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1 Mar 2023 Garand Picture of the Day
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 02-28-2023 at 11:43 AM.
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Lovely tiger stripe on that one, wonder where it went?
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(M1 Garand/M14/M1A Rifles)
He retired in 1953. I wonder if this is a presentation to him?
Bob
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Originally Posted by
Bob Womack
He retired in 1953.
So, with a bit of looking, apparently John's rifle himself... Here's what happened to it in 2018.
"John Garand's own Garand - serial number 1,000,000 - sold at auction over the weekend. The hammer price was $287,500 - a new world record for the M1
Garand."
So, in private ownership.
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I'm surprised that is not in a museum somewhere to stay!
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Originally Posted by
jond41403
I'm surprised that is not in a museum
That was my initial search too, but apparently not. Never know, if you watch it may show up at a rattle battle near you...
Not a bad price for a $35USD rifle during the height of production in WW2.
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