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Veteran US Navy Seabees - US Army Corps of Engineers - American Legion Post 0867
" Only two defining forces have offered to die for me. 1.) Jesus Christ 2.) The American G.I. "One died for your soul, the other for your freedom! "
We had a thread here some time back about instructional oversize weapons...that one's neat.
Regards, Jim
There was one of those hanging in the local vintage military weapons store for years. I always wanted it. Ironically, that store uses Proxbid for its auctions as well.
Bob
"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
I have parts to two of these Garands. Not enough bits to make one complete rifle.
A small display of just the action, maybe. Sure wish I could find a loose trigger group but I imagine there aren’t many of those floating around.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
When I was a kid (1950s) my friend had one of these and we would wander thru the neighborhood and play war with it. No one said a thing about it. Imagine doing that now!
When I was a young buck there was a now long defunct gun store that had a trifecta of oversized training weapons. That Garand a carbine and a 1919 .30 caliber machine gun. I picked up some good bargains when they closed but wish I had grabbed them too. They were selling all 3 for $150 US.
I have a manual from 1951 covering the oversized M1 rifle training model. This manual is from the US Navy and printed for the National Guard. Many National Guard units were issued these oversized M1 rifles and some old armories might still have them in storage, being a training aid it is not an accountable item.
Years ago SARCO had some parts and a friend bought a eight shot clip with oversized dummy cartridges from them.
When I was in high school and college, I used to make regular pilgrimages to my favorite Army surplus store, the Duffel Bag in Tacoma, WA. They had an M1 Carbine oversized training rifle hanging from behind the counter for many years. Unfortunately, they, like most surplus stores, went the way of the Dodo.