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Forend heat shield question


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I believe the shields ( and the fore end cut for them ) were added during the pre-WW2 upgrades done just before the A2s were introduced . It could have been a bit eariler , but money was very tight between wars . Anyone know if A1s had the shield ?

Chris

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It wasn't until the M1918A2 that a heat shield was added to the forend of the BAR in US service. On the contrary, the Swedish Kg m/1921, which had a forend which outwardly resembled that of the original version on the M1918 and M1918A1, did have a heat shield installed.

 

http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/kg/swedish_kg2.htm

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