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My Italian Army M1 Garand rifles
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Thanks for an excellent series of photos! I have never seen so much on the Italian Garand, and vote that this sequence be added to the Garand "stickies".
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You' re very welcome, Patrick Chadwick.
The Italian Army used also M1 Garand completely made in Italy by Breda Meccanica (you can read BMB over the front sight of my T1) and by Beretta.
Anyway, since I consider the M1 Garand a true American rifle, rather than getting Italian made copies, I preferred to get for my collection two original M1 rifles coming from USA made by Springfield Armory and modified by Terni Arsenal later on.
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Classic examples of these particular rifle, a bit of everything in the way of parts. Some made and left as was, some modified for use and some made by Italy...excellent examples.
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Bizio, those are gorgeous rifles!! Thanks for the pictures!
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Very Nice Bizio, those are very nice...
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You're all most welcome.
A picture of a part of the receiver bearing serial number of my T1 model has been published on Armi Magazine, one of the most famous Italian guns magazines.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../06/62zr-1.jpg
The article extracted from the magazine, unfortunatly in Italian language, "Un mito italiano" (An Italian myth) can be downloaded here :
M1 in Italia.zip download - 2shared
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Bizio
Those are 2 very gorgeous rifles:thup: They are excellent examples of the fine work done by the Italian arsenals & why they were chosen to overhaul & repair for all of Europe. I would be
thrilled to have one like them in my collection. I will keep looking. Enjoy them!:D
Tom
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Thank you, Tom.
They are both stored in the same safe box in good company with my two American 30-06 M1 Garand rifles, dated June 1944 and November 1954. :thup:
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Thank you for sharing and would love to have them in my collection. I noticed they ground the receiver flatter to accept more letters from the rebuild stamping. I also noticed on the 75 rebuild it looks as if they put the barrel in upside down after they recut for the 7.62. I wonder if it was for the shape or just that they cut it upside down? Or did they taper the underside for the op rod once shortened? Very nice collection and my Grand mother is from Campobasso Italy and at 96 is still with us. Anything Italian has a part of my heart. Rick B
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Rick B
I also noticed on the 75 rebuild it looks as if they put the barrel in upside down after they recut for the 7.62. I wonder if it was for the shape or just that they cut it upside down? Or did they taper the underside for the op rod once shortened?
You're welcome, Rick B.
Should the barrel be fitted upside down would be the gas port still in same position and still working ?
I can read the SA mark in its usual position on the right side of the rifle anyway.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...771570_n-1.jpg
Glad to hear you have Italian origins !
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Thank you and this must have been done to give relief for the Op Rod. I overlooked the SA date when quick scanning. They were not afraid to remove metal from all I see. The Garand was a well built rifle. Rick B
