I see these advertised,on Boards & at Gun Shows but no markings are present. Are these for real or what? BTW,I did a 30 day search w/no results.

Go to M&A parts. Mil spec uppers. I had one, quality good no markings.

Chris

[url=ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=141117]are FN parts prohibited parts?[/url]

[b]FN[/b] parts normally means they have [i][b]no FN idea[/b][/i] who made the parts and hope you'll buy them anyway.

-- Chuck

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unless someone check with FN USA and to confirm........

Unmarked parts are all FN.

-- Chuck

AFAIK, FN Manufacturing, Inc. (FNMI), the current M16 contractor, cannot sell parts, rifles, etc. to the commercial market.

As I understand it, what is being sold as "FN" parts are parts (hopefully) made by *subcontractors* who make parts for FN, but they have not gone through FN's QC, final machining, finishing, etc.

There is a post somewhere else on AR15.com discussing the new terminology in ads - they no longer claim "FN".  Hmm, you think someone in South Carolina got miffed?

Here's FNMI's web site:

[url]http://www.fnmfg.com/index.htm[/url]

My personal take on this?  The parts may be perfectly fine, but I think it's B.S. to claim they're "FN parts."

Thanks to all for your informative replys. Chuck, yours was price-less.