Yo! I got the rail below from a guy who swears up and down that it is genuine. Can anyone confirm? I really cannot tell. If it is the real deal, it’s an older model (4-5 years?).
A section of rail from my CASV is held for comparison.
Why not just drop the good folks at Daniel Defense a line and ask them?
Yours does look slightly different from the pictures on DD’s site but yours could just be, as you suggest, an old sample. On yours I notice the different font, issues with spacing on the fonts, and most obvious of all is the lack of numbering on the rails (ie, L19-L39).
Here’s the M4 9.5FSP as shown on their site:
Already did! Yet to hear back…a member on another forum told me to chime in here.
Yours does look slightly different from the pictures on DD’s site but yours could just be, as you suggest, an old sample. On yours I notice the different font, issues with spacing on the fonts, and most obvious of all is the lack of numbering on the rails (ie, L19-L39).
Very attentive on front slots / spacing. You’re the first person to notice.
I know for a fact that DD manufactured this rail without numbers and with this type of text, but the spacing in the front that you mentioned is still different from the only picture I can find of the older model…thus, my inquiry.
Got a quick response from DD–it’s genuine. Thanks!
Glad to hear it! Enjoy your rail.