Traded for a M1 Garand Springfield Armory, receiver serial number places it to March 1945, in 308 caliber with a bright blued barrel with sharp rifling, operating rod is marked NM, rear peep sight is knurled, action does not seem easy to remove from the stock, did not try and force it, but can see grey bedding internally. I like the look of the rifle and want to shoot it soon.