Winchester Sniper (CGN Private Ad)

[Badger]

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Winchester SNIPER (click here)

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Seller says:

Winchester Garand Sniper [not Danish] 2 brass screws missing from cheekpiece Up for one day ,Price $2489.00

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First of all, I hate it when folks put up these FOR ONE DAY ONLY type of adverts. Makes me feel like I'm being hustled.

Anyway, it might be a reasonable buy if you really need an M1D sniper to round out your collection, providing it is an original "all correct" example.

One way to tell if a Garand sniper is a "put together" versus authentic is the barrel? Correct sniper rifles should be marked "-D73112555 A155B-" along with the barrel date. This one has the date and also may may be marked correctly for the drawing number, but it isn't shown in the pics. I'd ask for a pic of the barrel like the one below and check it against the drawing numbers shown, before buying.

We have one that hasn't had an entry created yet for the MKL, but it was re-barreled in June 1952 "SA-6-52" with correct M1D sniper barrel "-D73112555 A155B-"

M1D Garand Sniper Rifle Serial # 2640920
(Mfg by Springfield in March 1944)
c/w Dutch M84 (2.5x) Scope Serial # 25827

All M1D barrels were stamped with drawing number D7312555. M1D barrels manufactured through the fall of 1952 had the drawing number stamped on the top, underneath the rear hand guard. M1D barrels manufactured after the fall of 1952 had the drawing number stamped on the right side, adjacent to the date. Here's an example.......

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Regards,
Badger

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