looking to buy 2 garands, need help

[rudy05]

Hi Rudy,
There are rifles that are all original (parts that came with rifle as it was manufactured). These are the most desired Rifles.
There are correct rifles these are (rifles put back together the way they came off the manufacturing line).
You can have a all WWII rifle but all the parts are not correct for that serial number.
The rifles you are looking at don't have all the correct parts for that serial number but they are all WWII parts.
Does this help explain it?

Jeff

ok-- i do understand the origional rifle as made but, to me they are very few and costly if found. mine yes-- restorations and happy with them. as i said i am happy with representitives of what we used meaning restored back to what they were from day 1. now, what parts are wrong in the 43 and 44 i have posted?

[U.S.G.I.]

sn 1969xxx
rear sight- type 2
trigger housing 12
safety 6 w/ hole
hammer- 3
follower- 11
follower arm- no bevel
follower arm- 3 piece
bullet guide- solid no cuts
op rod- 6 uncut
barrel date- 9-43 no chrome
solid pin upper band
narrow base gas cylinder, lock will go to 11 o'clock and will take it back to 6 to lock in place
bolt-12 flat pin
hope pictures tell the rest.

These are by Duff's Red Book.
Safety...C46015-9SA
Hammer...C46008-5SA
Gas Cylinder...Wide Base

[U.S.G.I.]

sn-2748xxx
rear sight- type 3
bolt-12 flat pin
safety- sa11
hammer- 7
follower- 12
follower are- no bevel
bullet guide- no cuts
follower rod- 3 piece long fork
op rod- uncut 9
solid pin upper band
gas cylinder- wide platform
barrel date- 3-44
clip latch- appears to be flat end
gas cylinder lock goes to 9 o'clock, bring down to 6 to lock in place
lock screw- popet
the stock has a faint serifed p in the circle and an S in the barrel channel.
stock furrel has the large hole.
these are RESTORATIONS which is fine with me and the 44 has sa 2-65 scratched in the leg of the receiver which indicates a rebuild.
hope the pictures tell the rest of the story if i left anything out. (the barrel is excellent and was refinished to it origional color.

As per Duff again.
Rear Sight... Type II
Hammer...C46008-5 SA

Duff's book is over 10 years old some things stated back then have been found to be in correct. There has been a lot of new documentation that has been done in the last few years.
Wayne Bradford (ihcfan55) is coming out with a book on International Harvester's this fall I believe. This should have a lot of new information in it.

Got to go to work tomorrow so this is all I can do tonight.

Jeff

[rudy05]

thank you

[Rule 303]

It could just be the pictures but the lighter one of the two stocks has an ordnance wheel that seems older than the stamp next to it. Really close-up pictures will get you the help you want.
I'm no expert.

[billsm1]

Stocks look fine to me, I like the darker ome a lot better. $1500 does seem like a lot of money but they are only going up in value, if they are not worth it now, they will be someday (soon)! If you talk to the collectors they will tell you about the CMP (DCM) garands and carbines they use to buy for $300, $200 or even $100 and not all were mixmasters!
Bill