post photos of the wrapper markings or type that information here in this thread, I can check my records to see what contractor made the magazines. I don't have every M14 magazine contract, but I do have a lot of them.
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Posted: 1/8/2024 6:26:37 AM EDT
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Sorry I missed the follow up question! I will take a few pics tonight of the unopened and opened.
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Posted: 1/8/2024 3:31:19 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tsg68]
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My thought is always to sell the collectibles to the collectors and buy the contemporary equivalent to use with the proceeds and pocket the rest. Unless it’s already well used.
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Posted: 2/18/2024 9:18:53 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Strela]
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When I was at Fort Hood in the early '70s we threw boxes of M14 mags in an area lake. Had I only known then what I know now.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 9:22:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Strela: When I was at Fort Hood in the early '70s we threw boxes of M14 mags in an area lake. Had I only known then what I know now. The old timer I knew from the local club (now passed away) was a civilian employee garbage man on the local fort. Lots and lots of surplus parts were dumped in the old post dump. He did salvage a few boxes of M1 and M1 carbine small parts like springs, extractors, firing pins etc. Sad. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:08:59 AM EDT
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While not directly related to the OP's question, I found something a little intriguing recently in the photo collection of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site. There is a Springfield Armory photo of a M14 NM with a ten round magazine. The photo shows the left and right side views with a 10 round magazine inserted into the rifle in both views. The caption is dated 6 April 1962. The TRW M14 NM rifles were manufactured after September 1962. So, the photo is of a Springfield Armory M14 NM rifle. The photo caption reads in part, "RIFLE, 7.62mm, M14 with NATIONAL MATCH APERATURE and 10 ROUND MAGAZINE."
So, my question is, was this 10 round magazine shown in the photograph manufactured at Springfield Armory? AFAIK, this is the earliest dated documentation of a M14 / M14 NM 10 round magazine. |
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