M1 Garand pic thread

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[PattonWasRight]

Very cool. Winchester is the one to have ... they were the first company to be awarded the M1 Garand contract, and they had to scramble to meet it. That's when Springfield came into the picture. Win's had some issues with their stocks requiring hand fitting, and the two did trade some parts to get rifles out the door. So, yours may be more "reality authentic" given its Springfield stock

Thanks for sharing the detailed pics and descriptions!

[MountainRaven]

Very cool. Winchester is the one to have ... they were the first company to be awarded the M1 Garand contract, and they had to scramble to meet it. That's when Springfield came into the picture. Win's had some issues with their stocks requiring hand fitting, and the two did trade some parts to get rifles out the door. So, yours may be more "reality authentic" given its Springfield stock

Thanks for sharing the detailed pics and descriptions!

Considering that I doubt armorers at any or every level (except the factory level) had access to manufacturer-specific replacement parts, I would expect that most WWII production Garands would have been mix-masters by the start of Korea and most Korean War Garands would have been the same by the time the Army put them into cold storage in the 60s.

[Devious6]

Considering that I doubt armorers at any or every level (except the factory level) had access to manufacturer-specific replacement parts, I would expect that most WWII production Garands would have been mix-masters by the start of Korea and most Korean War Garands would have been the same by the time the Army put them into cold storage in the 60s.

Totally agree - we see the same thing with M1 Carbines. They all went through post-war rebuilds where the parts were stripped and put into buns. All bets were off after that as they grabbed parts to reassemble rifles.

[PattonWasRight]

I understand / knew what you're pointing out ... I'm hoping / there may be a chance the stock is original to the rifle. There's some good write ups online on how Winchester & Springfield had to work together / trade parts, sometimes begrudgingly, to keep up the pace. So it is possible the stock is original

OP ... you can look at how tight the edges of bands / ferrules (if that's the right word) ... if very sharp to each other, would support original wood.

[FlaDon]

An SA NFR stock would not have been marked that way at WRA. The markings would have only been done that way at SA. General Norman F. Ramsey was the CO at SA from Oct 8,1944 to Nov 15,1945. That is long after the receiver was made in Jan of 1942. A correct stock would be marked W.R.A./W.B. for when it was inspected at the time it was made.

[Devious6]

An SA NFR stock would not have been marked that way at WRA. The markings would have only been done that way at SA. General Norman F. Ramsey was the CO at SA from Oct 8,1944 to Nov 15,1945. That is long after the receiver was made in Jan of 1942. A correct stock would be marked W.R.A./W.B. for when it was inspected at the time it was made.

Again, I agree here - while parts may have been exchanged, a much more common thing with M1 Carbines, an acceptance stamp would not have been applied until the rifle was fully complete and had been inspected. In any case, you've got a beautiful piece of history. Enjoy it!!

[PattonWasRight]

Ah, whelp, I bow to facts then

[LDB]

Lots of fantastic rifles. Too bad so many of the photos don't work anymore.