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Posted: 7/21/2008 8:02:22 PM EDT
i'm hoping someone here can help me identify an upper receiver i picked up. first it is a slabside receiver. second it has no markings under the rear sight. the only markings i can find are  a small square with a c in it. there is also a small triangle with a small marking inside it i can't make out. these are located at the front of the rec near the threads where where the rifle is assembled.   thanks in advance!
Link Posted: 7/21/2008 8:24:51 PM EDT
[#1]
Its a Colt receiver. If the hole on the front lug is larger than the rear, its a commercial upper. If they're the same size, its GI surplus.
Link Posted: 7/21/2008 8:42:06 PM EDT
[#2]

Quoted:
Its a Colt receiver. If the hole on the front lug is larger than the rear, its a commercial upper. If they're the same size, its GI surplus.


+1

If it is GI surplus, and it has no arrow and "R" beside the rear sight dial, it is a 601.  If it has an arrow and "R" that are engraved (recessed), it is a 602.  If it has an arrow and "R," and they are cast (raised), it is a 604.
Link Posted: 7/22/2008 10:35:57 AM EDT
[#3]
+ 1 for Colt A1
Link Posted: 7/22/2008 10:57:41 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 7/22/2008 12:58:57 PM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:

Quoted:
+ 1 for Colt A1


Not an A1. But it is M16


+1

M16 receivers are slick sided, & A1's are with forward assist & no Brunton Bump (shell deflector).
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