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Ok. What have I got? I bought an HRA this weekend. It is s/n 5604XXX on the receiver and scrawled on the bolt in some kind of electro engraver. It has a birch stock with a CMP stamp on the pistol grip. The finish on the stock hardware does not match the finish on the receiver. The barrel is an LMR 1 55. The trigger group is BM XX. Unfortunately the op rod is a SA. Worth restoring? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Harrington & Richardson
1954 – 1956
So it looks like Yours was built between 1954 and 1956, if I looked it up right, here is where I found it... M1 Garand Born on Date
Your barrel looks like Jan 1955. I think all garands are worth a little time and effort, not just to restore them, but to have fun shooting them too. Wall hangers are good, shooters are good too. But to each his own, and I wouldn't think to say for a minute that any of them are worthless. Some however are worth a lot more than others, depends on what it is and what you can prove. But in my opinion, with just a few minutes on the internet, you should find all kinds of stuff out about your parts. I found out about my parts in this forum, by listing the individual parts #'s and such. That always helps, and perfect pictures help even more.
I have understood from the guys here, if you want a real collector piece, just save up big time, do your research before hand, and stay with what you know. Don't just let someone hand you something and say this one is special. Look back at your research, look at the numbers, look at the parts manufaturers, look at the finish. But unless you know exactly what your looking for, or looking at, you still might miss something. Especially on the older ones, when the markings were different. At least I think I remebered that one right. Anyway, you came to the right place to ask, maybe somebody other than me can help out, I'm not the one with all the answers, I just looked up your number for you is all I did. Also usually I only have seen the electro-graving on import parts or import rifles. Not sure what to tell you there, except if that's the only part of the rifle that has that mark on it, swap that sucker out with a real G.I. part from the internet or something.