TSMGguy

Right. I had laid in a small stash of spare parts for my MP40 but sold most of them off when they were not needed over a period of many years. I have retained an unused spare WaA623 extractor.

A thoroughly mismatched specimen from different manufacturers, with no two serial numbers matching. Looks like the receiver was saw cut just in back of the trunnion and then tack welded back together. The safety has cracks, and the rear sight has been modified. I'd think that the value in this incomplete kit would mostly be as spare parts, but it'll be interesting to watch the auction.

The Norwegian floor plates linked below are a bit pricy but very nice. These have dried up elsewhere. The seller is reliable and diligent. https://genuine-militaria.com/mp40-floor-plate-bottom/

Here ya go! https://www.mp40.nl/index.php?page=serial-database

I've wondered how the now illegal MKS M14 receivers were welded. Apparently, they were beautifully done.

Not gonna happen.

I wish you the best of luck in finding what you're looking for. They're out there!

Nice mag that sold a bit under the going market price. They won't get cheaper.

That site has been moribund for years. I wouldn't expect much.

Bought a few at the H. Cook Sporting Goods in Aurora at about the same time for $125 each. It was Spring or Summer, 1988.

Photos not showing up for me, but you're right, the new extractor should be a slight interference fit in the bolt. It should be easy to seat using a brass or plastic hammer, but then not back out under use.

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Give me the two-letter proof code and I'll look up the manufacture year for you. My own Cimarron Model P US Cavalry, delivered this week, simply has the year, 24, in a circle, instead of earlier year codes. Its action is just as smooth and tight as my Standard Manufacturing SAA SAR7C1, also just purchased. The literature furnished with the Uberti says that the receiver is forged. The Standard's is billet milled from 4140 steel. Great care obviously went into the fitting of both guns.

My own M1928A1, S-3329xxNAC, is interesting in that the records obtained under FOIA show only that it was imported by Numrich, but not from where. I've always assumed that it came from UK unissued Lend-Lease stocks. It is matching and fully US martially marked with US, GEG, RLB, and flaming bomb stamps, but has no UK marks or proofs. The NAC was obviously added.

Hope you'll post pics of yours!