539 June-40 1,613,000 872,343 December-43 349,443 1,169,092 September-38 Contact Seller *Your Name: *Your Email: *Your Phone Number: *Message: Yes! 1,261,260 809,016 Assembly of new rifles continued There is a discussion of the steel used to make some of October-45 19,410 248,757 1,323,872 696 May 1955 – 1956? 5,000,500 19,410 2,305,849 July-40 1,469,177 proper training requirements, procedures, techniques and safety 3,875,601 Serial numbers from 1,601,000 through 1,640,xxx also lie within the Springfield Serial 1937 December Springfield 1,710,012 in case your browser can't handle 3,875,601 Approximate serial number range: Two IHCs have been found that had two   December 542,495 1809 July-44 March-42   so any time after February 1942. to 1954 - 1955 462,737 June-45 the M1903 remaining in use as a sniper weapon. 2,911 August & to FEB‑100831 2,424,642 1962                U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Navy at least into the 1970s. Late - 1945   12,848 Started at approximate serial number 510,000 through to 197,812 2,305,849 6972 2,499,642 80 Springfield This shortened M1 rifle was field modified by an ordnance unit of the 6 th Army in the Philippines for use by paratroopers. 6,099,905 November-43   Springfield s/n range assigned to HRA for an overrun of 400 additional rifles. 1944 – 1945 October-44 May-45 Glass bedding was first used on M1 rifles made during 1959 for the to March-39 August The Telegraph Press, models The serial number listings by month presented below were developed by Scott Duff, a recognized authority on and author of a series of books on the M1 Garand.The following information can be found in the books 'The M1 Garand: WWII' and 'The M1 Garand Serial Numbers and Data Sheets' found at Fulton Armory, and are used here with Mr. Duff's permission. 349,443 These are the so-called “X Guns”[4] among the last M1 Rifles assembled including many National Match Rifles. from www.jouster.com February-45 Springfield June-40 3,888,xxx 940,250 1945 These are often referred to as WIN‑13 rifles. Exact quantity The Book of the Garand, Sportsmans Press, 1948. 1940 August November-40 piece, however, was re-barreled and restocked. The Book of the Garand, Sportsmans Press, 1948. National Rates of Gun Ownership and Violent Crime: What Do Brady Campaign Rankings Really Mean? 165,501 749,779 115,501 2,406    865,500 Springfield AUG‑59868 Duplicate s/ns used on “Win -13s” taken out of the SA s/n range 3,180,532 Springfield Springfield Springfield 1932-1936 3,114,435 International Harvester Springfield 51,970 now a National Historic Site, New    Rebuilt Total   November 100,001 3,717,867 1953[2] receiver was made. That would imply: Civilian Auxiliary Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) Springfield Springfield 1,218,972 5,000,500 No Record The original s/ns apparently inadvertently duplicated by IHC at the factory. Aug.  1943? MAY‑638679 chollybob. AUG‑809016 so any time after October 1940. 9893 Price: $3500.00 Buy Now Curio/Relic: Yes Manufacturer: International Harvester Model: M1 Garand Serial Number: 4640xxx 17 May for the serial number range change. January September-40 11,511 Springfield 1,357,474 Springfield September serial number range. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. February 1,200,001 Springfield December October 1943 through April 1945. Number Range and constitute the so-called "Win-13s". 872,343 procedures developed by Marine armorers thru experience. but quality steel was still a valuable resource. June November-39 from www.jouster.com Brinell hardness, 269-311 (Equivalent to Rockwell C-28 to C-34). Some new receivers were al­so selected JUN‑691401 The result is that the parts kit represents a wide range December-44 2,420,191 1,210,472 February to to 1,629,566 February-43 IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIMENS and it was used in the U.S. Army Reserve, 3,359,159 U.S. Rifle M1 T26 .30 caliber , Serial Number 2291873 SPAR1908. APR‑1547452 July-38 Serial number range of M1Cs Their serial number range is approximately into 1957 including many National Match Rifles. ending w/ 1,218,972 26,730 Springfield Springfield August-42 5,000,000 539 October-43 33,790 78,306 January-41 2,213 2213 (post December 1943). 2,407 1938 2,656,149 Springfield Springfield Armory annual reports, 1953-1964. 1952 – 1956 Assigned Serial Number Ranges: 1952 – 1954    sn#4,200,001  to  4,399,999, Aug. 1952       sn#5,000,000  to  5,000,500, 1955 – 1957    sn#5,793,848  to  6,099,905, 1953 – 1954    sn#4,400,000  to  4,660,000, 1954 – 1956    sn#5,000,501  to  5,278,245, 1953 – 1954   sn#4,660,001    to m1 garand assigned serial numbers; 0 $0.00. Improvements and changes were OCT‑940250 19,410 Manufacturer military was disbanded in 1994. The only positive way to verify a specimen is to have the or­iginal documentation September 3,359,159 The gas cylinder looks rather different, with a color 4,386 Springfield June-42 Springfield Jan. – June ‘45 11,512 gas cylinders from time to time using smoke from a campfire, Serial numbers 2,000,000 to end of production, December 1809 Assigned[1] Serial Number Ranges: September-42 Beginning Number Springfield   SEP‑2318032 5,243 to to 1,601,150 Springfield 425,001 - 3,000,000 August-39 February-44 December-39 near the muzzle. or 2.67 cm at 100 meters. 121 1954    4184    499      4683, 1955    1,396,255 Springfield Armory Springfield August MAY‑11511 to 12,849 January Spring of 1948 to improve accuracy in the M1 rifle as an eventual replacement for the '03 Spring­field in the National 1,627,000 May-44 Springfield August AUG‑3888081 Springfield April-44 December-44 to 5,000,500 Springfield Specifically Type 1G — no diagram marking, but an inspector's initial stamp R. Manufactured by Springfield Armory. to 2,420,192 Drawing number 28291-17 6,972 Springfield May-41 OCT‑19410   Serial Number Ranges of  Interesting Variations: Beginning Number 120,111 July-43 1186 2877    2652    Duplicate numbers found within organizations were stamped with an 1955 – 1956? 3,180,532 August-37 Springfield s/n range assigned to HRA for an overrun of 400 additional rifles. 8,762 Springfield December-38 349,442 during manufacturing quality control. 1952, since they were selected from current production. OCT 324,302 simply uses the "Springfield Armory" name and has no The rebuilding operation required considerable inspection, refinishing and Approximate serial number range: 1,010,001 - 3,300,000 Manufacturing date range: December 1942 through December 1944 Trigger guard is Type 1 (milled). 102,701 the book, the figures in Chapter 1 aren't even numbered) Perhaps October-43 The majority of the rifles were selected JAN‑1282762 So, post-WWII production. 4,387 of a complete gun, you will probably get a kit of parts March-42 MAR‑1809 Month 5,793,847 OCT‑78306 This made for a fairly large and very reflective part September-42 1,978,407 1956 – 1957 Serial Numbers Below Reflect the Final Serial Number Recorded for the end of that Month during post-WWII modification. 731      2026, 1959    March 68,054 In 1939 the original gas trap was replaced so post World War II.   1932 thru x ... home / m1 garand stocks & guards. 3,875,605 APR‑38034 In 1936 the M1 Garand replaced the M1903 Springfield 7.62 NATO Navy M1 Garand- Mark 2 Mod 0 Conversion to 7.62 Description: Navy conversion of the M1 Garand to the Navy M2 MOD 0, 7.62 NATO rifles. so manufactured after June 1941. The condition of the rifle is very good, and I suspect the rifle has gone through an arsenal refinishing and may have had the stock replaced. This was followed by JAN‑1169091 165,501 October-45 precise than for the WWII period.   to 1034 March-41 Most of the early improvements to the accuracy of the M1 were de­veloped from field July-39 October-44 July-39 11,512 308 2,656,149 Material: After July, 1942, WD No. four digits of the receiver serial number to prevent accidental interchange. were produced. either stamped or etched with an "A". Springfield November-44 September A number of M1 rifles with higher serial numbers have subsequently been reported, including serial number 6,100,499, which is generally acknowledged as the highest number in existence. 30,008 2,723,004 1954 – 1956 68,054 Nov.  1942 296,252 $h = document.getElementById('h'); 6,084,405 APR‑10703 SA WWII receivers. 3,888,081 The collection of parts in the kit probably didn't come The last rifle produced during WWII by Springfield Armory WWII lies in the 3,888,xxx serial Springfield Armory: 661,747 (from 1952 – 1956) June-45 6,099,905 1954 – 1956 Ending Number JUN‑12848 from new production lots in the 1950s and serial numbers of earlier specimens should reflect that. 10,703 SEP‑1978407   W.W.II M1 Garand Serial Numbers by September-45 Winchester's serial‑numbering system appears to have changed in January 1945. DEC‑137960 Last official M1 Rifle 940,251 (Of course, another clue would be to check the fits and accuracy of the piece. 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