Yingpin
Ultimate Member
M1 Garand -1937420
BINGO!! Direct Hit!
Volume 4 - Model 84R, listed in 1898 as being issued to Co. G, 160th Indiana Vol. Infantry.
Thank you very much - not only for your time, but also for the significant financial investment involved. I only knew that the 4-volume set was hard to find, and expensive, but I did not realized just how expensive.
mgbill
M1 Garand -1937420
All 4 volumes often come up for sale for several hundred $$$$ on E-Bay
They are out there and a heck of alot cheaper than those prices on Amazon
Been meaning to post a few more, so I'll start off with an 1899 Krag-Jorgensen Carbine, S/N 226177.
I've finally managed to get the first three (of four) volumes of the Springfield Research Service Serial Numbers of U.S Martial Arms series. I'll be glad to look up numbers as time permits. Just post the firearm type and serial number here.
EDIT:
- While there are some listings for WWII, and later, firearms, these research materials focus more on earlier firearms.
- These records were largely gleaned from military and other reports housed in the National Archives. As such, only a small number of the many hundreds of thousand arms made were specifically mentioned in reports. Getting a hit in the SRS Research tables is sort of like striking gold.
- Please post one request at a time, and space them out a bit.
FYI - There are actually 5 Volumes. #1 - #2 - #3 - #4 (published 1995) and Vol # 4 (published 1999).
I read the entire thread as of 11:00 AM 4/27/16 and noted you had obtained Vol. #4.
For all thread followers. The type in these books is very small and serial # lookups can be very tedious.
It should also be noted that all Volumes have largely different info usually does not include the previous Vol. info
In other words If your Remchester Model XYZ 12345 is not listed in one book it may be listed in another. So all 5 volumes must be searched; and even then it may not be listed.
Rob
Thank you again. How about another Krag, this time an 1898 rifle, 319976?
I'm not seeing listings for Eddystone rifles.