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1943 Garand worth?

wittyusername
My father has a Springfield Armory Garand M1 that he says he bought about 20 years ago. Since I'm probably going to inherit it one day, I'm wondering what it's worth. I think it was made in 1943 and is all original. He says he never fired it, and all the parts look brand spanking new.
The receiver serial # is 18886xx
The Barrel 3-S-A-8-43
Bolt D28287-12SA
Operating rod 6565382 SA
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  • dotcom_guy30
    well how would u grade the rifle ?? about 60% 70 % ?????

    the thing that scares me is that we could be living in someone else's own reality
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  • mark christian
    I can tell you for an absolute fact that the rifle in question is NOT original because the drawing number you've given for the operating rod is for a POST WWII M1 service rifle which would be at least 2.5 million away from your own serial number. The correct op-rod for your rifle would be a D35382 6 SA without the relief cut. I'll wager that there are plenty of other replaced, rebuilt, or refinished parts on your rifle in addition to the op-rod, but I'd have to see the rifle to to evaluate it as to originality and condition. Original SA WWII M1 rifles sell for $1500+ while restorations move in the $1000 range (I sell my own restorations for that price). $600 to $700 will purchase a rebuilt SA M1 at retail or $500 direct from the CMP. Everything looking "brand spanking new" on a 60 year old M1 is a dead giveaway that something is fishy since very few have survived intact for half a century plus.

    Mark T. Christian
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  • e8gm
    I agree with Mark. How did your father come by the M1? Did he purchase it from the CMP? I recently bought a CMP M1 that was built in 1943 and had a 43 barrel on it. I'd wager that the barrel while the same year as the receiver is not the original barrel that the gun was built with. Possible but Improbable. All the other parts were all stamped with Springfield Armory stamps and drawing numbers but upon comparing the numbers with the proof sheets it was a mixture of WWII and Korean parts. There are very few completely original M1 Garands. Most of those are in private collections and demand a premium price. if you'd like to learn more about the M1 go to Battlerifles.com. It's a dicussion board that contains a wealth of info on the Garand, M1 Carbine and the M1A.
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  • jostar
    The American Rifleman magazine has an article about Garands.
    Tells the whole story about originality.
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