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First Production Run U.S. M1 Garand Rifle by Winchester

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First Production Run U.S. M1 Garand Rifle by Winchester
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serial #150285, 30-06, 24'' Winchester barrel with a very good lightly oxidized bore, greater in the forward half, but still showing strong rifling throughout. The metal surfaces retain about 75-80% original Parkerized finish with light wear on high edges and contact points, the stock metal and gas cylinder largely toned to a pewter-gunmetal patina with strong remnants of Dulite blue in the protected areas of the cylinder, and some mild oxidation staining and handling marks. The walnut stock is in very good condition as cleaned with scattered old abrasions and light dings, softened with age, as well as scattered handling marks. The right side of the stock shows the faint remnants of a boxed ''SA / SPG'' inspector's cartouche, and a nearly invisible circled ''P'' is marked behind the triggerguard; the checkered steel buttplate with trap is intact. The receiver markings are intact and crisp, the Winchester barrel drawing number beneath the rear handguard, and the small parts show Winchester drawing numbers, including the unrelieved operating rod. The rifle features the standard open sights with flushnut rear sight drums, the front sight with Winchester flared ''wings'' and the screw cap still intact, a milled triggerguard, and an appropriate single slot gas cylinder screw. After Winchester's initial educational run of rifles, a contract was made for 65,000 further rifles, numbered 100,501-165,500 with production commencing in February 1941; later contracts would be assigned serial number blocks beginning at 1,200,000. An honest early production Winchester M1 Garand that avoided arsenal refurbishment. (14B11633-20) {C&R} (1500/2000)