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    An original April 1944 Springfield M1 Rifle

    Sometime in early 1993, I received a call from a friend in northern Wisconsin to inquire if I was interested in a inexpensive M1icon rifle. He was a antique firearms collector and not interested in modern weapons, but he was looking at some guns at a veterans estate sale and found this M1, condition was not that nice and nobody was interested, I told him to buy it for me. When I received this rifle, I found that it was a complete early 1944 rifle that
    had never been rebuilt nor had parts changed-out. The bore was bright but the TE was 4.0. this rifle was well used but still shot a nice target.

    The data: s/n 2770090, barrel 1SA 4 44, gas port not chromed, bolt rev 12SA S-A1<>

    gas cylinder: wide base S on top with single slot lock screw, rear sight late Type 2 lockbar

    follower revision 12, bullet guide forged, follower rod long fork, clip latch round front

    trigger housing rev 12-SA trigger guard: milled, hammer rev 5-SA safety SA_11

    op rod D35382 9 SA stock SA GAW (very faint cartouche) butt plate late WW2Attachment 60238Attachment 60237Attachment 60239Attachment 60240Attachment 60241Attachment 60242Attachment 60243Attachment 60244Attachment 60245
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    Your rifle looks IDENTICAL to mine (SA 2,750, XXX) down to the patina and chipped handguard. Makes me wonder where the 2,700,000 serial ranges were sent.

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    Wow, GREAT rifle and very scarce in original condition like that! How about you and Garrett get together and write an article on them for the GCAicon Journal, I love two-gun articles... and so do readers.
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    I have this one, that is also in the same serial number range.




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    You have a very nice 2,7 mil rifle and a lot better looking than mine. How did you come by it ? and was it original or some restoration ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RCS View Post
    You have a very nice 2,7 mil rifle and a lot better looking than mine. How did you come by it ? and was it original or some restoration ?

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    It's original, as manufactured. The stock it lightly sanded but the acceptance stamp is visible. A friend of mine was selling off some of his collection. I've owned it for about five years.

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    Here's a link to slide show. Pictures not the best, but threw it together quickly.

    2720806 M1 Rifle Slideshow by TheFox | Photobucket

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    Quote Originally Posted by Newscotlander View Post
    Here's a link to slide show. Pictures not the best, but threw it together quickly.

    2720806 M1 Rifle Slideshow by TheFox | Photobucket
    Wow! Just wow! Gorgeous rifle
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    Hey Chris, That's the strangest looking carbine I have ever seen. But she is pretty.

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    Newscotlander< nice photos of your rifle. A few comments: Your lock bar on the rear sight is the third type not the second type (look at my photo and you will see the round bevel at each end on the type 2). This serial number range could use either type 2 or type 3 lock bar. Also the gas cylinder lock screw could be either the single slot or the poppet valve in this serial range too.

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