February 10, 201313 yr #1 Here is the pride of my collection. It is a LL Garand that once belonged to the founder of the GCA, Richard Deane. I got it from Scott Duff. Here are a few pics.
February 10, 201313 yr #2 Beautiful rifle. I dont have a lend lease rifle but mine is in the 730k range and man I'd love to get her looking as nice as yours.
February 10, 201313 yr Author #8 AMEN!! It came with the WWII dated sling. It wasnt cheap though. Here are a few more
February 10, 201313 yr Author #12 Thank you for the nice comments. The reason it looks so nice is because it went to England and was probably used for guard duty or merely stored until the end of the war. Then it was sent back in excellent condition. I have a nice Garand I got from the CMP a couple of years ago in just as nice shape. It is a 1950's H&R. It was a Greek return. Again, it was sent to Greece and likely never used then shipped back. The rifle is like brand new.
February 10, 201313 yr #13 yes it cost big bucks but, a nice one. i do beleive they were not used hence the minty shape.
February 10, 201313 yr #14 Looks like a type 1 lockbar rear sight. Super nice. Does your rifle have a short channel or long channel stock?
February 10, 201313 yr #15 Mine's in the 728,XXX range, and the South Koreans rode her hard and put her away wet. Still shoots pretty nice up to 200 yards for me though. Good score for a 14 year old kid in about 1994. The subject of this post makes my mouth water, though. I think I need a new stock.
February 10, 201313 yr Author #17 Thank you fellas for the kind remarks. And to answer your question M1Grandy, it is a short channel stock. Here is the data sheet which I don't usually share but WTH.
February 11, 201313 yr #19 Okay, I have to ask a stupid question... I'm worn out from 2 long days of work with only 2 hours sleep, so maybe I'm just missing something. haha What makes this a lend lease rifle? My M-1 is a little earlier at 272XXX Tyler
February 11, 201313 yr Author #20 The fact that it went to England and then was returned to the US. You can tell by the export marks in this photo on the side of the barrel. Not import marks but EXPORT marks from England (London to be exact).
February 11, 201313 yr #22 Ahhh... I knew the markings were strange, but didn't put 2 and 2 together. Thanks for the explaination!
February 11, 201313 yr #23 That is a beauty of an M1..Congrats on the acquisition, that's the kind I like...
February 11, 201313 yr Author #24 No problem regarding the explanation. Thank you for your kind remarks.
February 11, 201313 yr #25 Thank you for posting the detailed pictures and sheet. Great looking rifle.
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