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[Bill Hollinger]

When were the 6mil serial numbered Garands made?

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[Ramboueille]

When were the 6mil serial numbered Garands made?

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Receivers were made very late 1955 thru the first quarter of 1956.

[Bill Hollinger]

I don't know why I was thinking something different. My mind ain't right!

[Ramboueille]

I don't know why I was thinking something different. My mind ain't right!

Join the "Club!"

[Calif-Steve]

Poway, CA? Wonder who that might be. A USMC connection? Looks real to me.

[RCS]

some years ago I saw and took apart s/n 6100256, it had a SA 8-56 dated barrel. It was not an NM rifle

[Devil Dog]

It will be interesting to see what this sweetheart sells for.

[Cosine26]

I would have expected to see the sight base stamped "NM/2A" on a late model NM. Perhaps the Army was using up left over parts since the Army was using the M14 as a Match rifle.

[Ramboueille]

I would have expected to see the sight base stamped "NM/2A" on a late model NM. Perhaps the Army was using up left over parts since the Army was using the M14 as a Match rifle.

Actually the rifle is a somewhat scarce NM2 model if it's still originally intact. It's an early 1960 transition NM2. The NM/2 and NM/2A sight base wasn't available until 1962 - 1963.

While the hooded aperture wasn't yet available in 1960 either, it was common practice for Army armorers to make updated NM parts available to civilians "gratis" as a gesture of good will so it didn't appear the service shooters had an advantage, and this probably is why the hooded aperture and NM/2 sight base are present. Or the previous owner upgraded it himself. The rifle has seen heavy use by a shooter so the presence of a few upgraded NM parts from its original build isn't unusual.

[Cosine26]

You are of course correct. The screen on my laptop is small and I read the date as 1963. Once I looked at the post on my main computer I realized my error. My 1962 NM M1 Has the "NM/2" rear sight base. I believe that the "NM/2A " was announced on the 1963 NM's.