M1 Garand Serial Number

[enfieldman]

Hello;
Can you tell from the Serial Number on an M1 Garand to which branch of the service it
was issued. Example, this block of #` issued to the U.S.Army, another block of #`s
issued to the U.S. Marine Corps, Etc.. I have a very low #`ed S.A. Garand,wondering about
its history.. Thanks, Phil.

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[Bob Seijas]

There are some documents about the issue of the earliest M1s, but not much. For example, the 29th ID got the first batch after the Infantry School at Benning. After about 10,000, however, there isn't any info. I have records of 4-digit guns returned to SA for repair from various forts, like 2417 and 2428 returned from Ft. Sam Houston. You would have to look up what units were there in 1938 to identify who got those guns.