m38a1 blackout light guard was it the same?

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m38a1 blackout light guard was it the same?

Post by rondo » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:03 am

need a m38a1 black out light guard, have the light. were these the same for MB and M38?
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Re: m38a1 blackout light guard was it the same?

Post by Joe Gopan » Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:48 am

As far as I can tell the M-38, M-38A1 and MB Used the same BOD Guard, however, they do use different Willys and ORD Part Numbers.
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Re: m38a1 blackout light guard was it the same?

Post by wilfreeman » Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:01 pm

The early M38a1 used the flat bar type of B.O. guard. The later ones used the stamped type like the more common M151 and M35. I'm not sure of the year they changed.
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