Newbie Garand question.

[EdG]

Thanks for the clarification.
RE6B is the heat lot. The KK is the inspector's code.
So far I have seen RE6, RE6A, and RE6B. If yours had been RE6R I would not have been surprised, but more than likely it would be a mis-stamp, an anomaly. I have seen this before. There is a rifle I've seen with heat lot BE4A and I'm sure it is really a RE4A.

[RCS]

Also s/n 396848 rev 2SA bolt heat lot RE4D and s/n 406824 rev 2SA bolt heat lot RE4C

Re: SA GHS stocks, they will have a single or two digit number near the rear part of the barrel channel, very early stocks will have a letter like the SA SPG stocks

[Kirk]

The words "unissued wartime production" is a red flag. It is extremely unlikely that a stock made in Oct 1941 would have remained in unissued condition unless it was put in a museum or on a tool room rifles, etc. Probably 99.99% of wartime Garands were issued & used in earnest. If the cartouche is pristine, it even raises the question of being faked.

[mdrim13]

Boatbod's right on the drawing numbers. Or if you post pics we can help. If the serial number's right then the stock should have GHS on the left and SA in the box with it. Ordnance crossed cannons should be beside the inspector's mark. Big P on the small of the butt and a circle around it. That stock could cost $1000 US. The odds are there are other deficiencies so pics will help us help you.

Im currently (or passively) loooking for the SA GHS stock. Its a bi**h to find.

[browningautorifle]

Of course now I have to be a smart a** and say "Yes, I have one here, but it's on an LL gun"! Thank God, I'd never be able to re-build one here in Canada. The parts just aren't here.