I finally found the Winchester I have been waiting for.

[GUTS]

My little collection has been lacking a decent WWII Winchester Garand for quite some time now. I have looked at quite a few and almost bought one many times but they never were quite right, you know, not enough Winchester and too much other stuff. I feel now as though I waited because I just knew the right one would come along(same reason I didn't get married untill I was 55), and I think it worked. I think this rifle is real close to as it left the Winchester factory. Of course pictures are fine but having it in your hands gives you a lot better view point. The wear on most of the metal looks to have the same patina and I don't think this rifle has been shot much in it's life time and it doesn't appear to have been apart for a long while either, I could not get the gas cylinder off and I could not get the op rod off(and I have dissassembled and reassembled many, many Garands)or even get it to wiggle, it still fits the bolt and the rail tight. I am not going to force anything apart because I won't be shooting this one, it can stay together. There are still traces of blue on the gas cylinder, and the blue(or Dulite)looks new on the part of the gas plug that fits inside the cylinder. There looks to be traces of blue on the follower arm, the op rod catch, and the bullet guide. All of the parts look(I hate to say original because I don't like to be yelled at)lets just say like they have been together on this rifle for a long time. The one thing that bothers me is the front sight seal, I haven't seen another Winchester built this late that still has one. I didn't take the rear sight apart to see if the insides are right and I'm not going to' but the outside looks okay. They more I handle the rifle the better the chances I ding it up in some way. The stock is outstanding, it has very few handling marks. The stock's color looks a little funny under the flourecent light so if anyone wants I'll take a few photos outside so you can see the real color. The light in here also makes the stock look shinier in some photos than it is. The sling is an M1907 with steel hardware, I don't know if this rifle would have had this type of sling in the fall of 1944. I was also pleasantly surprised when I opened the butt trap and saw the goodies in there. I feel lucky to have come across this rifle, it was put in an auction from an esate.











































Here are some pictures taken outside to see the real color.

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[Bob Womack]

Very nice!!! What does the battery power on that rifle?

Bob

[GUTS]

A small flashlight perhaps?

[Bill Hollinger]

Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing it with us.

[RCS]

Nice looking Winchester, I remember there were a few available around 2001 or 2002 in your serial number range and priced at $4000 each. Most difficult to find is a 1.2 million Winchester with the one inch box WRA G.H.D. cartouche (the periods were gone on the smaller WRA GHD cartouche

[browningautorifle]

Very nice looking rifle!

[GUTS]

Thanks guys, I am very proud to be the new caretaker of this rifle. I actually still can't believe it's mine!

[RCS]

I know how you feel, also looked for years before I found my Winchester. Word of advice, I would remove that muzzle cover for storage - will not help the bore

[Orlando]

Very nice rifle
Just a suggestion, I would not leave the canvas muzzle cover on for extended periods. I have seen muzzles rust, they must collect moisture

[Beginner]

Wow, that is a nice one! I do not mean to spam my thread in every winnie thread but you might get a kick out of the pics
Took some pictures of my Winchester M1