Since I found this place I'm researching and trying to find out about the guns that i have collected

I have a M1icon Garand manufactured in sep/oct 41 and it has a January 42 barrel on it. It came from CMPicon in the mid 80's as I have the box and papers that it was shipped in and with. My question is how exactly would it end up with a barrel in January 42 with a reciever from 41? could it have the correct barrel/receiver? Or is it just luck that when it went to arsenal it got an early barrel? The stock is post war, probably Korea I guess, but it is mostly all WW2 parts from what I've been able to find and mostly Springfield, with a very few winchester parts.

Just curious as to the weapon I have. It's in outstanding shape and I'm glad to have come across it
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