I confess to a Garand addiction.
I have 4 pre war, (3 restorations,) among the other 10 war era M1's.
I have an 86,xxx wearing a 3-41 bbl, and rest correct, whatever that is. A -1 cut op rod, -1 THG, nice LT stock, #gas cylinder with purple tint. Faint large wheel cartouche. Bbl is near new, and may be a bit too late for receiver#, but 10-40 bbls do not grow on trees. Presents well. The Stock set, including hand guards seem to have been cut out of the same tree. Odd. I bought the set as junk and restored the wood by soaking in Tide and using judicious tung oil and blo.
Next is a 259,xxx , 5-41 bbl'd receiver assembly I obtained, ( tight bbl) and then restored with correct internal parts, and a nice LT stock, #gas, etc. -5 THG, -3 op rod, Faint GHS . Looks like a lightly used war time gun.
247,000 wears an 10-41 lend lease bbl and has -2 cut op rod, -2 thg # gas etc and nice LT stock. Faint GHS. Gun presents well as an old Garand.
325xxx is a correct lend lease with 8-41 bbl and LT stock, very nice. Faint GHS.
All are works in progress, subject to improvement.
What have I accomplished over 25 years? I had fun during the hunt. I really did not spend too much $$ on each, but you know....at least they are not $$$ like Kreighoff Trap Guns!!
I also have a GT project, that mayor may not ever get finished.
I have 4 pre war, (3 restorations,) among the other 10 war era M1's.
I have an 86,xxx wearing a 3-41 bbl, and rest correct, whatever that is. A -1 cut op rod, -1 THG, nice LT stock, #gas cylinder with purple tint. Faint large wheel cartouche. Bbl is near new, and may be a bit too late for receiver#, but 10-40 bbls do not grow on trees. Presents well. The Stock set, including hand guards seem to have been cut out of the same tree. Odd. I bought the set as junk and restored the wood by soaking in Tide and using judicious tung oil and blo.
Next is a 259,xxx , 5-41 bbl'd receiver assembly I obtained, ( tight bbl) and then restored with correct internal parts, and a nice LT stock, #gas, etc. -5 THG, -3 op rod, Faint GHS . Looks like a lightly used war time gun.
247,000 wears an 10-41 lend lease bbl and has -2 cut op rod, -2 thg # gas etc and nice LT stock. Faint GHS. Gun presents well as an old Garand.
325xxx is a correct lend lease with 8-41 bbl and LT stock, very nice. Faint GHS.
All are works in progress, subject to improvement.
What have I accomplished over 25 years? I had fun during the hunt. I really did not spend too much $$ on each, but you know....at least they are not $$$ like Kreighoff Trap Guns!!
I also have a GT project, that mayor may not ever get finished.
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