This U.S. Rifle Cal. .30 M1 Garand was made by Harrington & Richardson Arms Co., carries receiver serial 56671xx and is chambered in .30-06 Springfield. Its parts are H&R-marked: receiver leg 6528291, barrel HRA 6535448 7-55 RS62, bolt 6528287 HRA U, operating rod HRA 6535382, trigger housing 6528290 HRA N, an HRA gas plug and an HRA-W rear sight knob; the gas cylinder is unmarked. Condition is excellent, near new old stock, with a mirror bore that looks like new and only a few marks of storage wear on the stock. The walnut stock carries a DOD stamp on the left side and a circled P on the pistol grip.
Harrington & Richardson was one of three makers of the M1 rifle after the Second World War, alongside Springfield Armory and International Harvester. Springfield Armory’s wartime production had ended in October 1945 and resumed in 1952, and H&R delivered roughly 428,600 rifles between 1953 and 1956. Its receivers were numbered in two assigned blocks: 4,660,001 to 4,800,000 for 1953 and 1954, and 5,488,247 to 5,793,847 for 1954 to 1956, with a small block of 400 more taken from Springfield’s range for a contract overrun in August 1956. H&R marked its own parts HRA alongside their drawing numbers, which lets collectors of military surplus rifles judge how closely a rifle’s components agree with its receiver. This rifle’s serial sits in H&R’s later block, and its July 1955 barrel date falls within the same production period.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Harrington & Richardson Arms Co.
Country of origin: United States
Model: U.S. Rifle Cal. .30 M1 Garand
Action: Gas-operated semi-automatic
Caliber: .30-06 Springfield
Serial: 56671xx
Receiver leg: 6528291
Barrel: HRA 6535448 7-55 RS62
Bolt: 6528287 HRA, U
Operating rod: HRA 6535382
Trigger housing: 6528290 HRA N
Gas cylinder: Unmarked
Gas plug: HRA
Rear sight: HRA-W knob
Condition: Excellent, near new old stock, a few marks of storage wear on the stock
Bore: Mirror bore, like new
Stock: Walnut, DOD stamp on left side, circled P on pistol grip
