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The receiver is a reused IP number so the square cut leg on the receiver makes sense and barrel date is compatable with receiver. That is about the end of what looks right. That seems awful late...

I would be very careful about the the 7.39 million Inland. Make sure it is not a handstamped M2 that has been altered to now be marked M1.

The early undated Winchester barrels with the ordnance bomb usually have a serifed "W" above the bomb. There is no sign of the "W" on this barrel in that position. It might be right, but it doesn't...

I will have to double check my references tonight, but I think this is an early Winchester barrel. Undated Wiinchester barrels had the flaming bomb but no date. A little later, the barrels were...

It looks like a mix of real, wrong era, and faked parts to me. By the way, there were / are dated Rock-Ola barrels. I think they switched to undated barrels in 6-43 or something like that. The...

You can access the forum page now, but no one seems to be able to post any new messages. I see a few members have tried and all you can see is the subject line, but no embedded message. Even Orest...

At the last meeting, there was not any certainty expressed that there would be a 2010 GCA convention. That question was asked and the answer was left up in the air whether there would be a 2010...

Whatever the value of the Hart M2 flash hider was a month ago, it just went up the the release of a large number of M1Ds from the CMP that have no accessories. Same with any loose M84 scopes, their...

It looks like an early Winchester "bullnose" handguard to me.

Charlie,

Again you are lucky, the most likely bolt for your IBM carbine is the one most commonly encountered, the round AOB marked bolt. IBM got into the carbine game fairly late so the round...

Also notice the "no returns" policy! Maybe George from another dimension?

There is a very simple reason why you will find many more type 3 IBM slides as opposed to type 4 IBM slides and that is that IBM used many more type 3 slides. It is not that the collectors have...

Riesch's book has led so many new collectors astray. The type 4 slide was first in the 3.7 range but didn't become more commonly used than the the type 3 until late in the 3.9 million serial number...

From your post, I took it you live in Raleigh, NC. You might want to consider driving up to the Richmond, VA gunshow next weekend, January 9 & 10. Gus Fisher (Gus's Garands) can do an inspection on...

I have replaced the aperture once on an original carbine that had a missing aperture and I wanted to keep it as original as possible. In addition to the small ball bearing, there is a very small,...

You can probably get a 1-2 million serial number from the CMP. If you order a service grade your chance of it having an original barrel is very slim. I was at the Garand Collector's Meeting in...

I am not so sure the S'G' marked flip sight is original to your receiver. I seem to remember that many of the flip sights on these carbines had been removed at one time and then replaced at a later...

I agree. It is Winchester. You can see the small "w" as well. An "A" is another common letter you will find stamped in the barrel channel of the handguard as well. Looks like a very pretty piece...

This is quite common on carbine barrels. My two Underwoods with 2-44 and 3-44 barrels are like that also. Where the lathe or other machining was used to cut barrel diameter it took extra steps to...

It certifies that that serial number rifle was sold by the CMP. In most cases it states what grade is was sold as (ie. Collector Grade / Correct Grade / Service Grade / Field Grade / Rack Grade ). ...

kikokat,

I couple of things suggest your rifle is not of Greek origin. I don't think the rifles returned from from Greece came back to the CMP before 12-03. Second, I think I have heard the...

Ramboueille,

Thanks for the history lesson and the reference. That makes sense. I guess there weren't many more than 22,000 six million Garands if that. Glad I snagged one.

I have a 6.08 million SA. I have seen 6.08 and 6.09 million SA Garands. I think I have read of 6.01million SAs. I have recently read of 6.1 million SA Garands. I have never seen or read of a...

I agree with ScottR. The flip sites have multiple issues that cause me to believe they are fake. The UI band might be real.

I think there were fewer Saginaw S.G. carbines made than National Postal Meter carbines. The Saginaw carbines S.G. (not S'G') seem to be less interesting to many collectors, probably because there...