The M1 Garand, 1936 to 1957
Description:... "The M1 Garand was described by no less an authority than General George S. Patton, Jr., as "the greatest battle implement ever devised." Most combat infantrymen who carried and used the M1 Garand during World War II and Korea, and many lesser military actions between and after, would agree with him wholeheartedly. ... In the four decades of its service life, the M1 Garand was subjected to the numerous changes, official as well as unofficial, which occur when a rifle is long in military service. Parts were interchanged with other rifles, stocks were broken and replaced, sanded and refinished, and metal was re-Parkerized or else coated with a black oxide finish. In foreign military service, similar changes occurred and parts were even replaced with those of local manufacture. The books in the "For Collectors Only" series are written and organized to provide the collector with a part-by-part by serial number range analysis of a firearm. This format aids the collector who demands a firearm that is as close to "original issue" as possible. With spare parts widely available, plus this book, most M1 Garands can be restored to original or near-original condition."--
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