I guess I should mention, I had $750 in the two guns that I traded, and the Garand was marked $899 (of which they came down $100 on the price). I know the CMP would have been a better route, but I’m impatient, and impulsive. Also feel free to laugh at me for the two-fer deal. I would appreciate any feedback on the markings. I don’t see an import mark, but I figure I’ll find it when I disassemble the rifle after getting my book. Otherwise, I no nothing about the Garand, so I can’t comment on the other parts yet. It appears to be walnut based on the dark color. Is there an easy way to tell if this is an American military stock, or something other. I can find no markings on it so far except for a serial number 9231 on the buttstock. Are these Springfield manufacture? The stock is fairly rough, but a nice dark military looking color which I like.
What I can say from a quick look over the gun barrel marked S-A-1-52, and I the bolt is marked D28287-19SA 0-15. Anyway, I know next to nothing about Garands, but I have a book ordered which should be here in a day or two.
I should have held out, and sold these guns, and then got a Garand, but I went for the deal. Of course they were more interested in this, and were willing to make a trade with no money exchanged. So, I decided to try a “two-fer” deal with my M1 Carbine, and SKS paratrooper. Anyway, I tried to get them to trade me even up for my M1 Carbine, which of course the wouldn’t do. According to what I’ve read on the net, this would make it approximately early June of 1944 production. They had 3 Springfield Garands, and I selected the one with the lowest serial number (2,932,xxx). Anyway I went to Cabelas today to see what they had on the shelves.
After getting it, I liked it so much that I considered keeping it, but I couldn’t get an M1 Garand off my mind (I guess I’ve been watching too many WWII movies). I bought it with the idea of using it for trade fodder. I recently posted concerning a Winchester receiver (Underwood barrel) M1 Carbine that I acquired at a pretty good deal. I’ve been wanting a M1 Garand for some time for my WWII collection.
I might have just made the stupidest gun deal that I’ve made to date.
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