M1D Sniper Question

[my86hd]

I have a question How can you tell if a M1D garand is a ture M1D Garand not a clone.

All the help is needed reason is I have a chance to buy a Springfield M1D Garand. I just want to make sure it is what he say's it is.

Thanks

 

[granite]

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[WW2GURU]

If you can, remove the rear handguard. You want to see the US ordnance wheel and barrel part number stamped there. I cant remember the number but tits different than the standard barrel part number.That at least will tell you the barrel is legit. You should expect to see post war upgrades to the rifle including the rear sights and a post war oprod.You should also expect a post war trigger group with all post war parts. Wide base gas cyl, cyl screw with valve. All other parts can be original to the serial range or post war. If you find wartime parts then its been messed with at some point in its life. Then you want to look for Arsenal markings to figure out what refurb it might have gone thru. If you find a narrow gas cyl on one then bubba touched it. If you find wartime trigger parts well thats tougher to say. Lumber is another story all together.

Lumber and markings can and have been faked. Metal parts can be faked but its harder to do and usually its just oprods.

Any serial range can be expected. Opinions differ on wether any maker can be expected, depends on the book you read.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Those posts are both excellant advice. The US ordnance conversions were not controlled by any particular process or recordkeeping. The hardcore Garand collectors are immediately skeptical of every M1D they encounter, with the single exception of rifles documented as sold through the Civilian Marksmanship Program auctions. These rifles have a provenance from service stores through a recognized agency to the owner. Every other M1D is just a combination of parts; and most are not genuine conversions (in the WWII sense of the word).