| I have just received my M 1, its a Winchester model #288549 1917.It
has a balloon or an octopus stamped on the side I cant tell which, could give
some information. Also I would like to find out some information on how the sighting
works, what do the numbers stand for.
Thanks,
Bruce
kmartin@ccss.k12.nc.us Just
to let you know that it is nice to find someone who worships his M 1 like I do.
I have one that was sent back to the arsenal by someone to be refinished. When
I saw it I just had to have no matter what the cost. I wish I knew more about
it. I traced the S/N but didn't find anything. It is so beautiful that I cant
bring myself to shot it. I just feel it and look at it and wonder where it has
been.
Mirando My military experience isn't relevant here,
but I have been a student of warfare, strategy and tactics, and WWII history (esp.
European, and esp. Battle of the Bulge) and I had an intimate relationship with
an M-1 for about a year. I will tell you what you already know: The M-1 was and
is the finest piece of engineering work of any kind I've seen, felt, or used.
Everything fit perfectly; everything always worked perfectly. If there were an
automobile made as well as an M-1, it would be the car of the century. With a
little training, you could learn to break down, clean and re-assemble an M-1 blindfolded
or in the dark in about 60 seconds or so. How could you not be confident with
and about a weapon like that? I am not a gun owner, and I do not use guns in any
way. But I'd still like to own an M-1. Wouldn't it be nice if everything else
were made so well? And if I were ever in a situation where I felt I needed a weapon,
you can guess what my "no question about it" choice would be. To
whom it may concern..
I was issued an M1 rifle in ITR at Camp Geiger
in 1964, it was a tired veteran of many classes who learned how to become a Marine
back then..After I returned to civilian life, I had the opportunity to purchase
an M1, checking it's history I discovered that it was made in 1943.. Some 30 odd
years later, I am still shooting and enjoying the Garand, during the summer there
are Garand shoots, and competition shoots soley for the Garand....My father, a
WW2 vet. carried the M1, in France in 1944.. He loved it..
I think if
anyone wants a piece of pure history, then the M1 Garand is a given, it's history
spans the prewar years, WW2, Korea, and even into Vietnam, along with 1911 .45
auto, Nothing else says it like the M1 Garand.....
Rich Davis Stacy,
I have an H and R m1 I think it is a .308 caliber it was made in 1954. It is an
excellent weapon it has all matching s.s.#s is this a rare weapon? RutherfordMillWork@copper.net Dear
mister Foster,
I am also a proud owner of a M1 rifle, to the vets known
as the Garand. I
read and heard a lot a stories about this
excellent rifle.
I belong to the generation that never went to war, i'm 39
years old and living
in Holland-Europe. My roots
lies in the former Dutch-Indies today known as
The Republic of Indonesia. My
father emnigrated to Holland in 1967. As youngster
he was imprisoned by the
Japanese in 1941 and liberated in 1945. Al of my
uncles served in the Army
of Navy. One of uncles fought with the Dutch Army,
under UN flag, in the
Korean War in 1950. Probably he used The Garand. I use
my Garand at the
shooting range 50 meters, 100 meters and 300 meters... I
also own a
Remington M1903A3, Winchester M14. The Garand is as accured as
my other
rifles. But the Garand is stil my favourite, why? Thats a long story...
i
goes back to my youth when i heard the stories and saw the WWII movies and
WWII documentaries. The Garand " its the GI Rifle than won the War ".
With regards,
Percy Bacas
Holland-Europe I have had
several Garands so I know how well they shoot and I do agree with you that this
gun deserves to be fired. I sold my other Garand to get money to buy this one.
From the S/N I did find out that it was used in the early to 1940's but that is
it. Europe or Pacific I don't know. All the metal has been refinished and the
wood is brand new with Springfield cartouches and a P in a circle. Any ideas?
Thanks Mirando Mirando.Ketner@univarusa.com
I've always
had a healthy respect for and fairly strong interest
in history. I try to
cover everything from the Roman Empire
through to Vietnam...just my thing
I guess. I spent six years in
the Marine Corps and became a "fair"
shot (expert pistol and
rifle). A while back a friend bought an M1 and we
put some rounds
through it. I was impressed and now it's mine. I am intimately
familiar with the M16 and the variants and I have to admit the M1
has
a certain character and warmth the M16 can't really compete
with. It's similar
to the experience I had when I made the switch
from the wonder nines to a
mil-spec M1911. From someone who
shoots purely for the sake of shooting (it's
my own sort of
zen/therapy I guess), both the M1 and the M1911 are superb.
I
enjoy tackdriving with the whiz-bang stuff on occasion but find I
grab my two "relic" guns more than anything else on the way to the
range. I would encourage anyone thinking of buying an M1 to break
down and
do it. You'll better understand the history surrounding
it and you'll have
a hell of a good time getting to know the rifle.
CH
Mr.
Foster
Thank you for a wonderful site to read about the M1 Garand and
it's history.
My father was a WW2 veteran having served in the South
Pacific with the
Marines. He was on 3 beach heads with his ship being sank
by a Kamikaze
while heading to Iwo Jima. He was in a mortar platoon and was
issued an M1
Carbine. To his dying day he despised the carbine for it's lack
of keeping
someone down when they were hit. He trained with a Garand and had
nothing
but the utmost respect for it. I use to love hearing his stories about
training with it at the range. Another WW2 vet told me once, when you shot
someone with the M1, they stayed shot.
I served in Viet Nam as a combat
door gunner and was issued an M-16 for a
personal weapon in case we went down
on one of our missions. It didn't take
me long to get rid of it. There is
a good reason it was called the Widow
Maker. I procured a Thomson for my personal
weapon.
I have an M1 Garand that was made by Springfield Armory in January,
1942.
It is a wonderful weapon. When I shoot it, I wonder why the military
dropped it. If I would have had a choice, I would have taken the Garand
over
the 16.
I too am grateful for all the sacrifices ALL of our veterans
have made. I
had engraved on a Zippo lighter I bought while serving in Southeast
Asia
that says " For those who have fought for it, Freedom has a taste
the
protected will never know."
Thank you to all veterans, past,
present and future. Without your service,
none of use would have what we do
today.
Jerry
Do you know if there are any Magazine
conversions for the Springfield M1 Grand? Philip.Brandt@Level3.com SERGEANT
FOSTER: THE REASON OF MY E-MAIL IS THAT I'M LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT TWO
OF MY GUNS.
I AM POSESOR OF 2 M-1 GARAND RIFLES,AND I LIKE TO KNOW ALL ABOUT
IT.
FOR EXAMPLE: WHICH ARMED FORCE WAS DELIVERED,IN WHAT OPERATION TEATHER
HAS SERVE,........
FOR THAT TASK,I'LL SEND THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF THE RIFLES:
S/N: 1015743
S/N: 866257
I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE THANKS
FOR YOUR HELP, MAY OR MAY NOT HELP ME.
MY E-MAIL IS petraccas@mibbva.com.ar
NORBERTO VILLEGAS
BUENOS AIRES
ARGENTINA Stacy
Good
page! I too love my old M-1. Lest we forget, many in WW II still
carried the
grand old lady, the 03 Springfield, but the M-1 was a great
lady herself!!
Thank you for your effort!
Charlie Nystrom Sir
Going
through the int-net I came across your writings on the Tribute to the M1-Garand.I
at the time was short pressed for time and put it in my Favorites Places...........................I
have made many returns to this page and read more of what I missed before, I seem
to go into a dream world, never being in the service I feel like I have missed
something. When the M1,M1Carbine,1911A1-45 and the 1903 Springfield were being
used over seas, I was just a young boy. I now own 1 of each and also wonder where
all they have been and the great story's they could tell. I live in Columbus,
Ohio and during WW2 my mother and sister would walk to the train station and watch
the service men and women coming and going, Curtis Wright was here also and every
young boy looking into the sky knew by sight and sound of every plan flying..................them
were the days.........Thanks for Your Time
Roger
Columbus, Ohio i
just read your whole page about the most wonderful rifle ever created. I am very
glad to see someone else feel the same way i do about the cost the old breed americans
sacrificed so that we, as you said wouldnt be wearing swastikas on our uniforms.
I just wanted to thankyou for putting this page up so that people arent completly
ignorant about the M-1 and or WW2.
-ian klausing
P.S. - where did
you ever find that bayonette from the pacific campagne? its hard to find ANY Garand
accesories in ohio. Ive been looking for a rear sight apendure for almost a year!
I need help. I have the 1903 Springfield 30-06 that my father
bought in
1963. I use it deer-hunting and love the gun. BUT my problem is
that when
I was hunting Saturday and went to load it the bolt lever broke.
Dad said
it had been modified at one time for easier ejection of spent rounds
and
thinks it broke in the weld. He may have another bolt and is going to
look.
Does anyone out there have an idea where I can get a replacement if
he can't
find extra bolt.
Candy P.
candacep@misschem.com
phone 662-751-2284 I am competing in a trivia contest in St.
Cloud, Minnesota. For one of our questions, we are supposed to track down where
the following cartoon came from (who it is and who drew it). I think the man in
the image is carrying a garand rifle, but I'm not sure. I have been searching
websites, but am stuck. Have you ever seen this image? Thanks for taking
the time to look,
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