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Eating crow here. Apologies to tal35 fro questioning his judgement on the AR10 barrel. Apparently it is indeed NOS and likely was refinished after storage due to some surface rust.

AR10 barrel can not be new because it has British proof marks along with the Dutch proofs. And pitting underneath a nice coating of mag phosphate. The Dutch proofed the barrel by test firing and put various marks near the barrel extension. The Brit barrel proofs are nearer the muzzle and were done after the rifle was surplussed.

I have seen a post ‘68 import with a US manufacture date of 1985. So there is the possibility of an “immaculate reman”. (Just now invented the term.) Actually saw one where the re-manufacturer claimed to have filled in the AR10 sear hole and then redrilled it.

I did not get it.

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I take the usps money order to my bank and they cash it. I am sure it would blow back on me were it fake. But who is stupid enough to FAFO with a usps mo?

Can of worms. Do not open. I can see several avenues where the AFT might confiscate a MG if they had the correct manufacturer. Examples: faux reweld, post 68 import registered as us made.

All claims in the patent describe an item (receiver, firearm, receiver system) that has a pistol grip and a buttstock of some kind. Claims 6 though 8 referenced above each include claim 1 which requires a pistol grip and a buttstock. This means it is ok to sell the stripped lower but might very well violate the patent if it were to be sold with a grip and stock installed.

Read the patent and it is clear that these lowers are ok to sell. Many patents are acquired as scare tactics are narrow so as to be almost no protection. The patent has three claim groups. Claims 1-9. A receiver body, comprising: an accessory mounting structure; one of an integrally-formed, non-detachable hand grip mounting.... Claims 10-17. A firearm, comprising: an upper receiver body configured for receiving belt-fed ammunition; and a lower receiver assembly attached to the upper receiver body... Claims 18-23. A receiver system, comprising: an upper receiver body configured for receiving belt-fed ammunition; and a lower receiver body including an accessory mounting structure... The patent protection does not apply to a loose lower receiver that does not have a non-detachable hand grip.

Yes, exactly. One problem though. Transfers to a C&R are slow, just like a transfer to a trust. So why not transfer directly to the trust and save 11 months. I have a C&R and have strategically transferred a MG first to a nearly SOT because it would only take several weeks. After that the transfer to my C&R was done taking 11-12 months. The idea was to get it in friendly hands asap. All kinds of catastrophes can happen with a far away seller. (death, dementia, divorce, bankruptcy, imprisonment, insanity, ...)

The sling shown was one actually issued with a Transitional AR10, probably the same rifle. There are subtle differences between the issued slings and those occasionally available on line. It is rare to see such a sling. And the wooden forearm is hand carved. Some are even initialed by the guy that made them back in 1958. There are many AR10's semiauto kit guns with replacement wood, but it is a rare thing to see factory wood like this. And easy to tell the difference.

Watch out. Paypal will reverse any charge where they might be at risk for fraud (not you). They will suck the money out your your account faster than a keno girl. Example: if paypal suspects a stolen credit card was used... I happened to me. I got paid via FF and 20 hours later the money was gone. The credit card was kosher but paypal was nervous.

What state? It might not have traveled far.

Do not keep matching saw cut receiver pieces anywhere near one another.

As was said before, torch cutting is what the ATF requires when a parts set is imported. Therefore it does not apply to this gun. ATF would appreciate you toch cutting the receiver but it is not required. If it were me I would saw cut the receiver and separate the halves. (different zip codes?) Sell the halves separately. Allow an SOT to buy both halves in distinct transactions.