IHC Garand

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So I got an IHC Garand in a trade. I believe it's what is called a Postage Stamp.

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Has the LMR barrel dated '53 and a Springfield Armory op rod

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And an IHC trigger group

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But what is this mark on the stock? It's the only marking I could find. I can't read what is on the bottom below the PP

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There are some interesting IHC variations, incl the so-called "gap letter" receivers produced for IHC by Springfield. There are also some receivers which Harrington and Richardson made for IHC. IHC had some production difficulties being a farm machinery/truck maker which had never made rifles. At the end of the day they all had to pass govt acceptance criteria.

The LMR marked barrels were made for IHC by Line Material Company and are well regarded for accuracy. HRA used some of them in production as well.
 
I did a lot of reading about the IHC Garands and their variants. I know they were supposed to be produced for the Korean War but by the time IHC finished their first run, the Korean ar was over. So were they just mothballed into storage?
 
ArmedGinger said:
I did a lot of reading about the IHC Garands and their variants. I know they were supposed to be produced for the Korean War but by the time IHC finished their first run, the Korean ar was over. So were they just mothballed into storage?
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I understand IH had its share of problems in production of the M1 Garand , lots of delays , to be fair the company had never manufactured a firearm before , and it was a learning process, Springfield Armoury sent some of its people to assist in getting things running
 
x westie said:
I understand IH had its share of problems in production of the M1 Garand , lots of delays , to be fair the company had never manufactured a firearm before , and it was a learning process, Springfield Armoury sent some of its people to assist in getting things running
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Yes the first batch of rifles was the "arrowhead" rifles which were completed in '52. These were the ones that had issues. Then came the "Postage Stamp" rifles which solved the issues with help from Springfield and H&R, these were completed in '53 (the same year the Korean War ended).
 
I read something in a US milsurp site , that many of the IH manufactured M1 rifles were sent as Aid to South Vietnam, I have seen photos of South Vietnamese troops with the M1 rifle in the early days of the war , the small statue of the South Vietnamese soldier must have found it a heavy rifle to pack around in the jungle , along with several bandoliers of 30 caliber ammo
 
ArmedGinger said:
I did a lot of reading about the IHC Garands and their variants. I know they were supposed to be produced for the Korean War but by the time IHC finished their first run, the Korean ar was over. So were they just mothballed into storage?
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No. They went into the regular storage and issue cycle. Many Garands went into foreign military sales/aid in the 1950s. It's said that Iran and Morocco were big recipients of IHC Garands simply because they were what was in the US Army depots. I believe that the IHC, HRA and postwar Springfields that were being sold at retail about 11-12 years ago came from either Saudi Arabia or Jordan. The interiors showed very fine sand and the rifles were bone dry with very little signs of oil or lube.
 
purple said:
No. They went into the regular storage and issue cycle. Many Garands went into foreign military sales/aid in the 1950s. It's said that Iran and Morocco were big recipients of IHC Garands simply because they were what was in the US Army depots. I believe that the IHC, HRA and postwar Springfields that were being sold at retail about 11-12 years ago came from either Saudi Arabia or Jordan. The interiors showed very fine sand and the rifles were bone dry with very little signs of oil or lube.
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I have a Harrington & Richardson M1 , that I was told was from a Middle Eastern country , I’m thinking Jordan , it did have some sand when I stripped it , very little lubricant, but the bore has no corrosion or pitting , so the soldier or soldiers who were issued it all those years did clean it well , even though they were using corrosive primer 30 cal ammo
 
Jordan has a few in storage but after trying to buy some, the reply was:
We are following the UN ban on military firearms exports.
Took two months for that
You should buy or trade your op rod plus money for a IHC one
I used to have a few of them and traded them.
 
Being an old farm boy, I find the IHC Garands, AKA "tractor Garands", very appealing. We used to have a few pieces of IHC machinery, incl a 1954 WD9 diesel tractor which was built at the same time their Garands were rolling off the line.:cool:

I do crop inspections in bear and cat country and always select an IHC to carry with me when I'm working in remote locations.;)
 
purple said:
Being an old farm boy, I find the IHC Garands, AKA "tractor Garands", very appealing. We used to have a few pieces of IHC machinery, incl a 1954 WD9 diesel tractor which was built at the same time their Garands were rolling off the line.:cool:

I do crop inspections in bear and cat country and always select an IHC to carry with me when I'm working in remote locations.;)
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You would have had strong arm muscles from driving the WD9 tractor with Armstrong Power Steering , lol, and a strong left leg from pushing in that stiff clutch..lol
 
purple said:
IHC collectors will pay a premium for variants. Price depends on originality and condition.
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I Bought an IHC some years ago that the seller got in a trade - didn't know at the time but turned out to be a IHC/SA postage stamp 4.4 M - great score, slowly picked up most of the IHC - SA correct parts
 
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