I posted before I saw yours Jack and Bill. Thanks for weighing in again. As soon as I have it in hand, I will let you know. Thanks Bill for your opinion again too. Fun stuff.
Jack, on that m14 that I posted, I think it's within the timeframe of the original Micarta that the shop ran out of in 65. Judging the large rivets on the JRB splitback sheath. According to the Randall catalog, dark brown Micarta wasn't available till 63. So they should both be within 2-3 years at most I would think.
