JJX Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Hello,Please give me your opinions on this one.This type of damage has been mentioned here before. It is noticeable, but I have seen worse. How serious is the damage to this receiver for safety and function?Does it need repair or will changing to an M3 retaining plate be good enough? Who can perform repairs, even if just for appearance.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Militaria CII Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Someone pounded the crap out of the back of the receiver around the guide rod locating holes. The rear fade of the receiver on these guns was shaped convex and the impact of firing will not "bulge" it to the point where it needs to be beaten back with a hammer. The spine of the weld will need to be ground open slightly, the crack thoroughly cleaned of oil and crud, rewelded and recontoured. The areas around the hammering will need to be weld faced and recountoured. Repark. FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Another Medea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 That looks like a Guide Lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJX Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Someone pounded the crap out of the back of the receiver around the guide rod locating holes. The rear fade of the receiver on these guns was shaped convex and the impact of firing will not "bulge" it to the point where it needs to be beaten back with a hammer. The spine of the weld will need to be ground open slightly, the crack thoroughly cleaned of oil and crud, rewelded and recontoured. The areas around the hammering will need to be weld faced and recountoured. Repark. FWIWThank you very much. Another Medea?No, it is a Guide Lamp. That looks like a Guide Lamp.Good eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Rule of thumb Ive learned about parked M3s and M3A1s....unless they have been refinished in recent history the Ithaca parkerize turns a brownish color with age where as the Guide Lamp turns a dull grey. The weld seam on the back told me it was a GI gun and not a Medea then the color made me say GL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 generally true, but I've seen Medea's with dressed up welds that look good but don't hold up, and not all Gulde lamps were parked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Correct. GL guns were also painted black and some even blued. Correct black guns would only be GLs and same with blued guns. Havent seen Medeas with nice welds on the back of the receiver like GI guns before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eMGunslinger Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Correct. GL guns were also painted black and some even blued. Correct black guns would only be GLs and same with blued guns. Havent seen Medeas with nice welds on the back of the receiver like GI guns beforeIts parked under the paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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