Originally Posted by
Brian Dick
That's a lovely M1 Rifle. Just the way I like to find them. I bought two M1's from CMP many years ago and when I got them, one was an Anniston rebuild H&R, reparkerized in light grey zinc. Every part on it was H&R and refinished in zinc which makes me think the Armorers at CMP matched it up by select fitting parts because it would be a miracle for that to happen during normal military rebuild. It still has it's original barrel too. The funny part is that the other rifle was a post WWII rebuild with well worn finish, mixed WWII parts. Low and behold, it had an H&R stock that had obviously been through rework with sanding marks, etc. and the 3/8" DAS still intact. The H&R had a SA/SHM stock that matched the rifle with the '46 date barrel and wear patterns. They must have mixed them up during inspection at CMP and I just swapped the stocks which belonged on each rifle. It was my lucky day for sure and all these years later I still have them. I would't sell or trade them off for the world!
