Springfield M1D

[aspen80]

Looking for info again.....

Were they still making M1D's in 1945?
I haven't had much exposure to that model.

Thanks,

Gil inSD

[Bob Seijas]

C's but not D's

[Tom in N.J.]

They might have made test and evaluation models of the M1D, and adopted it, but real production (conversion) didn't start until the Korean war...1951 /52.

[Bob Seijas]

I think by 1945 they gave up pushing the D and were totally devoted to trying to make the C work. Rejections were high, despite "putting our best men on it" and paying them hourly instead of the standard piecework. There were 200 guns in rework all the time. Because the C was such a problem, Small Arms requested funds to restart the D program in April 1945 but it was rejected. SA activity reports do not show any D's produced in WWII and the immediate post-war, the first order for 15,000 D's was issued in 1951.

[lambo35]

Im in the same neighborhood [N. Black Hills] and have a DCM M1D for show and tell.

Chuck

[oger]

Not trying to steal your post but a DCM M1D is coming my way. Owner says it is like new what is the going price range?

[jdmcomp]

Be aware that the M1D were built on existing rifles and as such an M1D receiver may have a mfg date well before 1945 and be correct. Look at the barrel date as it should be Korean war era, as any earlier would either be a prototype/proof of concept model or a rifle converted by using an aftermarket block and turning down the barrel. M1D barrels were made with the mount attached to make the conversion as simple as possible. A minor trim to the stock and a new handguard and all was done. I recently purchased an M1D from CMP and it is a beauty, with 2 53 barrel on a 3 44 receiver.

[can14&]

I have 12 m1ds. 11 of them are danish one is from Norway. The one from Norway is just all US with no markings.
Came out of storage. I have a bunch of RA marked grands that came out of storage in Denmark. They are mint and only have
an anchor marking. No numbers on stocks.

[speckles]

I have 12 m1ds. 11 of them are danish one is from Norway. The one from Norway is just all US with no markings.
Came out of storage. I have a bunch of RA marked grands that came out of storage in Denmark. They are mint and only have
an anchor marking. No numbers on stocks.

I would like to see a picture of those.