Clawson Garand Equivalent

[Blacksmith]

Hello All - I've decided to get a correct WWII M1 Garand, after much encouragement from my wife (yes, I'm a lucky guy).

For me, learning is the best part of the journey; and, I want to make sure I don't buy a lemon at peach prices.

Is there a de facto reference for the Garand, as Clawson's Guide has become for USGI 1911(A1)s?

Thank you in advance,

Buck

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[browningautorifle]

There are many books, just like anything else. I'd avoid just one and read several. Cross referance is best for this sort of thing. You can get books by Scott Duff and Bruce Canfield for starters. If you need to later then Pyle has one about the gas trap guns, but they're too expensive for me. Impossible to get around me also.

[Blacksmith]

Thank you Jim.

[Neal Myers]

I like "Collecting the Garand II" by JC Harrison.

Neal

[twh]

I would recommend Bruce Canfield's M-1 Garand and M-1 Carbine book and Scott Duff's blue and red books on WWII post war garands.

[Bob Seijas]

Most people don't know that Chuck Clawson was one of the pioneer Garand collectors in the late 1970's and early 1980's. He developed the first serial number table as part of the research for a book that five of us were going to write together. I remember his spreading out his large charts on the floor of my hotel room at the OGCA and explaining his rationale. It has held up remarkably well after 30+ years. He did the first real research on the LL guns and unlocked the heat lot system after interviewing a couple of SA metallurgists. We called him "Chuck Thorough" because he was so meticulous. He eventually focused on his first love, the .45 pistol, a wrote the book that became the bible. Quite a guy, we all owe him.

[Blacksmith]

Most people don't know that Chuck Clawson was one of the pioneer Garand collectors in the late 1970's and early 1980's. He developed the first serial number table as part of the research for a book that five of us were going to write together. I remember his spreading out his large charts on the floor of my hotel room at the OGCA and explaining his rationale. It has held up remarkably well after 30+ years. He did the first real research on the LL guns and unlocked the heat lot system after interviewing a couple of SA metallurgists. We called him "Chuck Thorough" because he was so meticulous. He eventually focused on his first love, the .45 pistol, a wrote the book that became the bible. Quite a guy, we all owe him.

Thank you Bob - you mention OGCA. Does Mr. Clawson live in Ohio?

[Bob Seijas]

I lost track of him and he refuses to have email (or did), but last I knew he was in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was still working as an airline pilot then, so he may have retired to a warmer place.

[mike radford]

Most people don't know that Chuck Clawson was one of the pioneer Garand collectors in the late 1970's and early 1980's. He developed the first serial number table as part of the research for a book that five of us were going to write together. I remember his spreading out his large charts on the floor of my hotel room at the OGCA and explaining his rationale. It has held up remarkably well after 30+ years. He did the first real research on the LL guns and unlocked the heat lot system after interviewing a couple of SA metallurgists. We called him "Chuck Thorough" because he was so meticulous. He eventually focused on his first love, the .45 pistol, a wrote the book that became the bible. Quite a guy, we all owe him.

He is an amazing guy. I have not seen him for a while. I did hear that he was working on a reference for the Mosin Nagant rifles, which was a huge surprise for me. That may be a rumor but the source was a good one. Anyone else heard that? Hopefully he is well.