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Then there's this repair from a WWII British Lend-Lease Garand.

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Interesting ... I was doing a little research on bark inclusions in gunstocks. I found these two pictures of inclusions on a maple gunstocks, including the way the makers filled the voids. Looks...

This pic of my stock in half-light shows clearly just how little of that long mark is filler putty - the majority of it is dark colored grain that you don't see at this angle. ... Which is what tells...

For sure, cosmetics weren't paramount.

It's funny but just the other day I was looking at this picture of John Garand's 1,000,000 presentation rifle, and if you look at the very bottom of the...

Allen, definitely not refinishing it! I wish it wasn't there, but 99.9% of the stock is the nicest original wood I've ever had on a military rifle, so I'm just going to learn to live with the...

I've examined it very closely in all sorts of light and I believe it's a bark inclusion/void in the walnut, not a rear sight ding or the like. If you look at the magnified image, only the last third...

I have acquired an interesting SA Garand in the 5.4 M serial range that I believe is likely a Greek return (not the Garand I posted about in another thread, but one about 17,000 later 5.460 range)....

Fair and valid points, all, but the condescending tone is unnecessary.

Guys, I find myself in a curious predicament. As I am now more certain than ever this rifle was never fired after leaving Springfield Armory, I now have a hard time bringing myself to shoot it! My...

Guys, I received the rifle today, and spent hours cleaning all the cosmoline out of it. I completely stripped the rifle to the smallest part and used boiling water to remove all the cosmoline - I did...

Ah, I see. Thanks for the information. Just two digits before mine. Interesting.

Thanks,
DeWayne

Sorry, I'm not following you: "Im empty. CMP handle." ???

A few more pics. This is why I'm wondering if it's one of those pretty much unissued Greek returns, as there is lots of cosmoline and the butt plate's only wear looks like rack wear.

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This isn't coming from the CMP - it's from an internet gun seller, so the rifle has probably been in private hands for some time.

I saw lots of pictures - the trigger group appeared to have some...

Hi guys,

I just purchased a 5.4M Springfield that is inbound - I won't have it for a few days. But judging from what appears to be cosmoline in the internals, and the late serial number, I'm...

Any thoughts from you guys who know more about Trapdoors than I do? To my eye, something looks off about the stock - it's very dull brown (like almost a brown wood stain of some sort) and everywhere...

Yes, I remember Victoria Trading and their ads in Shotgun News. I was just getting into Enfields at the time. Unfortunately, my dealings with the guy were less than pleasant. I recall having to sick...

Sorry, just came upon this old thread, but it reminded me of my Uncle Lee who fought with the 32nd Infantry Division out of Wisconsin/Michigan in WWII. They were down in New Guinea.

He was not a...

Does Minelli still make Garand stocks? I note Brownell's shows them as discontinued.

DeWayne

Back around 2008 or 2009 (can't recall) I bought an exceptional, pristine Type II National Match from Joe Salter and I want to say I paid around $4k. I can't recall exactly, but I remember it was so...

That's brilliant advice, thanks!

From a search of closed "Collector Grade" auctions, looks like a couple sold for around $1,500-$1,800, while a few others sold in the neighborhood of...

To be fair, I count three Collector Grade rifles on GB at the moment, two of which have starting/minimum bids set at $2,500 and one is sale only at $3,999.

A few Correct Grades all over $2,500. ...

Yeah, I'm thinking more like $3k for a really nice one, no?

Hi guys,

I'm in the market looking for a CMP Collector Grade M1.

What, in your opinion, is an upper-end price for a really nice looking Collector Grade these days? When I say "nice looking" I...

Hi guys, I realize this is long after the fact, but I had many guns stolen from storage in 2018 in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Among them, a Springfield M1A I had put tons of work into.

Serial...