Rescued Springfield receiver

[FluffyTheCat]

I bought a Springfield Armory Garand receiver this past February. The poor receiver was totally devoid of finish and it had been cruelly sandblasted.

So I had the receiver re-parkerized and it looked much better. But you could tell that it had been sandblasted by a maniac and you could tell that the heel was pitted.

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I sent the receiver to my buddy and he installed a barrel. He also rubbed the receiver down with oil and 0000 steel wool. It looks great now.


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In a week or so, this rifle will be assembled into another working M1. I can hardly wait.

[timshufflin]

You could take it to an engraver and have the heel "restored".

[Old Guard]

You could take it to an engraver and have the heel "restored".

Explain, Maybe, as in tracing out the old letters? the white lettering made it look better too?