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Rare Winchester Factory Display U.S. M1 Garand Rifle with Winchester M1 Bayonet

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Rare Winchester Factory Display U.S. M1 Garand Rifle with Winchester M1 Bayonet
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30-06, 24'' barrel with a bright excellent bore, the chamber showing a spot of added weld at the 6 o'clock position preventing the chambering of a cartridge. Displayed over the door to the Chief Engineer's office at the Winchester plant, this ''Gauge Gun'' was assembly after WWII using the ''perfect'' gauge parts. The metal surfaces retain 99% original chrome polished to a mirror finish, showing only a few light handling marks primarily on the bolt, and some hints of hardened oil or grease. The deluxe walnut stock is in near excellent condition with some light handling marks scattered throughout, exhibiting beautiful grain figure particularly at the comb and forward handguard and absent are the standard inspection and acceptance marks, as this rifle was never meant for military service, the rear handguard in very good plus condition showing a tight crack at the rear. The butt spots a checkered buttplate without trap, also nicely chromed and showing a spot of light surface oxidation in the middle. The standard receiver markings are intact if just a touch thinned, no serial number is present nor shows evidence of ever having been applied, the area above the chamber stamped with a crisp ''WP'' Winchester proof, and the marked parts show Winchester drawing number appropriate to circa 1941, and the underside of the receiver is marked ''WRA 06''. The rifle retains the standard open sights, the front sight with sealed adjustment screw and typical wide Winchester protective ''wings'' and the rear sight with early flushnut rear sight drums, a milled triggerguard, and early single slot gas cylinder screw. Included is an M1 bayonet, chrome finished like the rifle with which it is paired and showing general light clouding, with a 9 7/8'' spear point single edge blade with a single unstopped fuller which terminates about 2 1/2'' from the tip, and the grips are a grooved black plastic. The ricasso is strongly marked ''U (flaming bomb) S'', above which shows a light marked tall ''W''; careful examination appears to show evidence of a removed maker's mark, atop which the ''W'' was added, likely by those at Winchester to round out their fine display piece. Also included is a red faced circular plastic tag reading ''WINCHESTER / GARAND / GAUGE GUN'', a brass disc attached to the same reading ''995'', and a laminated card displaying the Winchester galloping horse logo on one side and short summary of the rifle's history on the other. A one-of-a-kind Garand display rifle, a fine choice for the advanced collector. (14D11759-40) {C&R} [Former Peter & Patty Murray Collection] (10,000/20,000)