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Late Springfield Garand Trigger Group ID...
Hey Guys!
I just got a really nice Late Springfield Garand
#5851XXX and was wondering about the markings on the trigger group parts. I haven't even inspected it closely yet because I'm at work and picked her up at Lunchtime and brought her home. I do know the number on the side of the housing is correct, and the number on the hammer has an "SA" in it. What, if any, numbers would be on the rest of the parts in the trigger group to be SA? Thanks in advance!
John
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05-21-2012 04:34 PM
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Why don't you take some pics and show us what you actually have. Or at least write down the numbers you actually have so we can help. You need to get Scott Duff's books on the M1 to help you in your identification from this point on. This will likely only be the beginning of having M1s.
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I've probably owned no less than 50 M1 Garands over the last twenty to thirty years. I guess I've always been lucky in that I would buy a Garand at a local Gun Shop or Pawn Shop or have someone offer one to me, own it and shoot it for a while and then get offered quite a bit more than I paid for it and sell it. I never really got into the "correctness" of them. I just bought them to shoot them. Now I'd like to get a bit more educated about my favorite Battle Rifle. It's been a long standing addiction. I've had parade Garands that were completely nickel plated, WWII Garands with what I was told were mostly matching parts, imports, Garands with the barrels welded to the receivers ( only recently discovered what that was about). M1C's , M1D's, probably just about every variation there is. I'm not wealthy enough to have kept them. My taste would change and I'd get something else but I always circled back to the Garand. Hell... I probably have over 1000 empty enbloc clips in my shed! So you see, this really isn't the "beginning" of having M1's. I've just decided its time to get a real education.
I'll get some pics up tomorrow if I have time in the morning.
Cheers,
John
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I only had a chance at one worth keeping and I still have it. Had lots go through mne too. I only have one other shooter in 7.62 right now. You can't keep them all...
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Well, I got the pictures taken this morning but I didn't have the time to get them posted before work. Hopefully tonight.
Thanks again,
John
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Well, it looks like all later parts and a definite clean shooter. Nothing special just good and clean. I take it all the wood's in as good shape as the top piece we see?
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Everything that's pictured is correct with the serial number and date. The drawing # on the bolt should be 6528287-SA, and the heat lot # can be a few different one's, not sure which one's actually, but A14 and A15 are probably two of them that are correct.
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Well, it looks like all later parts and a definite clean shooter. Nothing special just good and clean. I take it all the wood's in as good shape as the top piece we see?
Well, thanks... (I think). I like the "nothing special" comment. No offense but I'm well aware of how rare it is to find such a clean example of a Springfield Garand that's this "correct". Granted, I know it could have been recently assembled from correct parts, but having the receiver and barrel match and be so new looking is half of the battle in my humble opinion. For the record...To my knowledge, this rifle was NOT recently assembled from parts. All of the metal parts appear to be the way it left Springfield Armory in 1955. The TE is around 1.5 and MW is less than 1. Yes, the wood is nearly perfect but I'm sure it's a replacement stock as there are no cartouches or a circled "P" on the wrist. Thanks for looking... And the comments. I really do appreciate it!
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Originally Posted by
SlayerNut
Everything that's pictured is correct with the serial number and date. The drawing # on the bolt should be 6528287-SA, and the heat lot # can be a few different one's, not sure which one's actually, but A14 and A15 are probably two of them that are correct.
Yes, the drawing number on the bolt is 6528287-SA and the heat lot is J-1-A. Thanks again!
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