The rifle that my posted image will show is a Springfield 5.8mill receiver. The right receiver leg is electro-penciled 12-65. The barrel is upside down stamped S-A-8-42. I have also included images of the inside of the barrel and the upside down date of barrel manufacture stamp. I have included an image that shows the breech face of the barrel in the receiver. It appears to be "in the white". My obvious quandary is purely speculative. How did a 1942 barrel come to be placed on a 5.8mill Springfield receiver? I would like to hear what other members of the Garand collecting community think about how this may have come about. I don't believe I'll shoot this rifle in it's current configuration. I personally look at the barrel as a historical item. It's restoration upon a historically correct manifestation. of the M1 Garand would be to me a more desirable place for this barrel to reside. I would also like your thoughts on what you would do with a barrel that was made before Operation Torch in 1942.
PM
