Garand
A friend's father passed away last month and he is offering me a Garand from the estate. It has a Springfield receiver that has had the serial number removed and a new number stamped in it's place. I am a little leery of this. Is there any reason to turn the offer down? The gun looks like an arsenal rebuild with a refinished stock, and comes with a bayonet. I know it is not a collector, but would make a good shooter.
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I have a Garand, (Springfield) ser no# 14xxxxx. It has H & R stamped on the barrel with sa 11010457 5 65bu18 along with 7.62 NATO. I haven't shot this. Just wondering what this might be worth. Metal is good, no rust. It has the old windage adjustable sights(has a bar across the knurled knob). Wood is good, only a couple of dings. Thanks. 0 -
Most likely they are "rack" marks (stenceled ID used while in the storage racks). Most likely Greek or Dutch return, but it's possiable it was also done in a US storage depot. It's not rare or unusual, but it adds a little to the history of the piece.
The kind folks over at www.odcmp.org would be able to give a definative answer.
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.0 -
I didn't know that storage depots applied rack numbers to M1 Rifles but from personal experience I can say it was done at company level arms rooms. I was much quicker to check to see if the rifle was in the correct slot than to check the serial number in an arms room that often was not well lighted. 0
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