I purchased 2 M1 Garands last weds. from CMP at Camp Perry.
A day I hope I'll always remember. Serial Numbers showed they
were both made in Oct. 1942, an Nov. 1942. Both were field grade,
all they had, no service grades at all, I put a new CMP stock on one,
the muzzle gauge said one was 2.0 an the other 1.5....I was very happy.
My Dad was a WWII vet, south pacific, an past in 2000. Today I visited
one of his best friends, Norm, who fought in France an Germany in WWII.
I asked Norm if he remembered his M1 Garand....?....it didn't seem to ring
a bell, my son went out to the car to bring one in...I told him maybe when he saw it he might remember....He saw it, an I handed it to him....the look....
PRICELESS..."O my God Davey, this is a M1 !!!", he said over an over, an the smile got bigger..."This is a M1, is it a replica, where did you get it?" I told him the story, an no its not a replica, its a Springfield #942,192 made around oct of 1942.....suddenly he came to arms an slammed the bolt back like a
old professional.....an the stories came...how he had gottin a brand new M1, an how much he loved it, he hadn't seen one since the war.....how his Sgt.
in France took it away from him...."Davey I use to be a real man, 200 lbs of muscle, the Sgt. said I was a big SOB, took it, an gave me a BAR, they had lost the BAR gunner the day before...that BAR was heavy, but it was a good gun. He told about sniper fire on him, about shooting these little deer, him an his Sgt.
skinned an cooked them up, "..none of those New Yorks boys new anything about field dressing..."....He told me I had made his day....Norm, you made my day, your still a man, an Thanks for your Service....hope to upload a picture...
A day I hope I'll always remember. Serial Numbers showed they
were both made in Oct. 1942, an Nov. 1942. Both were field grade,
all they had, no service grades at all, I put a new CMP stock on one,
the muzzle gauge said one was 2.0 an the other 1.5....I was very happy.
My Dad was a WWII vet, south pacific, an past in 2000. Today I visited
one of his best friends, Norm, who fought in France an Germany in WWII.
I asked Norm if he remembered his M1 Garand....?....it didn't seem to ring
a bell, my son went out to the car to bring one in...I told him maybe when he saw it he might remember....He saw it, an I handed it to him....the look....
PRICELESS..."O my God Davey, this is a M1 !!!", he said over an over, an the smile got bigger..."This is a M1, is it a replica, where did you get it?" I told him the story, an no its not a replica, its a Springfield #942,192 made around oct of 1942.....suddenly he came to arms an slammed the bolt back like a
old professional.....an the stories came...how he had gottin a brand new M1, an how much he loved it, he hadn't seen one since the war.....how his Sgt.
in France took it away from him...."Davey I use to be a real man, 200 lbs of muscle, the Sgt. said I was a big SOB, took it, an gave me a BAR, they had lost the BAR gunner the day before...that BAR was heavy, but it was a good gun. He told about sniper fire on him, about shooting these little deer, him an his Sgt.
skinned an cooked them up, "..none of those New Yorks boys new anything about field dressing..."....He told me I had made his day....Norm, you made my day, your still a man, an Thanks for your Service....hope to upload a picture...
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