Got Uzi Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 I was finally able to bring home my NE Small Arms BAR today. It was worth the drive to the FedEx terminal this morning :-) It has a nice early A2 trigger group with the bolt on magazine guides, original bipod, carry handle and even has a 6-44 Auto Ordnace barrel in it! Came with 3 Seymour mags too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate129 Posted July 11, 2021 Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 Looks great! Were the single shots in the video quick trigger work on slow fire or does it have the older semi/full components? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted July 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 Quick trigger on the fast setting. It has the typical 1918A2 Safe, Auto, Fast trigger group. These weapons are just works of art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnat Posted July 11, 2021 Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 AWESOME!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricky9914 Posted July 11, 2021 Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 Looks great! I love my NESA BAR - never had any issues with it. They RUN! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted July 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 Just did the math and found that my BAR receiver was made in Dec of 1943 and it has a barrel in it from June 1944. Wonder why the 6 month gap or was it given a new barrel during its use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoscoeTurner Posted July 11, 2021 Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 Just did the math and found that my BAR receiver was made in Dec of 1943 and it has a barrel in it from June 1944. Wonder why the 6 month gap or was it given a new barrel during its use? Most likely a replacement barrel. My NESA was manufactured Apr 43 and came with a 4-44 AOC barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted July 11, 2021 Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 John,Looks great.Perhaps you can think up some sort of BAR contest for the next plate shoot.Maybe other BAR gunners would be interested.Jim C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted July 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 Be interesting to know why it would have a replacement barrel so soon? The barrel has been on the gun for a really long time as the finish matches. Id have not thought it to be a replacement other than the fact the dates are so far off. JimC-Ill have to think of something. Be possible to get the other local BAR owners interested in a little head to head fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoscoeTurner Posted July 11, 2021 Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 Be interesting to know why it would have a replacement barrel so soon? The barrel has been on the gun for a really long time as the finish matches. Id have not thought it to be a replacement other than the fact the dates are so far off. JimC-Ill have to think of something. Be possible to get the other local BAR owners interested in a little head to head fun? The AOC barrel could have easily been sitting in storage for years before an armorer replaced the original barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted July 11, 2021 Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 Or it could have been the originalGiven the way that NESA operated, i.e. a conglomerate of different manufacturers each producing only a few parts or sub-assemblies, it's entirely possible that the receiver manufacturer shipped a lot of receivers to the final assembler sometime around the beginning of 1944 and AOC shipped the barrels in June. The assembler would simply have mated the first parts that came to hand not necessarily in the order received. This was long before the advent of computerized inventory tracking and scheduling much less just-in-time delivery. Everything was done with pencil and paper and surges and delays inevitably occurred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normal1959 Posted July 12, 2021 Report Share Posted July 12, 2021 Very nice. Pick up one of the 30 round magazines.Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan K Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 Always wanted to shoot a BAR. Pre sample or transferable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted July 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 Its a pre sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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