Danish garand with ir device mount

[andreabert]

Hi guys
Andy from italy.

I saw today on a gun store this m1 with this odd mount.

Its a breda, barrel b sid 1955, stock have serial number of the rifle on. It come with this danish ir device.

Im trying to find info but i cant find nothing. Anyone have never saw anything like this before?

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[browningautorifle]

Your pics didn't come here Andy, try going through the tutorial on posting pics and if it won't work for you I can do it after you email them to me...

[andreabert]

Your pics didn't come here Andy, try going through the tutorial on posting pics and if it won't work for you I can do it after you email them to me...

Oh.
Thanks

[andreabert]

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[browningautorifle]

That's better, never have I seen it mounted on an M1 rifle, just the M3 carbine...makes sense they would want it too. Very nice find. Don't have any info...

[andreabert]

me too...
i have 32 m1 garand and i read all about it but this is very odd

[browningautorifle]

i have 32 m1 garand

Time to show us a bit of an expose' then...maybe a few pics. This one, others will be along and perhaps can tell you. One here was issued M1 rifle in 1960 and may have heard from his elders about this scope. We do have some collectors here that have the infra red scope though, I last saw one in the hardware in 1975/76 mounted on an M3 with full equipment but don't know if it worked...these look awkward on the rifle.

[andreabert]

Sure. Tonight i ll post some pics

[RCS]

I know of two collectors that have the I. R. mounted on US M1 rifles. I have seen one in person too. They use the same bracket holes as the M1C but a different mount. The really difficult part of this unit is finding the batteries and pouch from what I understand. On the Danish I. R. the bracket or mount is welded on to the receiver.

It was reported that US Special Forces were using the I.R. on the M1 Rifle in 1962 and it must have seen limited service in the early days of Viet Nam too.

There are also photos of the M14 Rifle with the I.R.

[FlightRN]

Good Day All,
A few years ago, a number of Danish contract, Italian made M1 receivers with unknown welded scope mounts showed up in Canada. I conversed with a few of the owners who provided the below pictures. This rifle has an additional mount bolted between the two brackets. The thought is the brackets would support an AN/PAS-4 or a AN/PVS-1 attached to it.
Regards,
Mike