I acquired this M1icon from my brother-n-law. After he had kids, he was going to stick it in the rafters out in the garage, so I traded him a snap on tool cart for the gun. After a thorough cleaning, we noticed the imprint on the side of the stock and the inspector's mark. The imprint says Geilenkirchen Dec 5, 1944, Lt. Bryd...We are unable to make out the entire name. After researching numerous web sites, this is what we have come up wih so far. The battle for Geilenkirchen began Nov 18, 1944, as part of Operation Clipper, and ended Dec 6, 1944. As far as the rifle information, this is what we have so far....serial # 2,825,651, which was built in May 1944 at Springfield Armory, inspector's mark on stock is SA GAW, with Springfield cross cannons to the right, circle P on the pistol grip, and small ordinace stamp on the butt of the pistol grip. The bolt is D28287-19SA and under that is B-13. The trigger housing is D28290-12SA, hammer is C46008-7SA, operating rod is D35382-9SA, the bullet guide is milled, follower is marked 12, rear sight is long pinion square lock bar, knurled windage / elevation, safety is marked SA-11, trigger is SA trigger type 2, follower rod looks to be short fork riveted, the barrel is marked 1 SA 4 44, gas cylinder lock screw pewter in color marked S. The rifle appears to be untouched. I have looked for information on rifles that haven't been redone and I am unable to locate any information. I do not have a throat gauge, but the barrel appears to be in good shape, shiny, with no pitting. We have fired the weapon, put about 20 rounds through it. It held a 2" group at 50 yards. The weapon looks to be a combat rifle, there is no rust, but the finish is worn in places and the wood is in rough condition. Please let me know if you have any information or what your thoughts are on the rifle, if it could possibly be an untouched combat rifle. Thank you.
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