Family hand -me -down. Is an original Springfield Armory “sporterized” version sold in the 20s and 30s. This one dates from 1936 if I remember correctly from the serial search. It was given to my Dad by an uncle when he returned from the USMC/Pacific in 1945. He left it to me when he died. Damn thing kicks like a mule.
(How’d our boys shoot thousands of rounds w/ metal butt plates and still have an arm that worked?)
That sort of thing tends to lose it's importance when people are shooting at you.
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