Hello, I am new to the forum and M1 Garand scene. Here is my first M1. It is a 1.2m range. I am sure the rear handguard is a replacment. Comments welcome.
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Hello, I am new to the forum and M1 Garand scene. Here is my first M1. It is a 1.2m range. I am sure the rear handguard is a replacment. Comments welcome.
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Nice lookin' rifle over all. Interesting how it still has a gas cylinder lock screw and never got the upgrade, and a short fork follower rod "A" marked...which is correct for Winchester but was never changed. On the other hand has no front sight screw seal and the big head screw...is that a wide base? Hard for me to tell without comparison. Nice rifle...how's the bore?
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The letter G has a vertical leg at the top of the real cartouche but I do not see one on the supplied rifle
Looks like the letter D is different too
Really nice one, where did you pick it up?
I would agree with the others on the cartouche. It is a nice looking rifle and could have been a complete restoration or maybe it just need a few parts and a stock to complete. I have done alot of restorations and remember that the CMP years ago had some nice WW2 SA and WRA rifles that just need a few parts and the correct stock .
Sometimes when doing a nice restoration a person will not take the time to look for the correct original cartouched stock or not want to spend the money. I remember a few years ago, a gas trap reported as original in the 21K serial number range but with an obvious fake SA SPG cartouche.
I have a few WRA cartouche photos that are originalAttachment 114426Attachment 114425
Thank you for the feedback. Which parts need to be replaced? Here is another photo angle.
Thanks
I would look for an original Winchester WRA GHD stock
guess it depends on what you want to achieve - years ago I paid $700 for a super crisp original Winchester stock - another thing to consider is if the wear patterns match on your parts -Original gas cylinder were du-lite blue - how far do you want to go? it is a nice rifle as is. The stock is Winchester but the cartouche is not original (fake) - would you sand off the cartouche and let the rifle stand as is. What would others do about the stock?Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven26
Also you can dig deeper into your Winchester, example: do you have a Winchester round firing pin ? the rear sight pinion Winchester ?
I did not recall the serial number ? but early 1.2 Winchesters had the WRA WB stocks, then WRA G.H.D. large box cartouche and the last being WRA GHD cartouche
How successful would that actually be? One might see the shadow later? Or not...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Rochester
So this is a parts gun then? Is that the consensus?