Springfield M1 Garand

[indyjohn]

You can spend hours here:

Garand Collectors Association | For Shooters and Collectors of the M1 Garand Rifle

thegca.org

It's tough to determine where his rifle has been because those kind of records were never kept. But he can be proud that he owns an honest to God piece of American history!

 

[DadSmith]

You can spend hours here:

Garand Collectors Association | For Shooters and Collectors of the M1 Garand Rifle

thegca.org

It's tough to determine where his rifle has been because those kind of records were never kept. But he can be proud that he owns an honest to God piece of American history!

Thank you I'll pass this link on to him. He is very proud of it. I'm happy for him. Something he can pass down to his children with pride.

 

[Mongo59]

Just hold an M1 and you know it is something special.

 

[LarryC]

Another vote for CMP. My youngest son and I went to Port Clinton a few years ago. We both purchased an M1. At the time they had a "CMP Special" which was a rifle with the original barrel that gaged "as new". As I recall they were near $1K each. These are Korean vintage.

We could have saved a trip however as the only difference we saw in the rack were the stocks - these were all new stocks so we picked out the ones we felt had the nicest grain.

By the way it pays to have the rifle shipped to Indiana rather than pick it up there - if picked up you have to pay the sales tax for the state. Shipping was way cheaper! Got them within 3 -5 days as I remember.

I have another Garand I picked up at a gun show - traded a Colt 22LR AR I won at a raffle (+ some cash). Oddest thing was that gun operated perfectly, but when I dissembled it I found the OP rod spring was broken into several pieces!