I acquired this m-1 last week and I'm astounded at the wood in the stock, I have never seen a Garand with nicer looking wood considering it's a Oct. 1943 vintage. I suppose during WW-II they used whatever they had. The rifle itself is in very good condition with the exception of the door on the butt plate, the spring is shot and someone has used duct tape to keep it closed but that's a pretty easy fix.
M-1 Garand
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stonebuster
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Looks like someone did a good job refinishing your Garand. I've got a July 1941 that has the typical dents and wear usually seen but the gun itself is in pretty good shape. How about a photo of the whole gun?
I don't think the stock has been refinished, the sheen you see in the photo is from me cleaning the stock with Formby's lemon oil treatment. I'm at a different computer at the moment but when I get back to my shop I'll take some photos of the entire rifle.
does the stock have any numbers or stamps in the wood ?
Yes is has 176 stamped on the stock right behind the receiver on the upper grip. I'm assuming it's a rack stamp but I'm not sure.
LoboGunLeather
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I started collecting M1's about 25 years ago. Over time I accumulated a total of 17 through CMP rifle sales. Most are pure workhorses, well used and showing their age with dings, dents, etc.
Probably the prettiest one is a 1953 HRA with nicely figured (fiddleback grain) birch stock.
Best shooter is a 1943 SA that went to Denmark after WW2, used by Danish forces for years, rebarreled and restocked by Danish armorers (the Danish "crown" barrels are very precise indeed!). When I do my part properly that rifle will shoot 2" groups at 100 yards from the bench.
Rarest one is a "Win 13", one of about 10,000 Winchester rifles that duplicated serial numbers with SA production. I wish it remained all original, but like most M1's it went through arsenal overhaul during the Korean War.
Only caught one International Harvester, also an overhauled piece, but it is nice to have one from every maker.
Enjoy your new (old) rifle!
Probably the prettiest one is a 1953 HRA with nicely figured (fiddleback grain) birch stock.
Best shooter is a 1943 SA that went to Denmark after WW2, used by Danish forces for years, rebarreled and restocked by Danish armorers (the Danish "crown" barrels are very precise indeed!). When I do my part properly that rifle will shoot 2" groups at 100 yards from the bench.
Rarest one is a "Win 13", one of about 10,000 Winchester rifles that duplicated serial numbers with SA production. I wish it remained all original, but like most M1's it went through arsenal overhaul during the Korean War.
Only caught one International Harvester, also an overhauled piece, but it is nice to have one from every maker.
Enjoy your new (old) rifle!
Rayfan87
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It may have been a restock and used for ceremonial purposes.
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Grayfox
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I have two. A 1942 Springfield and a 1955 Harrington & Richardson. Both are well used with the usual dents and dings. Nothing fancy but great shooters. 
Sistema1927
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Nice looking wood on that Garand. My 5.9 million Springfield (1956) that I received from CMP many years ago had really ratty looking beat up wood on it. All the metal was perfect, but the wood was a disaster.
I finally broke down and put it in a new Boyd's stock. Also, since it isn't a WW2 gun I didn't feel bad when I added a Holbrook device and a new gas plug. I also picked up a butt stock pouch that allows me to carry two extra enblok clips.Still a great gun, even with these modifications. Not something that I would do to a more historic model, but it just works well for this more recent gun, not to mention that it is a birth year gun for me.
I finally broke down and put it in a new Boyd's stock. Also, since it isn't a WW2 gun I didn't feel bad when I added a Holbrook device and a new gas plug. I also picked up a butt stock pouch that allows me to carry two extra enblok clips.Still a great gun, even with these modifications. Not something that I would do to a more historic model, but it just works well for this more recent gun, not to mention that it is a birth year gun for me.
That's entirely possible, it's very hard to trace the lineage of these rifles beyond the year of manufacture. Here are a few more Photos of the entire rifle as requested, please ignore my messy shop. The previous owner was a collector/reenactor and the rifle is wearing one of those high dollar BFD I think there called "pops" type. I have the parts to take it back to live fire I just haven't installed them yet.
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LVSteve
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That's a bit shiny for me. I like my milsurps gnarly.
That's a bit shiny for me. I like my milsurps gnarly.
It's only shiny because I just finished cleaning the stock, lemon oil will soak in and lose it's shine in a couple of hours. The metal was just coated with Birchwood Casey barricade it will lose it's shine also, but the rifle is nowhere close to being gnarly.
OFT II
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The M1 is a great rifle but they seem to be a lot heavier than they were about sixty years ago. Come to think of it, so am I.
IAMSWUTIAMS
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How do you tell the year of manufacture on the M1?
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Rayfan87
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I love my M1, but it's one of those CAI receivers. The monkey that assembled it did a good job or someone got it going right. I've been thinking about buying a real receiver for it and having a gunsmith swap the barrel over. It's mostly SA parts with a Danish barrel and bolt.
My M-1 Garand has the Korean War vintage trigger guard, like yours. Mine has a Springfield receiver and IIRC a Harrington & Richardson trigger group. Mine has a cartouche in the stock which indicates that it was rebuilt in San Antonio.
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