I have done a ton of research on this rifle and I think I have a fairly good grasp of it's history. I would love to hear any further thoughts and advice on IDing thins rifle.

It is a Springfield Armory, serial number 479XXX. This indicates manufacture in 2/42. The barrel markings are where is gets really cool. The barrel date mark is S-A-1-42 and is stamped upside down. This is where it got really weird for me because the rest looked nothing like I had ever seen on an M1icon. It goes like this...

X BNP with crown Z .30/06 2.494' 18 TONS PER [] " some strange X marking with something in the left, right, and bottom parts of the X


After doing some crazy Google-Fu this indicates that it was exported from Britainicon back to the US at some point. Based on the condition and the date of manufacture I am led to believe that this is a Lend-Lease rifle. This rifle did not come with a front handguard as the previous owners father removed it to make it look sporterized /cry The stacking swivel was also remover. I did find a replacement front handguard that matched the stock and am checking online for a stacking swivel. Since it came without the original handguard I have no way of checking for the red paint that is supposed to be there. That said I have been told that many owners removed the paint as it was rather ugly.

The stock seems to be original and has the cartouches [SAGHS], Crossed Cannons, and (P) which are appropriate from that time period. I also found this site Springfield Armory WWII Production that help me identify all my parts as being from the correct time period for this gun.

That's about all I know or have been able to deduce. That said she has a cherry bore and functions great. I can't wait to take her to the range.







Information
Warning: This is a relatively older thread
This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.