This is my first M1 Garand, got it last night in a trade. The M1s gas system is the reason for this. In September 1955, IHC’s parent company negotiated a sale of the Evansville facility to the Whirlpool Corp. To add insult to injury, the sales contract mandated that Whirlpool take possession of the plant in January 1956. Your springfield armory made M-1 Garand with serial number 5,843,454 was produced in the year 1955.

AirPower Member. among the last M1 Rifles assembled including many National Match Rifles.

serial numbers, particularly in the range of 2,305,800 to 2,533,400 range.

Once production was underway, a plethora of functioning glitches arose, including a serious jamming problem that completely shut down the assembly line for three months until the cause could be discovered and a remedy devised. It was shipped clean, without packing in a cardboard box.

This resulted in IHC having to negotiate an early “buyout” of the final contract. 0: 1400.00: 08/19/2020 CMP WW2 M1 Garand manufactured June 1945 (C&R - NO RESERVE) 0: 1400.00: 07/21/2020 WW2 1944 Springfield M1 Garand correct! It also, uncharacteristically, stamped the barrel channels with a three- or four-digit number (below). Reparkerizing, beautiful walnut stock.

While a few H&R Garands were also shipped to some allied nations, for some reason during this period, the bulk of these rifles seemed to be from International Harvester. Whether your M1 becomes a safe queen or a competition-winner, you’ll Plenty of ammo is available and 30-06 for the M1 is not difficult to hand load. At the conclusion of World War II, the M1 Garand had garnered a well-deserved reputation as the best standardized service rifle of the conflict. The Department of Defense established a policy of geographic dispersion of vital defense production to mitigate vulnerability to a nuclear strike. Taxpayers even paid a few dollars each to have them run through a huge chipper.I currently & everlastingly own a M1 Garand rifle. In fact if you wish to keep yours as is, they sell a completely restored rifle they have to as new including wood for $1000.I have three Springfields, one Winchester, one H&R and one International Harvester. Mostly where metal contacted metal. The Greek surplus ammo, that the CMP sold, seems to be drying up. You may get an out-of-battery ignition, which usually wrecks the rifle and can kill the shooter.

1944 – 1945 . The 1/2”-tall Defense Acceptance Stamp (top) replaced the “crossed cannons” in October 1953. I took it a local Garand expert who conducts M1 classes at the gun club–he says I was lucky because the barrel and bore are in excellent shape for what it probably went through. IHC contracted with other manufacturers to complete its rifles. I will be trying the new Leupold Freedom RDS 1 moa red dot on it shortly.Wow! Holding an M1 Garand, you can’t help but wonder, “Where did this rifle see action? New rods have not been made for decades. the last reported/observed serial numbered receiver. His an H&R Garand mine a Remington made bolt action 3006. Springfield M1 Garand Six Digit serial number. Garands should be a healthy portion of your retirement portfolio.I haven’t had my M1 for very long, but I already love it. When I objected to his action he just grunted and rode off. ormat, IHC chose to stamp them with a format consisting of four even lines. thanks for your article TomMy father in law and I each bought rifles from CMP several years ago. Except for very early examples, the barrels made under subcontract for International Harvester can be identified by a punch mark between the “LMR” and the drawing number.The majority of barrels used by International Harvester were made by Line Material (“LMR” marked), although some Springfield barrels were used, mainly very early and, again, near the end of the company’s M1 rifle production program.The major components such as the bolt, operating rod, trigger housing, hammer, gas cylinder lock screw and rear sight windage and elevation knobs were generally marked “IHC” along with the appropriate drawing number and/or subcontractor initials. Springfield Armory ramped up its Garand production line as quickly as possible, but additional sources were needed. Prior to the late 1970s, IHC M1s were rather hard to find on the domestic civilian market as compared to those made by other manufacturers.

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