At a gunshop today I came across an unusual M14. The reciever heel was marked as an original H&R govt M14. You could see where it was welded just in front of the front reciever legs. The rear legs were cut off and ground down. There was a drawing number on the front of the reciever. I could not find any drawing numbers or makers marks on any other part. The owner said he bought it back in the 70's from another collector. The finish and machining on the other parts did not look to be up to USGI standards. My thought is that someone built up a semi-auto M14 using a rewelded USGI reciever and used foreign parts. The only other markings were light electropen that was near the reciever drawing number. it appeared to be PROC-74.
Any info would be helpful. Thanks
Any info would be helpful. Thanks