This M1 Garand is built on a Springfield Armory receiver marked “U.S. RIFLE CAL. .30 M1 SPRINGFIELD ARMORY” with serial 24750xx, and is chambered in .30-06. It is fitted with an SA barrel dated 9-65, and the bore bit dirty and frosted with strong rifling. The bolt is IHC, while the operating rod and trigger group are SA. The stock carries the circled P proof behind the trigger guard and shows dings and handling wear consistent with its age. The metal wears a grey parkerized finish.
The M1 Garand is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand, and was standardized on 9 January 1936. Chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge, it is an eight-shot, clip-fed semi-automatic loaded with an 8-round en bloc clip into an internal box magazine. It was the service rifle of the U.S. Army and United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War, and 5,468,772 were built in all by makers including Springfield Armory, Winchester, Harrington & Richardson and International Harvester, which produced 337,623 M1s from 1953 to 1956. The M14 replaced it as the standard rifle on 26 March 1958, although the Army’s changeover from the M1 was not fully completed in the active-duty component until 1965. Many M1s were repaired or rebuilt after World War II, and this rifle combines Springfield and International Harvester parts with a 1965-dated barrel.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Springfield Armory
Country of origin: USA
Model: M1 Garand
Action: Gas-operated semi-automatic
Caliber: .30-06 Springfield
Serial: 24750xx
Barrel: SA, dated 9-65
Bolt: IHC
Operating rod: SA
Trigger group: SA
Stock: Circled P proof; dings and handling wear consistent with age
Finish: Parkerized
Bore: slightly frosted, can use a good cleaning
Rifling: Strong
