Brand new (to me) Garand

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  • lazarus

    Ultimate Member
    Jun 23, 2015
    13,673
    So it finally showed. Almost exactly 2 months to the day I put my application in the mail. Serial number low 5.6 million Garand. Harrington and Richardson Arms Company, early 1955 manufacture. Barrel is Springfield Armory 4/55 dated. I’ll post a few detail pictures later when I have the time. It does not look like the bolt SN matches to the receiver. So a total mixer, but a fine condition one!

    2ME, 3+TE. Gas cylinder has most of the park worn off, but the barrel is pretty good and the rest of the parts show strong parkerization. No corrosion anywhere I can see. New walnut CMP stock and butt plate. Slightly disappointed in that, but it also makes me feel better that I may tru oil it and then buff it to a matte finish instead of BLO for better moisture/weather sealing.

    My Carbine is all parts matching (except the sight) including original early WWII stock.

    The bayonet I picked up I think is almost the same as the rifle, early 1950s, but Greek! They might have been living in armories just a few miles apart (I am assuming the Garand was a Turk return).

    At least externally it looks fairly dry. I see a spot or two of what might be cosmoline on the rifle. Sometime in the next few nights I’ll get it out of the stock to go over it, grease and oil it as well as get some detail pictures.

    I am in love!

    PS did CMP change the cases they are using recently? Beast of a case and FDE.
     

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    ken792

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    Sep 2, 2011
    4,480
    Fairfax, VA
    Gas cylinders are stainless steel, so they couldn't finish them with parkerizing. WWII era ones were painted or in some cases iron plated and blued. Later on, they developed a chemical blackening for them.

    I remember seeing that the CMP ran out of cases a while back, so I guess these are the new ones.
     

    Qbeam

    Ultimate Member
    Apr 16, 2008
    6,074
    Georgia
    Lazarus,

    Sweet looking rifle. Be careful, you'll want another as a companion for it, and then it goes on and on.

    Q
     

    dist1646

    Ultimate Member
    May 1, 2012
    8,758
    Eldersburg
    Nice looking rifle. The stock looks to have some good figure in it. BTW, the number on the bolt is not a serial number, it is a part drawing number specific to the manufacturing specifications at the time the bolt was made. The trigger guard, Hammer and OP rod will each have their own drawing number also.
     

    lazarus

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    Jun 23, 2015
    13,673
    Oh I already want another companion. It’s just a question of when or if I have the safe space for it. A lot of other stuff I want and I won’t be allowed another safe anytime soon. Unless I go with rods or put some in upside down, the one side is full now and the other side has a couple of AR-15s, a 10/22 and an upper sitting there now. Not a whole lot of room. An AR-10 is going to get built sooner or later and I need at least a .223 bolt gun. That might leave space for 1-2 more long guns before I need to get creative. So I might be able to fit a field grade Garand in there two long guns from now.

    I figure something like a Ruger PCC can be taken apart and live on the top shelf. Maybe.

    But for now I’ll just be happy.
     

    lazarus

    Ultimate Member
    Jun 23, 2015
    13,673
    Wait till you get an M1 Carbine as a Garand companion. Then your addiction will be termed "clinical".

    Hey, look at the picture. My wee little carbine is next to big brother Garand already! :D

    I started off wanting a Garand more than a Carbine, largely because I didn’t want to pay Carbine prices for something I was medium warm about. I figure I never would and then I basically had the Carbine drop in my lap last summer and CMP announced they got a bunch of Turkish and Phillipine return Garands and I decided my 35th was coming up soon and I didn’t want to wait too long and find out that CMP was selling...nothing some day.
     

    lazarus

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    Jun 23, 2015
    13,673
    Here, better view. I do have a period correct (50s canvas web) sling for the Garand. I am just feeling lazy on putting it on. Once I tear it apart first.
     

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    Blacksmith101

    Grumpy Old Man
    Jun 22, 2012
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    Very good and you got your feet in the picture also as per MDS standards. Just remember when you shoot it it kicks a lot harder than it's little brother.
     

    jhcrab

    Active Member
    Jun 28, 2012
    499
    Howard Co.
    Nice rifle lazaras, I got my first one for X-mas last year. I starred at it, picked it up, looked it over, shouldered/held it and smiled at it for several days.
    Went to an Estate sale 2 months ago and there was a Garrand and also a Springfield 1903 (which I don't have) for sale. I had told myself to get get the 1903, it was in good shape. I came home with the Garrand. I was hooked. I will now sell one of my AR-15's to fund a 1903. I will listen this time. I'll try to take pic's and post.
     

    Qbeam

    Ultimate Member
    Apr 16, 2008
    6,074
    Georgia
    Nice rifle lazaras, I got my first one for X-mas last year. I starred at it, picked it up, looked it over, shouldered/held it and smiled at it for several days.
    Went to an Estate sale 2 months ago and there was a Garrand and also a Springfield 1903 (which I don't have) for sale. I had told myself to get get the 1903, it was in good shape. I came home with the Garrand. I was hooked. I will now sell one of my AR-15's to fund a 1903. I will listen this time. I'll try to take pic's and post.


    Yup, something about the wood and old school craftsmanship pulls at you. I like tacticool as well, but something about those pieces of history....


    Q
     

    lazarus

    Ultimate Member
    Jun 23, 2015
    13,673
    Nice rifle lazaras, I got my first one for X-mas last year. I starred at it, picked it up, looked it over, shouldered/held it and smiled at it for several days.
    Went to an Estate sale 2 months ago and there was a Garrand and also a Springfield 1903 (which I don't have) for sale. I had told myself to get get the 1903, it was in good shape. I came home with the Garrand. I was hooked. I will now sell one of my AR-15's to fund a 1903. I will listen this time. I'll try to take pic's and post.

    This is why I am probably not super likely to get another Garand soon. Too much else on my list I really want and a 1903 is pretty high. Especially an ‘03A3. I can appreciate an earlier one, but that rear peep sight...

    Next year is another year of putting an addition on my house (last one, I swear! :) ) and this time around money is going to be legit tight. Other than some C&R awesome deal or a sweet heart ‘03 at a sweat heart price I might be able to budget $300-400 for a gun if I am lucky.

    Or maybe I’ll get a promotion or some far flung long lost relative dies and leaves me everything.

    Probably the rest of this year and next year is going to be snagging AR-10 parts as what I want goes on sale (I already have a matched upper and lower).
     

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