I am pursuing purchasing a CMPicon Correct Grade M1icon Garand from a private seller.

As part of the my due diligence, I want to confirm that the rifle is indeed correct before I purchase it. The seller has a CMP Correct grade certificate from when he purchased it. I called the CMP armory to get a list of items I should look for to confirm the rifle is unaltered and correct.

The gun met most of these criteria. It has the properly marked stock, proper drawing numbers on the bolt, trigger housing, hammer, safety, and op rod. No electronic pencil markings were found anywhere.

However, there were two hang ups.

1. The sights were marked “DRC” on the windage and “IHC” on the elevation, instead of “SA.”

2. Most importantly, the barrel drawing number started with “F” instead the “D” but was otherwise correct.

The serial number and barrel both date to late 1954.

Thank you in advance.



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