Working on the Garand

[flatwins]

This normally lives toward the back of my safe, sadly enough. It's a post-war Springfield Garand from around '54 if I'm reading the charts correctly. S/N is 53991XX. It was originally purchased through the CMP in the early 90s by a family member. I still have the $165 receipt for it. It arrived with a WWII Winchester stock but I decided that someone restoring a WWII WRA Garand needed the stock worse than I did. Dlbleak picked up a different stock from a fellow OSA member so it wears that now. Turned out pretty well. The only thing it needs now is to be fired.

 

[okierider]

Very Nice!! Thanks for the pics. That is one of the guns on my list of like to haves LOL

 

[Perplexed]

Still got the WRA stock?? I could use an original stock with intact markings.

And that's a gorgeous stock you have! Beautiful, straight grain. Ought to be quite strong. What are the markings on the barrel?

 

[surjimmy]

Well I'll beat everyone to it...Ya want to double your money?LOL

 

[dlbleak]

Stock came from WWIIdigger(John). We all know he has some cool stuff.

 

[flatwins]

Still got the WRA stock?? I could use an original stock with intact markings.

And that's a gorgeous stock you have! Beautiful, straight grain. Ought to be quite strong. What are the markings on the barrel?

Thanks, Todd. The WRA stock shipped out this morning after a good showing on eBay. This Garand is one you've seen and measured before. Somewhere around here I have your notes on it.

 

[D. Hargrove]

Nice work, it really looks good. $165 dollars is amazing, I was looking last night and the cheapest they had was $895 with 2 days left in the auction. You are a lucky man.