Help me date my Garand and its parts
Brought my "new" M1 Garand home today.
So far, I know the following:
The receiver is a Springfield Armory M1 Garand receiver, manufactured in Sept. 1944, according to the serial number on the receiver.
I've got two sets of numbers on the trigger assembly
On the bottom it has C-46025 W.R.A.
On the side of the trigger housing it has D28290 WRA
The right edge of the receiver, on the flat surface toward the front, there are the following letters/numbers. On top are stamped: B3 then a 5 and an 8 toward the very front, the letter H.
Then below these stamps is are the following D 28291 35
On the barrel is some kind of symbol, kind of a little half moon with a conical shape, then about 1.5 inch down are stamped: 3-SA 944
The top of the bolt is stamped with D6528287 HRA and the letter U is under this series of numbers and letters.
The butt stock and lower hand gard are a lighter wood, brown, with nice wood grain, showing dings and "dents" with the number 36 hand painted on the bottom of the butt stock in front of the bottom of the butt plate.
The upper stock and forward part of the upper stock is a darker wood, a reddish cherry color. It seems to me the upper furniture is older, perhaps original?
OK, I would appreciate any thoughts on this.
