New to me interwar modified backplate

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New to me interwar modified backplate

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Picked this up a little while ago and just finished it. Overall in good shape under the paint but missing the left trigger which I had to make with the help of a friend and his machine shop. Still need good pictures of the aa stock adapter and it's attachment point to the backplate so I can fabricate one of those if anyone has access to one. The paint removal revealed that a bright fire blue had been used on the retrofitted parts so that's what I went back with.


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What a nice restore job that you have done. Nice find and nice work.

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Great work! well done
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I would almost be afraid to use that now - almost! Looks great!
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Does this help?
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Thanks for the pics Mark! What I really need are a couple from the side so I can see how it fits onto the backplate. I am assuming it pins to the backplate through the holes previously used by the old safety?
Thanks again!
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Nice job on the restoration!!!
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