What is this M1 Garand?

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It's for sale locally for $700.

Springfield Armory M1 Garand with a WW2 receiver produced in September 1943. It was rebuilt at the Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) in Pennsylvania, circa 1960-1962 (the receiver leg is not marked with the rebuild date, which was SOP starting around 1963). The very light gray parkerizing is unique to the LEAD, as is the orange triangle mark on the pistol grip of the stock. It looks to retain most if not all of its arsenal rebuild configuration; the SA replacement barrel is dated 2-52 with muzzle wear = 2, throat erosion = 3 (very good condition). This rifle contains mixed SA parts with a post-war birch stock, probably the one installed at LEAD, in very good condition with minor bumps and dents; overall, this rifle would be a very good example of a CMP Service Grade rifle with the added value of an early LEAD rebuild. It will come with a M1 web sling
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From the pictures it looks well used and he's asking $700.
 
I think the seller is well versed in M1 Garand rifles, honest in his assessment of the weapon and fair in his price.
(Don't know the seller & not affiliated with the sale.)
 
If it's as described, it sounds like a fair price for a good Service Grade M1.
 
i would ask specifically if the receiver leg has the hand drawn "LEAD" engraving. ive seen others with letterkenny marked stocks in rifles not rebuilt there.

It would add value in my opinion, and increase the likelyhood that it did at some point come from the cmp or dcm.

ive seen (own one :) ) that came from letterkenny army depot, and it often prints 8 rounds all clovered up and all touching @50yds. it also sports the very light gray parkerizing
 
i would ask specifically if the receiver leg has the hand drawn "LEAD" engraving. ive seen others with letterkenny marked stocks in rifles not rebuilt there.
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its a letterkenny stock but you have to take the receiver out of the stock and look on the receiver leg. its cover by wood with the stock on the rifle.

not having the "LEAD" engraving doesnt make it bad, but it would sweeten the deal for me.
 
i should add that i really dont know if being a letterkenny rebuild adds any collector value, but my experience with a few as shooters. all have been target rifle accurate.
 
If you go to the CMP site/link, and scroll down to the "special" rifle, it looks good and sells for a few hundred more than the above rifle. 700 vs 995. The money is no object. Which would you prefer?
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well, like 1k says, it does not look bad at all,,,,,,,,,,,,,, however, if you are asking if i would rather have it vs the 995 service grade special deal, and money was no object, i would go with the service grade special simply because it eliminates the risk column from the equation.
 
I like the wood on the 700 dollar rifle better. Since I know lil to nothing about the M1 Garand. You better listen to me & buy it, before someone else does.
 
Well used? Maybe by the standards of a custom sporting rifle. For a military rifle, I'd call that light, maybe moderate usage. It's got character. Looks better to me than the unused safe queen in the lower pics.
 
The special will probably never go up in value. The LEAD I would say yes and has great character in the stock. Take my word also when I tell you MOST of those CMP stocks need inletting work to be great shooters..I would get the 1.9 and have a ball with it. By the way that CMP pic looks like a Special ..not a Service Grade Special
 
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Hey all,

New here. My good friend just got his online and it was 900 or so, real nice, but 700 for that not bad looking rifle is worth the savings, you can do what you want to spruce it up. I got lucky, mine was bought some years back off a guy who loved them and refurbished for a fair price.

Honestly, I seen a crappy one go around here for 1,000.
I couldnt believe it, but it went.

Good Luck!

john
 
I like the $700 M1.

Something old with a little bit of real use is always more interesting than a like new old gun to me.
 
Norseland said:
Hey all,

New here. My good friend just got his online and it was 900 or so, real nice, but 700 for that not bad looking rifle is worth the savings, you can do what you want to spruce it up. I got lucky, mine was bought some years back off a guy who loved them and refurbished for a fair price.

Honestly, I seen a crappy one go around here for 1,000.
I couldnt believe it, but it went.

Good Luck!

john
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Welcome Norseland..As a Garand Collector I would tell the OP to do very little to spruce it up. Clean the bore, lube it, maybe even have a competant Garand enthusiast or GunSmith check it over, shoot it. Garands left unmolested are usually best...
 
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The whole thing re the used Garand turned out to be purely academic. He sold it shortly after listing it.

So, I guess it's the "Special" for me.
 
Not surprised..That was a very fair price. You will be very pleased with the special as a shooter. The new criterion barrels are very good and will shoot well for a lifetime. With the new cmp walnut stock look for signs of rub with the op rod mostly. Coming from the cmp you can be sure the rifle is safe, as advertised, and ready to be lubed up and shot...have fun.
 
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