Good Photo study of welded receiver

[Bill Hollinger]

Here is the seller's last reply:

"I am sending the following message to the high bidder and halting the
auction. Since your message, two other folks have sent me messages with
the same observations. the part numbers convince me it is a re-weld.
Thank you for your help on this.

"Hello,
I have had three messages from folks stating that this rifle is a
re-welded receiver M1 Garand. I want you to know that this is something
I have only recently learned and have been convinced of. I will
certainly allow you to cancel your bid.
Please contact me by phone or email XXXXXXXXX and I will call you.
Sincerely,
Steve
I appreciate your keen knowledge and advise on this auction.
Thank you,
Steve"

Seller says he "halted" the auction but it sold. Lte's hope he did contact the buyer as he said he would.

[Devil Dog]

Well, the auction finished at $1200.00 and someone owns it. Now, he will have to spend another $300. for an un-welded receiver. That's $1500. for a mixmaster and we don't have a clue about the barrel condition. It may even be an '03 stubbed barrel.

[Bill Hollinger]

The buyer could get a barreled receiver from CMP for $125.00. Kills two birds with one auction! The seller emailed me again and I think he will be keeping it. He picked my brain for solutions to his problem with this rifle.

[M1Riflenut]

Funny thing about this rifle is that the seller's first observation is correct,and the "experts" are wrong.
It is NOT a REWELD.
Think about that.

[Mark in Rochester]

Funny thing about this rifle is that the seller's first observation is correct,and the "experts" are wrong.
It is NOT a REWELD.
Think about that.

Ok it is not a "REWELD" but it is a welded receiver right? else how do you explain the 924419 back half with the D65 DWG Rev front half

[GPlourde]

Oh and by the way, where is the SA/EMcF and proof?? That wood is way too new.

[Calif-Steve]

I thought this a study of a welded receiver. I call 'em 'rewelds" but a rose by any other name. Oh, well. It is a beater and not worth $550.00 with a decent receiver. Let the buyer beware. And do understand someone is taking the beater home.

[Griff Murphey]

This Winfield... That's just the point about welded-repaired receivers. I recall a local gun store buying a lot of "rewelds" back in the 60's and you could not even open the action by hand. So... how were you supposed to LOAD one? Now, there ARE some nice ones, and I've never heard of one blowing up.... but Bill is right. BTW my welded IHC has a correct IHC front leg. I think it was one that was cut but not severed all the way through, then restored. One last comment; if they really want an "AR" ban to pass I don't think they will include an 8-shot rifle. But who knows? My friend in New Zealand has some M-1's on their "MSSA" military semiauto permits and some that are "sporters." The difference: If you grind off the bayonet lug and own only 5 shot clips, it's a "sporter." For some semis like FN-49s they fit Monte Carlo Comb stocks, etc. to make them less useful to criminals. We may be playing all kinds of games. Or we might just not play at all. Go figure!

[M1Riflenut]

Ok it is not a "REWELD" but it is a welded receiver right? else how do you explain the 924419 back half with the D65 DWG Rev front half

Yes Mark you are correct,it is a welded receiver,not a "re-welded" receiver.
Personally I just prefer to call them hack jobs to avoid any confusion over what they really are.

[Garand Doctor]

It looks like the barrel that was hand tight is a two piece barrel from the drill hole in the photo but that's another set of issues altogether. Frank Jr