In the 1960s, each hut had four single military bunk beds and a wall-mounted rifle rack for the occupants.įrom about 1970 until 1986, civilian competitors traded M14 rifle parts amongst themselves from these wood huts and from their automobiles. These wood huts were approximately 16 feet square. Most of these wood huts were torn down a long time ago but a few dozen still remain in February, 2005. In the 1960s, they were labeled with automobile license plates to assist the residents in locating their assigned huts. The wood huts had originally been built to house Prisoners-of-War during World War II. Before 1960 until some time in the mid-1970s as many as 3,500 civilians competing at Camp Perry each summer were housed in hundreds of four man wood huts. From the early 1960s until 1974, civilian competitors used the M1 Garand rifle and military shooters were equipped with the M14 rifle. Melvin Smith was at Camp Perry each year during this period selling welded M1 Garand receivers and parts to civilian competition shooters. U USGI parts and bolts were used extensively in Federal Ordnance rifles through at least serial number 88XX.įrom 1960 until at least 1968, men such as Elmer Ballance, Karl Maunz, and Richard Smith participated in the shooting competition at Camp Perry. E Each completed production rifle was proof fired, then tested for functioning by firing three rounds. Federal Ordnance M14 and M14A receivers were heat treated and carburized according to USGI drawing F7790189. Barrel with unfired bore, shiny & strong clean lands, fastened with flash suppressor. M14, with 'as-new' Federal Ordinance receiver, has an about 'as-new' TRW Gl. EL MONTE, CA' receiver markings '3399' electro-penciled on top of bolt - Sights: Front shielded blade Rear knob adjustable diopter - This U.S. FEDERAL ORDNANCE M14 SA 7.62x51mm RIFLE Federal Ordnance model M14 SA 7.62x51mm rifle. 0010 The M14 was developed to replace seven different weapons-the M1 Garand, M1903 Springfield, M1917 Enfield, M1 carbine, M3 submachine gun, M1928/M1 Thompson, and M1918 Browning automatic rifle (BAR).
A rare M14 presentation model, serial No. Constructed of a newly manufactured receiver, that has no selector and select surplus G.I. Semi-automatic version of M-14 service rifle.
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