4 Sept 2022 Garand Picture of the Day - Beach Head Frank Lovejoy Tony Curtis 1954

[Mark in Rochester]

Bunch of early features on Tony's M1

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[browningautorifle]

Grooved handguard clip and single slot gas cylinder lock screws...probably nice early M1s. With the lock bar rear sights, wonder if they're Winchesters? Second pic left rifle has wide front sight ears like Winchester. Can't see the other too well.

[ssgross]

And that hair!...too perfect to be believable!

[RCS]

Winchester looking operating rod and square bolt recess on receiver too

[browningautorifle]

square bolt recess

Missed that part with all the lookin' too... I think Winchester kept single slot gas cylinder lock screws until after the war, and most of the early features too...

[Mark in Rochester]

the only thing that does not look like WRA is Tony's front sight. Throughout the film, he has the slant cut op rod rifle.

[browningautorifle]

Agreed, the narrow sight ears was what I referred to earlier, couldn't see them well.