Garand Info help...

[Tyroma]

Hello....

I got one of my old M1 Garand's back the other day (...bought it LONG time ago, sold it, got then it back...)

The serial number is 595****, putting it in the 1955-1957 range. The bolt is 552**** putting it in the 1954-1956 range. The barrel, however, is in the 653**** range, so I am having a bit of trouble dating it. Does anyone have any idea of the year range of this barrel?

Any info would be super!

Thanks!

Ty

 

[Oddbawl]

There should be an actual date stamped on the barrel that you can see when you #### back the op rod- at least there's one on all the M1s I've seen.

 

[Lee Enfield]

The bolts & barrels are NOT SERIALED.

Those are DRAWING NUMBERS.

Somewhere in the gov't files is a sealed drawing which corresponds to those numbers.

Your barrel should have a month & year visable when the bolt is locked back hidden ordinarily by the op-rod.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

h ttp://m1903.com/sn/usmildates.htm

Try this one.

 

[Sgt Striker]

Type all the markings that are one the barrel, and I'll tell you date, and who made it. Make sure you show them in the order they appear, and include any dashes or spaces...

 

[Tyroma]

Type all the markings that are one the barrel, and I'll tell you date, and who made it. Make sure you show them in the order they appear, and include any dashes or spaces...

Will do...here goes:

SA 6535448 2 65 Y75 P M

Thanks

Ty

 

[Light Infantry]

Will do...here goes:

SA 6535448 2 65 Y75 P M

Thanks

Ty

SA = Springfield Armory
6535448 = Dwg #
2 65 = Feb 1965
Y75 or Y75 P M = heat lot number

 

[Sgt Striker]

SA = Springfield Armory
6535448 = Dwg #
2 65 = Feb 1965
Y75 or Y75 P M = heat lot number

Well done, thanks for saving me the time...

 

[Tyroma]

Thanks guys....so it's a 1955 rifle with a 1965 barrel. Neat.

Ty