Beretta M1 Garand (56K Death)

[hylomar]

Interesting find. Definitely a put together, but well done. Everything is marked PB.

Looks like the receiver was manufactured by Breda for Beretta.

 

[-Z/28-]

Probably put together from a BM59.

 

[hylomar]

Probably put together from a BM59.

Breda and Beretta both made M1's for a Danish contract. Best I can tell it started as one of those. Defiantly 30-06. No importer marks, so I assume that it fell from Canada.

 

[krew08]

Not to derail the thread, but it's been years since I've heard any thread title contain "56k warning/death".

Guess people still use it.

 

[ken792]

I saw a Breda M1 parts kit at the Chantilly show last fall. It was $250 with all parts except the receiver, furniture, and furniture metal. I was tempted to buy it to rebuild on a CMP stripped receiver.

 

[-Z/28-]

Breda and Beretta both made M1's for a Danish contract. Best I can tell it started as one of those. Defiantly 30-06. No importer marks, so I assume that it fell from Canada.

Learn something new everyday.

 

[BlindViper]

how can it be 56k death? the pictures are like thumbnails.......

 

[mawkie]

Probably one of the Danish M1s from the CMP. Wish I had bought one when they first came into the country. One of the dumber things I did/didn't do.
At first hardcore Garand collectors po-poo'd them but when word got around about how they were great shooters and had excellent build quality that changed. Now they command a premium with many shooters and collectors.
I'm jealous!