1944 Springfield Armory Garand

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To me, one of the really informative things in this issue was the fact that an importer's stamp could deform the barrel and destroy accuracy. I've seen hundreds of them so stamped.

Seven photos up from the bottom is the import stamp. It's stamped so lightly I'm not too concerned with damage. Only the top third of the letters show. They are centered in the exposed barrel section just below the shine.

I spent the last three hours cleaning up the metal. Came out nice. No surprises, got all the major parts separated. Still not going to mess with the trigger assembly but did find another SA marked part in there. No NM star or wording on the barrel, had hopes but figured chances were near zero.

The wood will be my weekend project.

I like the idea of walnut shims, they should blend in nicely and I think I have a piece of it in the basement. Probably won't do anything like that until I shoot it however and see if it needs it.

What type sling should I get for it? Leather was used throughout the war I guess but canvas became more common toward the end?

I have the bayonet.