I have a Springfield M1 Garand. Serial number 31***. Barrel is marked S-A-9-5060. The stock has a P with a circle around it on the grip. The guy I bought it from awhile back said the gun was re-barreled for the Korean war. The barrel has some pitting. Probably a 3 on a scale 1-10. Wood is in excellent condition. Approximately how much would the gun be worth?
M1 Garand
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3 being good or 3 being bad? as in 10 being the worst pitting, or 1 being the worst?
You'll need to also post the numbers and marking on the trigger group and parts, op rod, bolt, type of rear sights, etc. for people here to give you a somewhat accurate estimate. Even that will be a sight-unseen internet estimate.
Post detailed pics if you can and it will help. Mixmaster Garands in good shootable condition usually start around $500ish, depending on condition. That figure can increase to the several thousands range depending on condition/rarity/matching parts, etc.
Just to give you an idea.
BTW from what I can tell your receiver was built in Feb or March of 1940.
You'll need to also post the numbers and marking on the trigger group and parts, op rod, bolt, type of rear sights, etc. for people here to give you a somewhat accurate estimate. Even that will be a sight-unseen internet estimate.
Post detailed pics if you can and it will help. Mixmaster Garands in good shootable condition usually start around $500ish, depending on condition. That figure can increase to the several thousands range depending on condition/rarity/matching parts, etc.
Just to give you an idea.
BTW from what I can tell your receiver was built in Feb or March of 1940.
1 being perfect and 10 being bad.
oprod - 6535382 SA
trigger group - D26290-12-SA
hammer - C460008-7 SA
lower end of receiver - RLP5 then a random 2 in-between that and D 28291-1
bolt - D28287-19SA B-19
from what iv read it sounds like the rear sight would be type 3
pictures might be hard to come by. all i have is a camera phone and its not that great.
oprod - 6535382 SA
trigger group - D26290-12-SA
hammer - C460008-7 SA
lower end of receiver - RLP5 then a random 2 in-between that and D 28291-1
bolt - D28287-19SA B-19
from what iv read it sounds like the rear sight would be type 3
pictures might be hard to come by. all i have is a camera phone and its not that great.
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Well the fact that it's all SA is encouraging. Does the op rod have a semi-circular cutout where the round shaft meets the squareish welded-on section, or is it just a square joint?
I'm not smart enough to tell you whether those parts are "correct" for the date of manufacture. You already know the barrel isn't.
Some of the more expert M1 guys will have to help you on that. Or you may also ask at the CMP forums.
I'm not smart enough to tell you whether those parts are "correct" for the date of manufacture. You already know the barrel isn't.
Some of the more expert M1 guys will have to help you on that. Or you may also ask at the CMP forums.
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Good, if you plan to use it. "un-cut" op rods are prone to cracking at that joint and are more valuable to collectors, FYI.
No, the semi-circle is a relief cut rod, which is what you'd want as a shooter, rather than a mere collector's item. Whenever the armorers got a Garand back in for rebuilding or rebarreling, the uncut op rods were replaced for safety. If the headspace is correct, it's fine for modern ammo or surplus, it's just recommended to only shoot bullets of less than 180 grains weight with the non-adjustable gas system, to keep from putting too much pressure on the operating parts.
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Stick with surplus ammo or loadings specifically designed for the Garand, IMO.
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