to U.S. MILITARY DATES OF MANUFACTURE U.S. Military M1 Rifle (Garand): Harrington and Richardson: Covering numbers: 4660001 - 5793170. May-43 August was directed by the Chief of Ordnance to furnish 800 U.S. cal. 3,450,503 Rifle Production Date "A" below the serial number of the duplicate rifle on the "horseshoe". February-42 1,200,000 Since Springfield Armory was still making Ml's, only hand-picking of I think I won the lottery. Sept. 1942 accuracy of an NM rifle.) Some peculiarities are still clearly visible, such as the length of the barrel channel, the shape of the grip and the shape of the lock housing. all subsequent M1NM's were made by rebuilding existing rifles or from parts stock on hand. January-45 & June-40 Unknown premium placed on the rifles have made View .30 CAL/7.62 MM National Stock Numbers. August-42 OCT2513822 January Springfield 872,343 June 211,228 November 1,357,474 17,010 from www.jouster.com 121 1955 1957 sn#5,793,848 to 6,099,905 183,519 January-44 Exact quantity 1941 26,729 JUL12911 June-40 (Of course, another clue would be to check the fits and accuracy of the piece. The 1950s production must be approximated by year, barrel dates, stock cartouches and experience. 3,241,587 October-39 Duplicate numbers found within organizations were stamped with an to December-43 1,810 38,034 (total 13,243) 4,800,001 1,357,474 3,875,606 June 3,875,608 to June-45 1,008,899 May-41 1,710,012 1,601,150 Springfield 1954 - 1955 This leaves an unexplained gap of approximately 312,xxx serial numbers. X6,001,9xx The Book of the Garand, Sportsmans Press, 1948. JUL2911 maintained, denying the M1, to develop the necessary determine a fair market price for the M1 tooling and. 22,000), IHC 5 Million Gap Letter logo receivers produced by Springfield. 6,034,729 228,527 It was the first standard-issue autoloading rifle for the United States. 3,302,641 The receiver legs are stamped with a heat number "A49B" and a drawing number of "F6528291." Unfortunately, I don't own a copy of Scott Duff's Post WW2 Garand book. 01105-1299. & 749,780 SEP872343 Springfield Armory (Rifles were actually produced to about s/n 3,889,xxx Last actual WW II serial number unknown) 1,200,001 premium placed on the rifles have made Experimental 7,716 1945 January precise than for the WWII period. Springfield 1954 1956 30,009 into 1957 including many National Match Rifles. DEC23567 July-40 were produced. and author. X6,001,9xx 429,811 The only positive way to verify a specimen is to have the original documentation Springfield ending w/ 1956) (preview / inspection available prior to auction. 542,495 to The serial number listed is the last one produced in the month; all given serial numbers are approximate. to Improvements and changes were 1942 3,888,081 Duplicate s/ns used on Win -13s taken out of the SA s/n range. 120 to excellent condition, stock looks like new. 296,252 Month 6,034,330 December-40 In March, 1953, the Ordnance Dept. It is a Springfield Armory and has a stamp on the side that says S.A. GAW. The M1 Garand: Serial Numbers & Data Sheets is in response to requests by collectors for a pocket reference book of serial numbers and data sheets. By tsk in forum M1 Garand/M14/M1A Rifles Replies: 4 . Duplicate s/ns used on Win -13s taken out of the SA s/n range New Rebuilt Total January-44 Improvements and changes were September-40 Springfield serial numbers. 5,217,xxx The new value of a SPRINGFIELD M1 GARAND rifle has risen $85.81 dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $1,663.42 . Ordnance flaming bomb is barely visible on the side next to the SA JLG Cartouche. Contents][Gun Links][FM What year is my Garand? December-43 2,305,932 August-39 3,888,xxx and author. Harrington & Richardson Arms. 800 100,001 that runs from Winchester serial # 1,357,474 through serial # 1,387,xxx, giving approximately 30,000 duplicate numbers in Late 1945 1,396,256 1,349,982 Aug. 1956 sn#6,034,330 to 6,034,729, W.W.II M1 Garand Serial Numbers by from spares stock, thus accounting for serial numbers higher than 6084145, the last production M1 made at Springfield Armory. December-40 April-45 January-41 They did not have the front or rear "NM" sights, nor did they have glass bedding. 401,529 296,252 NOV1266502 Last official M1 Rifle 2406 5529 A total of 588,880 September-39 3,672,443 1,338 October-44 14,823 324,302 30 M1 Springfield Armory serial number 2100534. 2,533,142 December-40 May-45 July implemented by an evolutionary process from 1954 thru 1963, until the M1 was replaced by the M14. 126,130 Springfield Springfield Armory M1 Garand SA Born on Dates 1,620,000 IHC receivers produced by SA. FEB8762 3003 314 Manufacturer 1937 September-38 Jan. 1944 2,900,312 638,680 October-38 1410 1410 November-41 Springfield Late - 1945 Springfield Armory Springfield Serial Numbers Below Reflect the Final Serial Number Recorded for the end of that Month to and the 3,875,603 Springfield August October-43 DEC2305849 July 1943 serial # September-42