Son finds rifle that dad used in Korea

[Poper]

Son finds rifle that dad used in Korea
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/style/28700359.html?elr=KArksUUUU

I originally posted this in "General".

Son finds rifle that dad used in Korea
Jim Richardson's gift for his father's 79th birthday was a long shot.

Virgil Richardson fondly remembered the M1 Garand rifle he carried as a soldier during the Korean War. He even still had the weapon's serial number.

Using that number, Jim Richardson went online and found the firearm at a Kentucky gun broker.

"I couldn't even talk when he gave it to me," Virgil Richardson said.

About 7 million of the rifles were produced, making the odds of finding the right one so long that the broker didn't believe the serial number matched, said Jim Richardson, 54, of Frankenmuth, Mich.

"The soldiers couldn't bring the rifles back with them," he said. "They stayed in Korea" until the 1980s.

Poper

 

[kimbernut]

Dad's M1 Garand

That is amazing. Couldn't read the story- says page could not be found.

 

[Poper]

Thanks for the comment.
I repaired and tested the link. Seems to be working now.

Poper

 

[Dksimon]

that is an awesome gift. Amazing that the son was able to find it

 

[surjimmy]

That gave me goose bumps.

 

[Jason_G]

Man, that's really something. I bet Pops was tickled pink.

Jason

 

[AmishFury]

a friend of mine once told me his neighbor bought a garand from a gunshow, showed it to his grandfather, and his grandfather nearly left a brick wall were he sat

by random luck he bought the rifle his grandfather was issued in WW2

 

[younganddumb]

thats crazy man

 

[Starship1st]

What a wonderful way a son can honor his father. That is a good son.

 

[ColinthePilot]

Incredible...

 

[Ash]

I've been looking for my great-uncle's 1903, an 800,000 serial number range (I have the number). I know, not much of a chance, but I am still looking.

Ash

 

[jjohnson]

Goes to Show

Kinda makes you believe in miracles and ponder that there's a good chance that God's on our side, huh?

That's just wonderful. My dad served during the Korean War, but was in the Navy. If he'd been on the ground in combat, I can't imagine a more valuable keepsake than the rifle that helped bring him home alive before I was born!

 

[pinstripe]

Most days i can't even find my keys. Man what an endeavor. That is one great story.

 

[Zipperhead]

My dad served during the Korean War, but was in the Navy.

Mine, too. He was aboard the Big "O" 1953-1955.

Zip
PS:Fascinating that the son was able to reunite Dad with his M1. Who'da thunk it?