28 Feb 2021 Garand Picture of the Day - A Persian take on the M1

[Mark in Rochester]

A very rare photo of the M1 in service. This picture was taken outside an oil refinery that had been hit by the Iraqis. Even so, the troops pictured probably are apart of a local milita unit instead of the military, which would have had more modern equipment. Notice the AKM magazine carriers on the web harness of the individual second from left, indicating a multitude of weapons were issued within the same unit, to include AKMs and Garands.

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[browningautorifle]

I wonder, H&Rs? Sadam apparently had a couple he considered family rifles and used them to take his sons hunting when they were younger...hares and such... I'd like to examine a couple of these. I know there were documented bring backs...or maybe more like captured and destroyed.

[Mark in Rochester]

[browningautorifle]

Seen...now I'm wondering, either H&R or International Harvester was the choice of export/lend lease because there were some problems with them... Anybody? I heard it here...

[ssgross]

Searching for more info about "Sadaam's" Garands, here is the article for the photos...
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...h-photo-essay/

[Bob Seijas]

We gave the Shah of Iran a whole lot of Garands. The Iraqis captured some in their war with Iran.

[fjruple]

The International Harvester pictured looks like a Springfield Armory (original) provided receiver.

[Mark in Rochester]

The International Harvester pictured looks like a Springfield Armory (original) provided receiver.

Perhaps you could point out the salient features that informed your conclusion

[fjruple]

Perhaps you could point out the salient features that informed your conclusion

Mark-- The easiest way to tell is the font used on the serial number. The serial number matches the font style used by Springfield Armory. IHC produced receivers use a bigger, blockier format style.