Value of M1 Garand

[BlackonBlack]

I'm in the process of negotiating with a seller of a Springfield M1 Garand that the seller had bought in the early nineties. Where can I look online for some more info on them?

I know that basically every part is serialized, which parts are most important.

I know what most of them have mixed parts and are unmatching or not correct. How can I tell if parts have been replaced or aren't matching?

[swerv512]

check out gunbroker for similar rifles to get a nice comparison range...
IMHO M1 Garand is priceless!

[Jarhead]

M-1 Garand parts do not have serial numbers they have parts which are identified by Drawing Number, Stocks have acceptance Markings ( cartouche ). The Parts Drawing Numbers will vary according to the Receiver Mfg and Serial Number. I recommend you buy Collecting the Garand II a Collectors Field Guide by Harrison. Most U.S. Military Firearms have been through Arsenal Rebuilds and parts mixed up - since majority are inter changeable. Compare his selling price against the CMP / DCM Garands since that is where he bought it.

[Sheldon]

First off is to figure out if it is a commercial or a USGI receiver and go from there.

[NaughtyMonkey]

Its hard to find an M1 that has all the same parts from the same company. On mine the receiver is Winchester and everything else is Springfield. Well from what I can tell.

Say for example if a guy in WWII had an M1 Garand made by International Harvester and a part breaks. It could have been replaces with a part from any of the other company's.

Also during boot camp when the soldiers were learning how to take apart and put there M1's back together the drill Sargent would tell the men to take there M1's apart and put all the parts in a Trash can, dump all the parts in a big pile and tell them to put there guns back together. So alot of the rifles were miss matched before the men event went to war.

We be a cool project to buy like 100 Garands and match them up as best as possible hahaha. Good plan when I win the lottery.

[mstlaurent]

Its hard to find an M1 that has all the same parts from the same company. On mine the receiver is Winchester and everything else is Springfield. Well from what I can tell.

Say for example if a guy in WWII had an M1 Garand made by International Harvester and a part breaks. It could have been replaces with a part from any of the other company's.

Also during boot camp when the soldiers were learning how to take apart and put there M1's back together the drill Sargent would tell the men to take there M1's apart and put all the parts in a Trash can, dump all the parts in a big pile and tell them to put there guns back together. So alot of the rifles were miss matched before the men event went to war.

We be a cool project to buy like 100 Garands and match them up as best as possible hahaha. Good plan when I win the lottery.

Sorry, don't mean to be a pedant, but there were no IHC Garands in WWII, IHC didn't start making Garands until 1952.

Never heard about dumping the parts in a trash can, but I did read a very interesting account in the GCA Journal about how Garands in the field were repaired. All of the rifles that were broken were stripped down to individual parts and the parts that were still serviceable were dumped into bins. Then the armorers would reassemble rifles from the parts in the bins. So, yes, field Garands were mostly mix-masters.

If you're really interested in making a correct Garand, there are plenty of suppliers on the Internet that will sell you parts with specific drawing numbers. What somebody should set up is a site where folks can trade parts.

My Springfield Garand has a Winchester trigger housing. Although, I really don't care because it was a Danish return so it has all kinds of PB parts and a Danish barrel on it.

[Milsurp Collector]

I'm in the process of negotiating with a seller of a Springfield M1 Garand that the seller had bought in the early nineties.

First off is to figure out if it is a commercial or a USGI receiver and go from there.

+1

The original Springfield Armory was an Ordnance facility that made rifles (including Garands) for the US Govt. It was closed in the 1960s. Then a commercial company obtained the rights to the Springfield Armory name and made Garands, and still makes M1As and 1911 clones. So the first thing to determine is if it is a USGI Springfield Armory Garand or a commercial Springfield Armory (Inc.) Garand. I believe the SA, Inc. commercial Garands have serial numbers in the 7 million range.

[NaughtyMonkey]

Sorry, don't mean to be a pedant, but there were no IHC Garands in WWII, IHC didn't start making Garands until 1952.

Never heard about dumping the parts in a trash can, but I did read a very interesting account in the GCA Journal about how Garands in the field were repaired. All of the rifles that were broken were stripped down to individual parts and the parts that were still serviceable were dumped into bins. Then the armorers would reassemble rifles from the parts in the bins. So, yes, field Garands were mostly mix-masters.

If you're really interested in making a correct Garand, there are plenty of suppliers on the Internet that will sell you parts with specific drawing numbers. What somebody should set up is a site where folks can trade parts.

My Springfield Garand has a Winchester trigger housing. Although, I really don't care because it was a Danish return so it has all kinds of PB parts and a Danish barrel on it.

I was just using the IHC name as an example because I couldn't think of the others. My bad. Getting all technical. lol.

[Bhobbs]

I paid $700 for a M1 with every part made by H&R about 7 months ago.

[NaughtyMonkey]

Thats not bad. I got mine at Big 5 when they did that Black Friday sale. Went back after the 10 days and they told me that they don't think they will ever carry M1 Garands again, or M1 Carbines. I guess they used to carry those too.

[reidnez]

Check around Gunbroker and retailers to find pieces that compare to the rifle you're looking at...but, in general, and depending on many factors, a Garand in good shape is fetching between $800 and $1200 these days. Some are less and some are much, much more.

Keep in mind that a lot of retailers will flip a $600 CMP rifle for a thousand dollars or more. It's all what the market will bear, and these are popular rifles. If you're patient, you can save a lot of money and get a great rifle from CMP.

[campperrykid]

Take a look here:

https://www.thecmp.org

Check out the different grades , run some searchs for pic's of CMP guns here on Calguns , and then add 20% - 35 % .
Or just buy from CMP to avoid getting hosed.

[not-fishing]

I look at Garands as shooters because my boys and I use them in rifle matches.

Check to see if it's a Danish return - they are great shooters.

Check the muzzle if you can for muzzle diameter. I have guages for both muzzle & throat - I've heard conflicting opinions on the use of bullets as gages

How is the trigger? Lots of creep?

How does it shoot?

My CMP Greek return shot minutes of Barn until I put a new stock on it. Now it shoots minutes of trashcan. The muzzle gaged +2. It really needs trigger work - maybe Fulton Armory when I get the Cash