Late 1944 S.A. Garand (almost original?)

[Bob Seijas]

Trying to figure out what's the correct era for the serial number will just be frustrating...and pointless.

AMEN. If one part is wrong it puts everything into question. There is a legal maxim about a witness that says "Falsus unum, falsus omnia." If he tells one lie, you have to discount his entire testimony.

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[hurrikane18]

AMEN. If one part is wrong it puts everything into question. There is a legal maxim about a witness that says "Falsus unum, falsus omnia." If he tells one lie, you have to discount his entire testimony.

Well we can agree to disagree on that. When it comes to WWII rifles, if it’s 100% original, it probably doesn’t have much of a story to tell. It was either unissued or it just didn’t see many battles. Not that I wouldn’t want it - from a collectors standpoint, 100% original is the holy grail. But from a history standpoint, I’d LOVE to have the rifle that’s 80% original with 20% replacement parts because they got worn out, dinged up, or broken during the war and had to be replaced. Just because it’s not your cup of tea doesn’t mean it’s worthless just because one or two parts aren’t original from factory.