Serial # is 9256XXX. I know it was in a VA police dept It can be entire life and I think it absolutely was created around seventy four-seventy five timeframe. No extra engraving or markings from dept, selector marked safe-semi-auto. Hope that can help the databases Tony. In the event you stumble throughout any info regarding this firearm remember to pass it on. One more thing, it was obtained from Ruben Mendiola, whom I very endorse.

And given that I’m considering it, I must likely go seize the “603 upper guidebook and just slap that info in this thread, Except the hive feels it should be individual.

Off the highest of my head, I believe they begin in the 6XX,XXX array for your earliest, but unquestionably because of the 700,000s You begin seeing A1 marked lowers.

I opened this thread an hour ago, fainted hit my head and now Im awake once again but drooling all over the place. "kalahnikid"

Yeah man they’re magnificent!  He truly took demilled lowers and sent them off to the tool and die maker to generate precise stamps built to do it ideal!

Quoted: It sounds like the first handguards that arrived over the rifle were being swapped out eventually with Brownells handguards. Individuals are the sole replica handguards that have little hex headed screws that maintain the heat shields set up.

This is largely a means of grinding off the lifted mag fence. Note that some sort of early-style pivot pin are going to be expected.

Any sales opportunities on someone who may make an excellent 80% Colt marked decrease? I'm starting off my journey developing a circa-1968 M16A1 and am trying to locate a lessen. I'm enthusiastic about looking to supply a lessen with all the proper Colt markings.

But the desire is still there, so the marketplace has created some really incredibly sophisticated workarounds.

Like the first pins, the first selector switches are almost impossible to search out, so many people will drill a little dimple to simulate the outlet in the latest design and style selector.

Quoted: I built a couple of remarks above on youtube, but I'll area a couple of here much too: I provide the here identical rifle (my serial number is about 200 larger) and I am able to assure you the slip ring and trigger guard on mine are gray and a reliable match towards the upper/lessen receiver, I am also incredibly happy with the decrease roll marks on mine. These are effectively finished and seem like the rest of my colts rifles.  Another place which i would want to make the Colt is making use of an actual A1 decreased NOT a "doctored up" re-machined A2 (just like the Brownells and Other folks).

Rather then remaining marked on the proper facet some H&R barrels have been marked with the unside down MP on the still left facet.  These barrels experienced chrome chamber, so they also experienced the C mark close to the muzzle:

 The markings around the barrel never manage to match the FAQ's which i have discovered.  The sole marking on the barrel is a "C" beneath the handguards.  There is nothing stamped ahead in the FSB.  Notice the obvious barrel vice block marks.  

 "Colt's Firearms Division" markings failed to appear until finally the M16A1 were in use a few years. This one appears additional legit, although it's been overstamped to A2 markings.  Again, I have no photo credit to offer.