History of my Garand?

[ljc2237]

I've interested in owning a Garand for ages and finally bought on a few months ago and I joined looking for help and advice about it's history, locating a possible replacement correct stock and my next addition, an M1 carbine. 1st thing I would like to find out is where did the rifle go after it left Springfield Armory in June of 1942. Is there anyone that can direct me to help in this search?

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[kar66]

I don't think any records of serial number shipping data were keep by that late. The WAR had began by then. All that mattered was getting them to the front. The USMC started their island war with 03s. Bill

[Mark in Rochester]

springfield research service - has some info - odds low of a hit - another clue is of there is a rebuild mark on the stock or the receiver

SPRINGFIELD RESEARCH SERVICE

[sed6]

springfield research service - has some info - odds low of a hit - another clue is of there is a rebuild mark on the stock or the receiver

SPRINGFIELD RESEARCH SERVICE

Hmm $35 bucks just to find out there's no info available? The CMP will do that for just $20.

Here's the deal, you'll never know for sure where your rifle went. But you have a rifle built in '42, chances are great it went into the hands of a GI fighting overseas during WWII. Pull back the charging handle and check the date stamped on the barrel. That's the date the rifle got overhauled and put back into service, again likely in the hands of a GI fighting in the Korean war. Now that rifle is yours. That's your story and you can stick to it, and know it's much more likely true than not. That's why I bought and that's why I love my Garand.

[RCS]

The date on the barrel indicates the time the barrel was manufactured not the date of the rebuild. A few years ago, the CMP found a 1943 receiver with a S-A 6-40 barrel (barrel sold for $2100)

[Darkwolfe]

I got bemused with the SRS page when it said it had over 100,000 serial numbers. Given that M1 production got up near 6,000,000 rifles, that's a pathetically funny statement. Oh well, maybe they'll keep trying. But anybody that drops $35 on those odds is probably an acquantence of PT Barnum.

[Bill Hollinger]

Not I. I'll just stick to the knowledge that my M1 Garands were all owned by General George S. Patton. I know this to be fact because I saw once that the P in a circle meant it was Patton’s. Kind of cool, huh? My S/A 1903 must have been owned by Blackjack Pershing.

Seriously, the odds are way out there!

[ljc2237]

I checked the date behind the charging handle and it's S.A. 8 42, wouldn't a rebuild date be later, around 44 or 45 date?

[browningautorifle]

A rebuild would likely be even later. '46 maybe, then rebuilt again after Korea in say '54. Then next war and a rebuild for '65 or so.