My WWII Springfield Garand
Article about: 500 was alot of rounds but the simple truth of the matter was that I was pretty sick at the time and I really thought it might be the last time I would be able to shoot the thing, so I let h
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Re: My WWII Springfield Garand
Nice M1 : ), whats link for the Duff place?
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Thanks Homer. Scott Duff is the Guru of the M-1 Garand. He has written several books that contain everything you need to know about the Garand including serial numbers and drawing numbers. His book, "The M 1 Garand: WWII", will give you all the info you need. The online stuff, I'm not sure of. Go to www.armscollectors.com, and you can look up serial numbers for year of manufacture and where the rifle was assigned. There is not too much info online about drawing numbers and years. You can actually enter drawing numbers in google and get alot of responses back from other forum discussion sites like this one. Duff has also written a book on post WWII Garands. If you have a Springfield Garand, you can look the serial number up on the Fulton Armory site.
Take care,
Jay
Last edited by sitges1990; 03-31-2010 at 06:32 PM.
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Thanks Jay, In about about a day I go down to New Mexico and probably will be able to get a look at my M1 and a few ww2 german helmets that my uncle owned
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That's awesome Homer. The Garand is fun to shoot and has a great history. Duff has a worksheet you can get online. The worksheet has areas to enter all the drawing numbers and get the history of every piece on the rifle. Most serial numbers can be traced to their initial assignment. It's extra sweet that it's been in your family. Doesn't get much better then having an heirloom Garand. If you get a chance, I'd love to see photos of the rifle and helmets. If you're really interested, The Garand Collectors Association has great info. They have a quarterly magazine with in-depth information, interesting history articles, and updates. They have an online site and it only costs $25.00 a year.
Take care,
Jay
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I'll be down there for about two weeks so its gonna be awhile till I can post them but when I get back I'll send you the pics and I'll get to bring back some stuff!
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Nice M1, I don't blame you for shooting it. I'm the same way with my 1911, (it has a replacement slide) I recently shot that mine 500 times in one sitting, that's more rounds than I would normally do in a year. Sometimes you just gotta pop a few caps.
Mike
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THAT IS SWEEEET!
I got his older brother SA Garand Serial # 2701771.
Jan, 44
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Sorry, I sent the same response twice so please disregard!
Jay
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