Hello!
I came across what I think is a reasonably priced M1941 for sale near me and am looking for some information. Firstly it is Sn# 6820 (no prefix letter). If one of you wizards with access to the surviving logbooks could give me some information as to the rifle's original part serial numbers I would be so appreciative!
Secondly, this example is lacking a bayonet lug and as far as i can tell it does not have any machining on the barrel to indicate that it had one or could accept one. It does have military style sights (post with protective wings) rather than the sporter hooded post. Could this be a re-barrel or possibly a sporter version? Looks like a parkerized receiver as well as a metal butt plate so i'm not sure. It also looks like it has a rear notch site rather than an aperture. I didn't get a good enough look (will go back in a few days to really do a more thorough inspection) but were there ever notch sites issued with these? I guess the other option would be someone cut an aperture in half to make a notch or perhaps DIY'ed a missing aperture in their shop. Who's to say but i'm curious for any thoughts.
Thank you all for your time, I am super glad that this community exists and that I can be here!
