My visit to the Springfield Armory Museum and PATTERN ROOM!!!

[machman]

Thanks. A thread well worth resurrecting.

 

[the Dakota kid]

Thanks. A thread well worth resurrecting.

No kidding, I would be in heaven there.

 

[M14.CA]

I really appreciate these photos. Thank-you. I don't travel much and having a glimpse into the Springfield museum, especially these up-close, detailed photos, brings me there. Cheers, Frank

 

[MRCLARK]

Glad you liked them, photos are all we have now as they do not allow viewings anymore. I was actually late and almost missed it. I managed to con the management and they waited for me.

 

[Melnibonean]

I'm heading to Springfield in 2 days. I suppose a tour of the facilities would be out of the question....

 

[Desert_Fox]

The bottom full rifle in the image... Right above the Gerät 03.... is that a flip down FG42 sight?

 

[MRCLARK]

The bottom full rifle in the image... Right above the Gerät 03.... is that a flip down FG42 sight?

I'll set a link to the hi Rez version of the pic so you can zoom in and check it out. The area these rifles are displayed are still available for viewing anything out of a case is not.

 

[MRCLARK]

Here you go http://www.pbase.com/mrclark/image/73464947/original

 

[Desert_Fox]

Here you go http://www.pbase.com/mrclark/image/73464947/original

MRCLARK delivers! Thanks!

It IS an FG42 rear sight on that T25!!! Neato!

Here's a nifty Springfield trial version to check out too:

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/02/08/garand-t31-aka-bullpup-30/

 

[Klunk]

Fcuk sakes....

2007.".........????

Wowy zowy.....makes one realize you will NEVER have it all."...not even close

 

[muttley]

wow theres enough rifles in that place to arm a whole army!!!

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

wow theres enough rifles in that place to arm a whole army!!!

Yes, but no one would know how to make safe, load or unload each other's rifles!

The French experimental station (?) had its weapons lockup cleaned out by the Resistence early in WWII. All the prototypes, trials models and one-of-a-kinds disappeared. When the French recovered the plants, they had to make appeals to the Maquis to bring stuff back in so the designers knew where to start developments again. Kind of like loading the art out of the vaults at the National Gallery into Jimmy's half ton because the shthouse walls were a bit unappealing.

 

[Shadow_nt1]

my vigginnnna is wet!

 

[DarkdragonBC]

Now just for me, I would love to see and shoot that EM-2. I've read the history of that gun and watched old videos of it, and sounds like it was an amazing gun.

 

[spurr99]

thanks for sharing. nice pics.

 

[albayo]

Great pictures
A few years (probably 15) back a couple of guys went to a special event at the Springfield Armory I think by the M1 Garand Association.
They got to meet John Garand's son and handle No1 Garand and M1 Carbine. Caje could fill in the details, once in a lifetime trip.
Two places on my bucket list are the Springfield Armory and the Enfield Pattern Room, I think Knob Creek would be in there.