Garand - Blue Sky Barrel

[jkdaws]

This is my 1st post and I'm looking for any information on the markings on my M1 Garand. Although the receiver S/N says Springfield Armory and indicates 1942, I have what was supposed to be the barrel that came with the gun and it is marked Blue Sky / Arlington, VA. (it currently has a match grade barrel that was purchased in 1995 from Springfield Inc.).

From what I've read, those barrels (Blue Sky) are imports so now I'm wondering about the authenticity of the entire gun. A lot of the other parts have the correct stampings and are followed by SA indicating Springfield Armory.
Any info appreciated.

 

[pezo]

hello and welcome. You are probably in the wrong thread. post this in the rifle thread. Or maybe a mod can move this there?

 

[10X]

At one time Blue Sky reimported USGI M1s from Korea and other places. A reimporter was required to put identifying information on the gun by the ATF.

Your M1 is likely authentic. US made and repatriated.

At least Blue Sky did it on the barrel so a replacement can eliminate the non factory markings.

 

[jkdaws]

Thanks for the response. I just finished an extensive research of more parts than I could imagine down to the following arm pin. Everything points to remaining parts to be from the WWII time frame.

 

[fpgt72]

I own a blue sky M1, and they are a Korea import....when taking mine apart the first time a little bit of tissue paper type suff fell out from under the op rod. It had all kinds of korean wrighting on it.

 

[Slamfire]

I remember when the Blue Sky rifles came into the US, must have been back in the 80's. I bought one.

Barrels were just awful on the group on the rack. Mine was the best of what was left but I am pretty sure a rock had been fired in the thing as there were deep scratches above the throat. Muzzles were particularly worn.

My recollection was that the finish was too good to be original. I think the imports were all reparked.

There was not a matching part on mine, but that is to be expected of a military rifle that has been through rebuilds. Very few Garands have all the original manufactured parts on them.

The Garands that went to Greece, a good number were new HRA's, and late model SA's, but from the rifles I have on the rack at CMP, most were rebuilds.

 

[rule303]

The Blue Sky imports are original USGI guns which were given S Korea, and have been arsenal rebuilt, most several times. They were notorious for being very worn, but they can be had for a lot less than most Garands on the market, since most collectors frown on import marked guns.

 

[451 Detonics]

When I had my shop I would order a dozen Blue Sky Garands (and M1 Carbines) at a time and would normally be able to build 4 decent guns out of the 12 and would send the rejects back. The guns I sold were ugly but they would work.

 

[1KPerDay]

My Blue Sky is so far my most accurate garand.