M1 Garand.. Great bore WW2??

[Jumper]

Hi Guys,

My wife usually doesnt let me play with guns.. HAHA but I got this at my last MOTEL BUY.

Im not much of a US gun collector so if someone could shed some light on this piece Id appreciate it.

The one thing I did find was the receiver serial number for Springfield Armory statest that mine with a # of 3,654,151 was made in FEB-MARCH 1945.

This is where I learned this.. Is this correct?

http://www.fulton-armory.com/tea/m1serial.htm

looking at the other parts Im guessing is just Mismatched rifle since none of them are the same number. I am curious what the "P" means on the stock and the cartouche on the stock as wel.

on the barrel I dont see anyting that says 1945??

There are no importer marks on it which I know is a good thing since I know for the last 20-30 years BLUE SKY was importing these back in the US from Korea.



thanks for any info.

J

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[Johnny Peppers]

The receiver dates to late February 1945, but the rifle has been through rebuild. The barrel date is either June or August of 1953 (6-53 or 8-53). The numbers on the parts are drawing numbers, and would not match. The circled P on the stock is the firing proof, and the eagle in a box is the final acceptance mark. The HRA on the op-rod is for Harrington Richardson who also manufactured the M1 Rifle in the 1950's.
The CMP, Civilian Markmanship Program, has brought quite a few M1 Rifles back to the U.S., and they don't have import marks on them.
Forgot to add, but the boxed eagle Defense Acceptance Stamp (DAS) came into use in the 1953 time period.

[david_4x4]

Looks like a conglomerate of mixed parts. It has a Harrington & Richardson op rod. The Barrel i s Springfield dated 53. The stock is a post war DOD stamped stock with the circle P proof. Trigger housing is post war springfield, bolt is post war springfield, and rear sight is post war.

Just a tip, on garands there's really no "matching numbers". As in nothing will match the serial number. All parts are divided up into their own lot/heat numbers and so forth. Matching garands will have parts with the correct lot numbers etc for the time frame of the receiver mfg date.

[Jumper]

Thanks guys ,

What is the going rate for a missmatched rifle
Like this with some pre 45 parts?

Thanks

[Svt40]

Thanks guys ,

What is the going rate for a missmatched rifle
Like this with some pre 45 parts?

Thanks

It's a good looking rifle with original finish on the receiver and a great bore.

I'd say about $800 would be fair. Gun shop and show prices would be higher, but they never seem too interested in sales.

These can still be bought from the CMP in this condition for about $600.

[Johnny Peppers]

The flood of CMP rifles on the market and the economy has the prices of rebuilds depressed right now.
This rifle was bought through the old DCM when it was a one in a lifetime. The purchaser was lucky enough to get an all original with correct drawing numbers, and I was lucky enough to buy it from him. The receiver dates to March of 1945 with a barrel date of 4-45. It shows dents on the left side of the stock from the op-rod and scratches from windage knobs of other rifles, but otherwise remains in almost unused condition.

[Jumper]

Hey guys.. I noticed this on the bottom of gas tube... looks soldered??

why would anyone do that?

[Johnny Peppers]

Take the stock off and see if there is a weld between the bottom of the barrel and the receiver. This was commonly done to drill rifles, but never saw the gas cylinder welded up. Take your knife point to the weld/solder to see if it is soft like solder. It not, it is probably a stainless steel weld. The gas cylinder is stainless steel.

[scotty1418]

Johnny,

That's beautiful!