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 *

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. .

Now what does a type 1 NM from the first 800 look like?

NATIONAL MATCH RIFLES:
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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

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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.

thanks - will look up that issue - just a bit of data regarding use of x other than reject