I have an M1 that was made in 1944. Got it from the CMP, one of the ones that was loaned out to Greece and returned. Some dumbass in Greece carved his name into the stock.
When I got it, it was full of that damn Cosmoline, but after taking it apart and cleaning all that crap out, and refinishing the stock, it's good to go.
22 posted on 10/05/2013 7:22:15 AM PDT by real saxophonist
(Rock, paper, scissors, GUN. I win.)
PS - Off topic and not firearms related, but I played my dad's 1942 Conn 6M 'Naked Lady' alto saxophone for a long time. The artwork on the bell looks like this:
Things last a long time.
30 posted on 10/05/2013 7:39:57 AM PDT by real saxophonist
(Rock, paper, scissors, GUN. I win.)