Milsurp After Hours

Arsenal refinished Springfield Armory. The receiver has the serial # 369728, which dates it back to october 1941. Except for the new stock without stamping and the NM barrel from 1950 all numbers seem to be matching.

A M1 and a M14 would be on my wish list if it were possible. You have some really tasty kit Tom.

Joe

Good photos of a a nice looking rifle. That leather sling would be the right one for the early war versions too. Later production rifles came with cloth slings as I understand it. My Garand was made, judging by serial number, in September or October of 1943 and came to me with the cloth sling. Mine is a Civilian Marksmanship purchase and a return from Danish lend lease.

A week from today I will drive to Belgium, there's an expat Brit who has a huge Militaria shop near Mons. There you can get all the original accessories to make the rifle complete

Tom, could you pm me an address or post a link to this shop, i am visiting Northern France next year and can envisage a wee side trip to Belgium coming on.

Joe

Two lovely rifles!!!! Always fancied one, but alas will never own one due to our gun laws.

That goes for me too if possible, Mons is within reach if it's worth a visit...................................(Don't tell the wife )

Sounds good Duncan!!!! I could tell her indoors that I was going on a wine tasting trip!!! Or better still, we could take a trip over to Robert, and if we ask very nicely, he may let us put a few rounds through his rifle!!!

I've owned two M1s in the past.
Now-a-days we can't own one, evil semi-auto and all that.

First one that I had was given to me by a Police Inspector.

joseyclosey wrote:Tom, could you pm me an address or post a link to this shop, i am visiting Northern France next year and can envisage a wee side trip to Belgium coming on.

Joe

No problem!

It's called Arsenal Military Sales and the shop is located in Rouveroy. Here's the link to their website:

http://www.amsmilitaria.com/

Cheers

Tom