Is this M1D Authentic?

[purple]

I have a nice ex-Danish M1D which was among the Lever imports to Canada in the late 1990s. I bought it from MILARM in Edmonton for $800 in 1998. Rifle is strictly USGI, incl stock cartouches,correct barrel and Hart flash hider. It was never drilled for the cheek pad. The unique Danish identifiers are the FKF/crown and inventory # on the M84 scope as well as the rifle's s/n which is stamped on the upper surface of the stock to the rear of the windage knob. This is a deviation from the normal Danish practice of stamping the s/n on the ventral surface of the butt ahead of the sling swivel.

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[Rick B]

Rick, I would really appreciate that. The serial number on my rifle is 1367615.

Not on this list. Here are the ones I have in that range. Rick B



1346892 Excellent 3 Field OK Ok Adjusted Op Rod
1362623 Excellent 2 NoGo OK Ok-No No sling, Adjusted Op Rod
1362274 Very good 3 NoGo OK Ok Rebuilt bolt Follower, firing pin, extractor / spring assy, ejector spring

[bearhunter]

Thanks for all of the replies. I really do appreciate them all. More information, the better.

I have asked Badger to post a few more pics for me. One is of the number stamped into the barrel. The other is of the number on the trigger group. It turns out that the only mismatched part is the milled trigger guard. which is WRA, all of the rest are SA.

There are no Danish acceptance marks or ID marks anywhere on the rifle.

[bearhunter]

These are pics of the stamp on the barrel.

The numbers end in 555.

Oh, the only thing about the rifle that some may find incorrect is the milled trigger guard, which is made by WRA.

[bearhunter]

Thanks Badger, I really apreciate your patience with us computer illiterate old farts.

One other thing, even though it doesn't show up well on the pic, there is an "M" stamp about a 1/2inch to the right of the drawing number.

[John R.]

I saw those NORWEGIAN M1D's at CenturyInternational's Ste Laurent Quebec Warehouse a few days after they arrived in early 1980.
Manny W the General Manager was showing me around before we went out for lunch and told me that they had bought them at a Norwegian Gov't AUCTION(sealed bids) and they were still in the ORIGINAL SPRINGFIELD ARSENAL CRATES complete with the NATO US Flag and hands stickers etc as well as the NSN and NATO 1005-xxxx etc stock numbers.
You got the RIFLE,web sling,yellow capped clear plastic oiler thong kit and M2 flash hider(mostly "Heavy" Harts with the odd SA)as well as the ORIGINAL MRT 3-52 leather cheek rest.
Grease proof greyish/greenish coloured sticker in Norwegian right in front of your eye below the lip of the receiver heels.I took it off and binned it.
Manny wasn't happy because Mike Kokin of Sherwood Int'l in Northridge had outbid Century for the scopes,mounts and web cases for them so they were selling the rifles without the scopes.
I paid $395(less 20 pct) for mine and bought a scope from Mike Kokin in 1983.Still have the rifle but sold the scope and mount when I was able to replace it with a DCM Sale ONE INCH Weaver K4-60B in 1989.I really dislike the M84 scopes but the Weavers are very much okay.
My rifle is a SA with a receiver in the 2.5 million range and all of those Century Rifles were RIGHTEOUS with the crates ALL STENCILLED US Rifle Cal.30 M1D(Sniper's) or whatever it was.
Would be nice to see a few more.JR

[M94/14]

I saw those NORWEGIAN M1D's at CenturyInternational's Ste Laurent Quebec Warehouse a few days after they arrived in early 1980.
Manny W the General Manager was showing me around before we went out for lunch and told me that they had bought them at a Norwegian Gov't AUCTION(sealed bids) and they were still in the ORIGINAL SPRINGFIELD ARSENAL CRATES complete with the NATO US Flag and hands stickers etc as well as the NSN and NATO 1005-xxxx etc stock numbers.
You got the RIFLE,web sling,yellow capped clear plastic oiler thong kit and M2 flash hider(mostly "Heavy" Harts with the odd SA)as well as the ORIGINAL MRT 3-52 leather cheek rest.
Grease proof greyish/greenish coloured sticker in Norwegian right in front of your eye below the lip of the receiver heels.I took it off and binned it.
Manny wasn't happy because Mike Kokin of Sherwood Int'l in Northridge had outbid Century for the scopes,mounts and web cases for them so they were selling the rifles without the scopes.
I paid $395(less 20 pct) for mine and bought a scope from Mike Kokin in 1983.Still have the rifle but sold the scope and mount when I was able to replace it with a DCM Sale ONE INCH Weaver K4-60B in 1989.I really dislike the M84 scopes but the Weavers are very much okay.
My rifle is a SA with a receiver in the 2.5 million range and all of those Century Rifles were RIGHTEOUS with the crates ALL STENCILLED US Rifle Cal.30 M1D(Sniper's) or whatever it was.
Would be nice to see a few more.JR

Here are some pics of my Norwegian M1D. Enjoy.

It was purchased from the estate of the original owner who Purchased it from Lever Arms in Nov. Of 1981 (I have the bill of sale).


Norwegian M1D Photos by randonthoughts | Photobucket

[browningautorifle]

Manny wasn't happy because Mike Kokin of Sherwood Int'l in Northridge had outbid Century for the scopes,mounts and web cases for them so they were selling the rifles without the scopes.

I remember that John. All those rifles came in as new but without optics...

[bearhunter]

Thanks for looking Rick B. Much appreciated.

[purple]

A WRA trigger housing would be correct for an original M1D. M1Ds were not newly manufactured rifles but were assembled in US Ordnance facilities from any US made Garand parts on hand,with the obvious exception of the unique M1D barrels,handguards,and scope mounts.