azboater Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 My recently acquired C&R Winchester Lens Lease British Proofed M1918 B.A.R. Is still in original Semi/AutoConfiguration it arrived with A2 furniture including A2 Tripod, foregrip, & Firestone composite buttstock it also has a Korean War 1953 dated HSA barrel installed it also arrived with an original set of M1918 wooden Furniture foregrip and stock Question: can the original furniture, buttstock & foregrip be installed with no issues being that it is not an original barrelAnd any buttstock issue with possibly a buffer conflict?Thanks in Advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annihilator Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Why should it be a lend and lease when it has a 1953 dated barrel ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azboater Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Ummmm.......It got replaced sometime after it returned from England?Just a guess...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annihilator Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 You should check if it is really select fire, if not, then it probably has a long buffer installed, the genuine 1918 had a short buffer. I do not know if the long buffer fits in a WW1 wooden stock. Others on this forum sure will know. As for the hand guard, they are interchangeable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azboater Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Yes it is single fire F & Auto fire A as in M1918Fired it yesterday and today no hiccupsIt is Not slow/Fast auto fire as an M1918A2So your saying I could have the original buffer that fits the wooden stock? Does the M19A2 stock work with the original M1918 model buffer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 AZ,Should be no problem installing original wood.I tend to think someone liked the looks of the A2 better than the 1918, so they switched stocks, had it parkerized, and replaced the barrel.I did the same thing with my OOW semi BAR. I removed the beautiful walnut stock and installed a Korean era composite stock.If I decide to sell it, I'll switch back.My Winchester is also a lend lease and retained the semi/full feature.Since you gun is still semi/full its doubtful the buffer was messed with.Jim C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azboater Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 AZ,Should be no problem installing original wood.I tend to think someone liked the looks of the A2 better than the 1918, so they switched stocks, had it parkerized, and replaced the barrel.I did the same thing with my OOW semi BAR. I removed the beautiful walnut stock and installed a Korean era composite stock.If I decide to sell it, I'll switch back.My Winchester is also a lend lease and retained the semi/full feature.Since you gun is still semi/full its doubtful the buffer was messed with.Jim CJim,Exactly what I was looking for, Thanks!Annihilator: Thanks for the input also appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azboater Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Jim,Another question, since you have one, were these lend lease guns Parkerized before or on return from being sent overseas by the US?Or did M1918 guns remained original blued?Mine is so uniform it looks Arsenal refinished not civilian parkedBut I don’t have proof either wayThanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 AZ,My Winchester has original blued finish and so has most lend lease guns that I have seen photo's of.I believe these guns were imported by dealers and upon return were never in custody of the US govt. Therefore I believe your gun was civilian parkerized.If your gun had a hand stamped A2 and converted to fast /slow, then it may have been done by the US military.My gun looks like it sat in a warehouse in England.Perhaps your gun saw field use by the Home Guard and had much finish wear and perhaps worn rifling. That would explain everything.Jim C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azboater Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 AZ,My Winchester has original blued finish and so has most lend lease guns that I have seen photo's of.I believe these guns were imported by dealers and upon return were never in custody of the US govt. Therefore I believe your gun was civilian parkerized.If your gun had a hand stamped A2 and converted to fast /slow, then it may have been done by the US military.My gun looks like it sat in a warehouse in England.Perhaps your gun saw field use by the Home Guard and had much finish wear and perhaps worn rifling. That would explain everything.Jim CThanks Jim, appreciate the follow upNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmagee1917 Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 The WW1 barrel went from fat at the reciever to thin for the rest of the way quicker than the A2 barrels . Check the top cut out to see if there is enough elbow room to fit . If not , it prob'ly be fitted without too much work .Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerslayer Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 You can put an A2 stock on an original 1918...but not the other way around. You won't get an A2 buffer tube into a 1918 stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmagee1917 Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 You can put an A2 stock on an original 1918...but not the other way around. You won't get an A2 buffer tube into a 1918 stock. True , the tube sticks out of the earlier , shorter , 1918 stock . But in this case , he may have the original 1918 tube in the gun , in which case it would fit .Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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