Could a 3238xxx Garand have a 1-45 original barrel

TIA --RBruce

I would say a August, September or November or 44 would be more correct. There is the slight chance the receiver was held back and got built at a later time though.

According to Duff, when speaking of WW2 rifles, A general rule is that the date stamped on the side of the barrel is from zero to three months prior to the date the reciever was manufactured. But as Bill Hollinger said, it is always possible that the receiver, for some reason, was not built up for a few months.

I have a CMP Rack Grade- Mid-March 45 receiver with an April 45 barrel. Original finish and breech in the white. There is a good chance it was put on during a rebuild... but it could also be the original barrel..... who knows?

I have a May '45 Service Grade M1, 3.74 SA with a SA 12-43 barrel. Possibility of it being a first in last out, using up existing reserve or rebuild barrel. Any thoughts?

Anything is possible, but there would have to be other contributing factors to make one suspect that your barrel is original.
(I'm talking about Larry's barrel)

in 01 i got a cmp m1 , (29711xx) has a
june 44 sa receiver with a november 43 sa barrel,
was rebuilt at TE 7-64,
mix master with wra, sa, hra parts.
best i've done is 4.16moa.
even with reloads and adjustable gas plug.
at my age(72) seeing a 6" bullseye is an accomplishement.