Help me identify this? - The Firearms Forum

jzdziarski · 05-28-2003, 09:53 PM

The Lower is Essential Arms. I'm trying to identify the upper, or any other markings that suggest this gun was complete (or a complete kit) prior to the ban. The fact that the rear sight is gray suggests to me that it was also EA, meaning it was manufactured before they went out of business in 93.

The cast markings also suggest the upper's quite old. Any comments welcome.

http://www.networkdweebs.com/lower.jpg
http://www.networkdweebs.com/lower2.jpg
http://www.*********.com/auction/Vie...p?Item=9169605

LIKTOSHOOT · 05-29-2003, 05:28 AM

all are Pre-Ban as they went out of business in 1993.
(DPMS bought them prior to the Ban)
lower receiver serial numbers begin with EA
some or all lowers are cast
light gray coloring
rumored that Ruger investment casted the lowers for Essential Arms

jzdziarski · 05-29-2003, 07:52 AM

Yes but EA didn't sell completed rifles, which is why i'm trying to identify the make and possible manufacture date of the upper. If the upper was also EA, then it was most likely sold as a kit and is pre-ban.

LIKTOSHOOT · 05-29-2003, 12:29 PM

do not confuse EA/Eagle Arms/Armalite
they are the ones that sold kits and lowers
and there has been a problem concerning
pre/post ban

yours is preban, as were all

Essential Arms that is

CountryGunsmith · 06-03-2003, 04:47 AM

His concern is whether he can prove the rifle was assembled prior to the ban, and if the upper was built AFTER the ban that would not be possible.

I'm going to agree with the theory that the upper is pre-94, and that the rifle is legitimate.

Whether it is worth the $1300 or not, well, that's an individual decision (to me, no).

05-28-2003, 09:53 PM	#1
jzdziarski Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12	Help me identify this? The Lower is Essential Arms. I'm trying to identify the upper, or any other markings that suggest this gun was complete (or a complete kit) prior to the ban. The fact that the rear sight is gray suggests to me that it was also EA, meaning it was manufactured before they went out of business in 93. The cast markings also suggest the upper's quite old. Any comments welcome. http://www.networkdweebs.com/lower.jpg http://www.networkdweebs.com/lower2.jpg http://www.*********.com/auction/Vie...p?Item=9169605 -->

06-03-2003, 04:47 AM	#5
CountryGunsmith Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Deep Piney Woods of East Texas Posts: 5,116	His concern is whether he can prove the rifle was assembled prior to the ban, and if the upper was built AFTER the ban that would not be possible. I'm going to agree with the theory that the upper is pre-94, and that the rifle is legitimate. Whether it is worth the $1300 or not, well, that's an individual decision (to me, no). __________________ The autonomic nervous system provides for involuntary muscle function - the work of breathing, digestion, and so forth. On some folks, that's a pure waste of ingenuity.

05-29-2003, 05:28 AM	#2
LIKTOSHOOT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,367	all are Pre-Ban as they went out of business in 1993. (DPMS bought them prior to the Ban) lower receiver serial numbers begin with EA some or all lowers are cast light gray coloring rumored that Ruger investment casted the lowers for Essential Arms

05-29-2003, 07:52 AM	#3
jzdziarski Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12	Yes but EA didn't sell completed rifles, which is why i'm trying to identify the make and possible manufacture date of the upper. If the upper was also EA, then it was most likely sold as a kit and is pre-ban.

05-29-2003, 12:29 PM	#4
LIKTOSHOOT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,367	do not confuse EA/Eagle Arms/Armalite they are the ones that sold kits and lowers and there has been a problem concerning pre/post ban yours is preban, as were all Essential Arms that is