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December 30th, 2010, 06:21 PM
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#1 | | Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hawaii
Posts: 3,919
| Pics are UP!!!
As promised, the pictures of M1A's #000376 and #000377 are up! I got away from work a little early today and wanted to make good my promises...
Seeing the two rifles together is a thrill! The look and appearance of both are striking... but you be the judge...   
M1A #000377 is in the front and the M1A #000376 is in the back.   
I hope you enjoy the pics! And keeping to forum rules, I posted only 6... but there are more... 
Aloha and Happy Holidays!!!
Tom O.
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December 30th, 2010, 07:05 PM
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#2 | | Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 2,432
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Wow, both rifles are just plain gorgeous!!! I'm OD green with envy.
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December 30th, 2010, 07:37 PM
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#3 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: PNW
Posts: 1,826
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A pair of beauties!! You must be a proud Dad!!
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December 30th, 2010, 07:44 PM
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#4 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bellflower CA.
Posts: 1,982
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Those serial numbers so cool. You just don't see that very often. They are beautiful and the only thing wrong is that I don't own them. Thanks for the post and it would not hurt my feelings if you posted a few more pics.
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December 30th, 2010, 07:56 PM
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#5 | | Lifer
Join Date: Nov 1978 Location: Kihei, Hawaii
Posts: 6,347
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Looking good braddah!
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December 30th, 2010, 09:32 PM
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#6 | | Lifer
Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Northern Ca
Posts: 2,488
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Sequential serial numbers, that is too cool. Excellent score.
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December 30th, 2010, 10:02 PM
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#7 | | Grunt
Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kaneohe HI
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Man those are gorgeous. I would love to see those at Koko Head!
Are those the stocks they came with or the special type of stocks I have seen on your webpage?
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December 30th, 2010, 10:45 PM
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#8 | | Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hawaii
Posts: 3,919
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Again, Thanks for those nice remarks... it is deeply appreciated.
The stocks pictured are the stocks that #000377 was put in and the stock that came on #000376. Just by chance they are so similar in wood, grain and finish... just a coincidence.
I have not stripped both rifles down to do a full comparison, but both rifles have SAK NM barrels but that is about all I know for now.
I will gauge and inspect the rifles at the first chance I get.
Again, thanks for being so supportive!
Aloha and Happy Holidays!
Tom O.
The NEW YEAR is coming!
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December 31st, 2010, 12:03 AM
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#9 | | Lifer
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: mountain west
Posts: 3,046
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WOW. what's the story? have you posted it in another thread?
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December 31st, 2010, 12:07 AM
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#10 | | Old Salt
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Salem, Or
Posts: 1,863
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Great looking rifles, I was wondering how far apart they were distance wise before there reunion?
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December 31st, 2010, 01:02 AM
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#11 | | Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hawaii
Posts: 3,919
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The original thread is here... http://m14tfl.com/upload/showthread.php?t=92738 .
At the time I purchased these rifles, #000377 was in Florida and #000376 was in Hawaii! The person in Florida did not say how he came to be in possession of his rifle, but there is a history of how the 376 came into the hands of the person in Hawaii.
If only the rifles themselves could talk... I would love to know the history of each of these rifles.
Aloha and Happy Holidays,
Tom O.
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December 31st, 2010, 03:56 AM
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#12 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northern KY
Posts: 1,251
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Nice pair and your wood looks good too. Man that almost don't sound right to say to another man. You are a lucky man to find a set like that.
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December 31st, 2010, 04:32 AM
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#13 | | Fire Team Leader
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NE Florida
Posts: 175
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Congrats on your latest DEVINE purchase, Tom. How many is that now, FIVE? If you keep this up, you'll soon have one of your homemade rifle racks dedicated only to Devine's! 
Special pic request please: I'm anxious to see pics of your barrel markings on each and their positions on the barrels.
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December 31st, 2010, 06:33 AM
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#14 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: texas
Posts: 633
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Nice pair! They look good together.
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December 31st, 2010, 07:05 AM
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#15 | | Lifer
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Posts: 7,810
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Tom, are there any Texas address barrel markings on serial number 000376? Congrats, BTW.
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