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4.3 Garand with an X
I showed this rifle to Scott Duff in the summer of 06 at that time his opinion was that the barrel was original to the receiver.
He pointed out the X on top of the receiver - stating that he had seen 4 or 5 before but did not know the significance.
Wondering if there are any others out there
barrel date on this one is 12 53
SN 4358xxx
Note the NM *
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Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 08-31-2009 at 11:27 AM.
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Clearly crossed Moisen Nagant rifle indicating Russian capture. Well that's my story and I am sticking to it. Normally an X indicates a rejection and the receiver would have been scrapped perhaps it was reworked to be acceptable. .
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Found this "X" denotes a special batch of match rifles
Now what does a type 1 NM from the first 800 look like?
NATIONAL MATCH RIFLES:
Top to Bottom:
NM 6096706 Air Force Premium Grade match rifle
NM6095715 Type 1 National Match
NM x6000669 X-gun National match (The "X" denotes a special batch of match rifles)
NM 5362051 Brand new Type 2 National Match
M1 Garand gun
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Originally Posted by
Mark in Rochester
Now what does a type 1 NM from the first 800 look like?
NATIONAL MATCH RIFLES:
NM x6000669 X-gun National match (The
"X" denotes a special batch of match rifles)
M1 Garand gun
Not all "X" prefix marked M1 receivers were match rifles; the statement is misleading. This is a serial number prefix, not a random receiver marking as shown in the original post. The Spring 2007 GCA Journal, page 25, explains the use of the X-prefix in the 6 million serial numbers.
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thanks - will look up that issue - just a bit of data regarding use of x other than reject
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