Mark C and other Garand Guys, an M1 Question
Yesterday I saw an M1 rifle that had a boss on the front of the trigger guard. It had a hole crossways through the boss like it would be for attaching a sling swivel. Never saw anything like that on an M1 before. Any insight on what it does, or the age of the rifle?
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Google Garand Type 1 Trigger Guard.
This is an early cast/milled guard.
Mark would know dates, but these are early trigger guards.
Supposedly it was there to use a 30-06 round to assist in taking down the rifle.0 -
Does it look like this? 
That is the early milled type and was used up until mid WWII.
The later stamped guard were used from late WWII until the end of production:
Here are what they look like loose:
As Don mentioned, a .30-06 round can be used on the early guard to assist in opening:
There is also a winter trigger device which can be mounted in the rear hole (no photo).0 -
Yep, that's it, thanks guys! 0 -
Winter trigger mounted in the rear hole- permitted firing with gloves that will not fit inside the trigger guard-
http://www.fulton-armory.com/wintertrigger.aspx0 -
I always used the cleaning rod to pull my trigger assy out of mine. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by McFlip
I always used the cleaning rod to pull my trigger assy out of mine.
That is the typical method used when leverage is needed to remove the trigger guard assembly from the stock group.0 -
quote:Originally posted by McFlip
I always used the cleaning rod to pull my trigger assy out of mine.
The milled guard was standard until late in WWII, while the M10 Cleaning Rod was not issued until after the conclusion of the Korean Conflict, a decade in the future. A pull-through was the standard cleaning device during WWII and Korea:
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WWII soldiers and Marines had to make use of something else to pop open a tight trigger guard, and a round of M2 Ball was always handy.0
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