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M-1 Garand Pre-War Appraisal

ferdaswans
Need to correspond with someone who can help me appraise my M-1 Garand.
Don't have it right in front of me, but as I recall the SN is 325 xxx. I looked it up and it traces to Aug 1941 - about.

I know the value will depend on the parts and such. It does have a 1941 barrel. It is a Springfield Armory gun. I had someone do the throat erosion drill and as I recall it was 4 on a scale of 5, Not worn out, but with almost enough wear to warrant a replacement in the future. I believe he stated.

Original stock, yes, has the Cartouche, faint but readable, correct name there as it should be.

Now here is where my knowledge ends as I understand there is a laundry list of subtle nuances, part numbers, changes, original parts determinations and such which will ultimately make a BIG difference.

Condition is excellent and it is a good shooter as is. But I suspect it would be much more valuable to a true collector.

Would be happy to hear back from anyone who can give me a rough appraisal or inform me as how to proceed to get an accurate estimation.

Thanks in advance. 'ferdaswans' or e-mail

Lonegunman@satx.rr.com
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  • cer
    use your search engine and look for Scott Duff
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  • nmyers
    Scott Duff no longer offers appraisals. However, he does give estimates for guns sent to him for sale on consignment.

    If you would like to post photos (see the sticky near the top of the first page), I'm sure some of our readers can give you an idea of what you have.

    Neal
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  • cer
    thanks nmyers, i didn't know he had stopped.
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  • jonk
    I have a similar gun. IMO, it isn't old enough to make it valuable just because it is pre-war. Maybe a SMALL premium.

    Original barrel and stock though add a lot. Break it down. The more stuff that matches serials or is stamped "SA" the better. If all matching I'd say you are looking at a $1000 plus gun even if pretty trashy condition.
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  • mark christian
    We can save lots of time with just one question:

    What does the rear sight look like? This?
    [img][/img]M1flushnut.jpg
    [img][/img]M1flushnut2.jpg

    Or this?
    [img][/img]M1rearsight2.jpg

    Or this?
    [img][/img]M1rearsight3.jpg
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  • ferdaswans
    on the right side of the rifle is the wheel marked LEFT twice with the arrows. On the opposite side there is a screw head and the elevation wheel is marked off. It is set up to pull out and index the elev wheel.

    So obviously, mine is the garden variety rear sight assy; as I have a similar one on another M-1 Springfield SN 2 543 6XX.

    Thanks, MR
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  • mark christian
    Without the correct flush-nut rear sight it is worth $500-$600 less than it would be if it had it's correct sight. Since it does not have the WWII lock-bar sight and instead has the later style this means that it has been through at least one post war rebuild, which may not hurt it, but certainly does not help is so far as value is concerned.

    M1s of this period that are of interest to collectors will have original parts which include the flush-nut rear sight, a correctly stamped GHS stock (the stock and rear sight are worth over a grand), narrow based gas cylinder with the front sight cap in place, uncut -3 operating rod, and short fork follower arm. The barrel is a nice bonus, especially if it has not been chromed at the gas port. Without seeing the rifle or having anything to work with more than the extremely limited information you've provided I can say that the parts I just mentioned are worth close to $1500 so without them there is little collector interest, only interest from those (who already have those parts) looking to do a restoration.

    Those flush-nut rear sights are an absolute killer to find and are the main reason that M1s in your serial number range (up to 500K) are not considered to be prime candidates for restoration.
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  • ferdaswans
    Thanks for the info. Just checked the gun and the SN is 364 xxx. The stock has a faint but readable cartouche SA over GHW GHW not GHS whatever that indicates.

    Not sure about the rest of the specifics that you mention op rods, gas cylinders and the like. Barrel is SA 10-41 which I take to mean Oct 1941 and would I think be the original barrel. All the wood is in good shape and appears to be the same color, - looks like it matches anyway.

    I am certainly not up on the prices for Garands, but here in San Antonio, Garden variety shooters are $700 plus, for mismatched semi-trashy ones.

    What is a good reference for me to pick apart these other subleties.
    Still trying to get an idea on value. $1200??

    Thanks for your help.

    MR
    The stock is most likely actually marked GAW, which is from later in WWII and while desirable it is nowhere near as valuable as a GHS stock. The rifle could be worth $700 or it could be wroth $1200+. We need to see photos and get an idea of it's parts to give it a value. We can only help you to the extent that you help us.
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