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M1 Garand Question

seb1999
I know that there are narrow base and wide base gas
cylinders for M1 Garands.. I have been told that a
M1 Garand (manufactured around 1944) should have a wide base
cylinder... My question is, will a narrow base fit the
rifle? there seems to be more narrow base cylinders up for
auction then wide base...

thanks

rick
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  • seb1999
    A local person wants me to list his M1 Garand here on Gunbroker. He says that it was a rifle specifically made for match shooting at Camp Perry and not a rifle meant to be issued to troops. He says that the receiver has some stars on one side that show that this rifle was built for matches. I will get some photos and more information in the next few days, just wondering if anyone heard of these purpose built rifles with stars on the receiver?
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  • Rebel_James
    I don't know about some of those barrel markings, but yours is a Springfield Armory, made in November of 1952. Mark Christian will probably read your question and be able to tell you about those other numbers.

    Scott Duff has 3 different Garand books. I only have one so far,
    "The M1 Garand: Owner's Guide."

    You can find them on fleabay at a little under list.




    "If they won't give us good terms, come back and we'll fight it out."
    -- Gen. James Longstreet
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  • nmyers
    Springfield Armory made some receivers for IHC, but I've never seen an SA barrel that was original to an IHC. The ground-off A is a clue that the barrel is a replacement. If your receiver is greenish, or has marks electro-penciled on a leg, then it has certainly been through an arsenal rebuild.

    It is believed that LMR barrels were the only barrels originally used on IHC's. Of course, when talking about M1's, we don't use the word "never".

    I recommend "M1 Garand 1936 to 1957" by Poyer & Riesch.

    Neal
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  • Pinhead
    I don't consider myself an "expert" on anything but I know a little bit about Garands-shooter's- not collectability. I'm an old man now but one of the things I have learned is not to use the "N" word as in "never" when talking about variations on military rifles. You can get bit that way you know. I have a 98 mauser rifle that defies all the experts, even the code book of the 98 mauser. Accoding to its markings the receiver was manufactured in 1935, proofed in 1937 and barreled in 1939, it has a laminated stock and all number on the receiver, barrel and other parts match. But guess what, it has the SVW code on the receiver which according to what the books say , was manufactured after the war by the French for use by the Foreign Legion. Go figure.
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