Item       Nr.:        1054
Brand  :               Springfield Armory
Model   :              M1
Caliber:               .30-06

The M1 Garand was the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry of any nation. Even if in 1936 officially adopted to replace  the bolt-action M1903 Springfield as the standard service rifle of the United States Armed Forces the Army was fully equipped by the end of 1941 and the M1  continued to be used in large numbers until 1963 and to a lesser degree until 1966.

The M1 was used heavily by U.S. forces in World War II, the Korean War, and, to a limited extent, the Vietnam War.
The outbreak of hostilities in Korea, in June 1950, placed Armory activities back on a war production basis, although not at World War II capacity. Production of new service rifles began at Springfield in early 1952 and ended with production line assembly of the official “last M1 service rifle” on 17 May 1957.In total, the Armory produced 637,420 service grade M1 rifles during this era.

Post World War II M1s manufactured by Springfield Armory fall into several serial number ranges. They are 4200001 through 4399999, 5278246 through 5488246, and 5793848 through 6099905.

This rifle match the second  Springfield Armory Lot and  was part of the  American postwar help “Marshall Plan”  and arsenal-stored for many years ; absolutely mint not fired and in original new condition.

Any additional comments are simply superfluous, please let the pictures speak for themselves. This rifle would make a great investment, an even better unique collection piece.