flynaked
Repo Field Gear Collector
So I’ve got a 41 project going but do not have any barrel bands yet. I am contemplating making some and so I started looking around and now have some questions on the upper bands. The lower bands are all stamped end of story, BUT the upper bands appear to have some inconsistencies. Having handled few examples at most and without specific attention to this detail I am now unsure of the uppers. Most appear to be a deep draw stamping, possibly stamped hot as well. But some almost appear to be of sintered iron construction. It’s hard to tell in pictures but perhaps they have a slightly thicker wall thickness which would most likely be necessary for a sintered iron construction. I flipped through a copy of Hitler’s Garands but did not see any mention of details like this. Perhaps this is a fairly known detail and I have just missed any mention of it?? Looking forward to any input on this and for quick reference have included some pictures from our reference here.