All, new member but not new to Garands.

Received from the CMPicon last week as a field grade. 2979807 is the serial number.

This is what I found and is summarized from a day of reading old posts. The barrel is marked with NM close to the breach, large P with punch mark, 5 point star, Large T, and an upside down drawing number SA-F6635448 (hard to read), but the date is not upside down and its 4-54. It is also marked NM on the left side by the gas cylinder. From what I read the star signifies a 1962 rifle, and the NM on the left was only applied after it was assembled into a rifle

I am trying to figure out if this barrel was put on after this time period or if it truly is one of the 1962 rifles that has been stripped of all its other NM parts over time. The receiver has quite a bit of pitting under the wood line and over all condition is pretty bad with the exception of the barrel. Pictures in the link below.

NM rifle ? - Google Photos


Thanks Greg
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