Danish Garand
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The US gave denmark a ####load of M1's after WWII, they needed more and bought a ####load of itallian M1's too. Itallian M1's were built on winchester tooling so all parts are compatable. Danes also made some of thier own parts.....sights, barrel's, few other small parts (marked VAR). They made some brutal looking beech stocks, while fully functional, look like ####. They will usually have a small zeroing sticker in the barrel channel of the stock.
Dane M1's will be either winchester/sa/breda/beretta, just have to look for beech wood, stock sticker, s/n restamped under butt, var parts, and i'm probably forgeting something.....
I bought my breda for $350 and beretta for $375.
Dane M1's will be either winchester/sa/breda/beretta, just have to look for beech wood, stock sticker, s/n restamped under butt, var parts, and i'm probably forgeting something.....
I bought my breda for $350 and beretta for $375.
From a collecatable point of view (especially in the USA), the American manufacturers are generally more sought after. However there is a growing recognition that the "foreign" made Garands are superb. Danish VAR barrels are considered the best and many rank them up there with match barrels. The Italian rfiles are considered the best in fit and finish. They were made under peace time conditions when the pressure of war was not upon them and they were building to the latest set of drawings with all the updates and corrections incorporated into them.
Curiously, the worst Garands in regards to quality are apparently Winchesters.
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Curiously, the worst Garands in regards to quality are apparently Winchesters.
LI
Light Infantry said:Curiously, the worst Garands in regards to quality are apparently Winchesters.
LI
The Winny M1's have a slightly rougher finish but certainly not lower quality. IHC on the other hand had a hard time making acceptable spec receivers and had many rejected, but generally have the nicest finish of all the US manufacturers.
Hitzy said:
The poor finish wasn't restricted to just the receiver, all their parts have a rough finish. Although the US guys don't care about that and tend to pay big bucks for anything Winchester. Hell, they are paying 30-40 for a Enbloc made by Winchester! (I have one
)I don't believe any Wimchester items were released out of spec, but from what I recall, they are sometimes difficult to get the barrels and recievers lined up etc. Don't know all the details, but have heard/read about it a number of times. Maybe Hungry can comment. I could have sworn he was the one who posted way back that he found a Winnie reciever very difficult to work with, but I could be mistaken.
I've got a beauty Win Reciver just waiting to be built!
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Dr van Nostran
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My Danish M1 has a re parked Springfield Armory receiver, a October 1944 serial number, and a like new Danish VAR barrel with a 6/61 date.
Original stock, serial numbered to the gun.
Bought it at Lever Arms, 5-6 years ago. From Alan Lever !
$169.00
Original stock, serial numbered to the gun.
Bought it at Lever Arms, 5-6 years ago. From Alan Lever !
$169.00
My first Garand was bouth in 2000 if I recall. Paid $120 at a local shop, all matching 1944 SA with original bbl. Was a dane though at some point as it had the range sticked and the butt serial stamps. Had all corect SA parts though.
Swapped it for something enfield a long time ago.
Garands used to be cheap and plentiful before the importers realized they could strip them and sell the parts kits for big $$ in the USA.
Swapped it for something enfield a long time ago.
Garands used to be cheap and plentiful before the importers realized they could strip them and sell the parts kits for big $$ in the USA.
OneBarfly
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The Winnie that I had was nice but FULL of machining or forging "marks" on the side of the receiver and below the woodline. It was bi*ch to rebarrel with anything but USGI or VAR barrel. All of the Breda receivers that I worked with went togther like a dream.
Claven2 said:
What's this, a fix for a Garand that doesn't lock up tight?
Do tell.
I used a bit of brass shim stock between the trigger and stock but it didn't take up enough. I'd be real interested in a good way to tighten it up.
Slash5 said:
You can bed the stock, that will tighten it up. Another thing to check is the little round nubs on the trigger guard. Repeated opening and closing wears them down and will reduce tension. If they are out of round, good idea to replace the trigger guard.
