MI Grand,DOM , Bert

Radar

Bert any idea when Springfield MI ser# 1725872 was made,barrel has 43 date,another springfield with ser# about 110 later has a barrel with a 45 date,which one is closest to DOM ? Thanks !

mark christian

Not Bert but the receiver dates to July, 1943. Typical WWII Springfields had barrels that date within three months of the receiver.

Radar

[:I] Thanks Mark,i ment to ask you but i had a senior moment and sliped up.Mark for MI,Bert for winchester.[:D]Thats why it has a SA-7-43 barrel,kind of odd that the other one made the same day has a SA-12-45 barrel so it must have been shot out much sooner but remained in the same grouping or by chance sent back to be with its brother when reissued to a leigon post after the war. These 2 are in a group of 10 thats being sent back so they will most likely be comming up for auction or sale at CMP.

mark christian

It is important to remember that as issued WWII M1 barrels were never chromed (after the war gas ports on existing WWII barrels were chromed) and that, combined with corrosive ammunition primers used during WWII and Korea means that finding a WWII or pre war M1 with it's original barrel is unusual. Post war production barrels were chromed at the gas port but WWII barrels were subjected to a lot of wear and tear. .30 Carbine ammo was non corrosive from day one so an original barrel on a carbine is quite normal. Most WWII M1s were rebuilt/rebarreled once or twice, or even more. During WWII and shortly there after it cost five bucks (or less) to rebuild an existing M1 Rifle but around $30 to build a new rifle so the cost savings were very real.

Radar

Thank Mark,i didnt know that about the gas port.

mark christian

quote:Originally posted by Radar
Thank Mark,i didnt know that about the gas port.


Look at the undersides of your two barrels and see if there are postage stamp sized chrome pads at the gas pot/hole. If so then this was done after the war as oriignal WWII barrels had no chrome at the port.

Radar

Didnt see any chrome at the gas port.

mark christian

It is uncommon to find WWII M1 barrels that were not chromed after the war and remain original. It raises their value slightly for use in restorations.

Bert H.

Glad you fellows worked this out... I am near useless when it comes to MI Garands[:0]... give me a Winchester[^]

Radar

Bert,how about a Winchester made MI [:D]

Bert H.

quote:Originally posted by Radar
Bert,how about a Winchester made MI [:D]


I do have some limited DOM tables for the MI Carbines (Winchester referred to them as the M31 in their records).