Let's do some thinking!

[Bill Hollinger]

What is the rarest M1 Garand? Not the rarest single M1 Garand but what series of M1s is really rare and what kind of price do you think they could fetch? I think the gas trap is a really rare series but I'm sure there are others out there. Like IHCs with certain markings or S/As with such and such machine marks or whatever. Put your expert heads together and come up with some cool M1s.

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[RCS]

Everyone has their own opinion, but I like the mid 1940 gas port rifles, next to that would be the 1941 Winchesters

[Mark in Rochester]

IIRC there wer 6 or 8 rifles made for the line material company and the heal stamp was LMR - need to check the journal

[Mark in Rochester]

From the Journal Volume 6 Number 2 page 10

By Bob Seijas

One of nine project (summary)

Components Procured out of chanels to construct nine special M1 Rifles, three for key people at Line material company, IHC and H&R - receivers were unserialed and marked with logos of H&R and LM and the legend 1 of 9

[M1Riflenut]

HRA 6mil. Other than Tony G who has one?

[Ramboueille]

HRA 6mil. Other than Tony G who has one?

One here. Quite a few have been destroyed, gone forever.

[Rick Cummelin]

HRA 6mil. Other than Tony G who has one?

AGREE! Bill didn't state whether he was refering to PRODUCTION rifles, or to the infinite variety of experimental and one-offs that may be floating around out there.

IMHO, the HRA 6 million rifles are the rarest production pieces, as only about 400 were ever produced. As such, they are much rarer than gas traps, M1Cs, etc.

I currently have one, but it is under contract to be sold to a good friend.

BTW- when I mentioned "infinite variety", I was refering to the fact that if an experimental version of something doesn't exist today, there's at least the possibility that one will mysteriously appear tomorrow. Never underestimate clever people.

[JAS]

There were also the SA 5.0M rifles. Serial number 5,000,000 is in the Springfield Armory museum. But SA was also assigned 5,000,001 to 5,000,499 serial numbers. There could be up to 499 rifles out there in this very rare range.

[Rick B]

There were also the SA 5.0M rifles. Serial number 5,000,000 is in the Springfield Armory museum. But SA was also assigned 5,000,001 to 5,000,499 serial numbers. There could be up to 499 rifles out there in this very rare range.

Picking this number is no differnt than picking any other 500 rifles. I always wondered why this number got people looking. Many have been found in this range.

I am puttinmg my money on the 6 million HRA or the Educational Winchesters [around 40 known to exist at this time]. Rick B

Edited to meniton the model shop rifles as only a handful of them are out there.

[mparsons]

I like the arrowhead IHC. Wish I had one.