help me to find the story of this M1 garand

[andy_ita]

hi guys
greetings from Italy
found Yesterday this great m1. receiver serial number say august 1941, barrel say 1-50. so a rebuilt for the korea war.
but, the stock doesnt have any marks, arsenal rebuilt marks, or proof marks.

as you can see by the pics, the front and rear handguard match exactly the stock. the metal on the wood are old and the stock ferule have the same old dry grease that is on the op rod. so for me the stock is original and not replaced

the rifle have a lot of cosmoline inside. it came from an old collection, i think the old owner had it for 25 or 40 years, but this grease inside the action and the mint gas cilinder ( on inside) mean the rifle never shot .

so my question is.. it's possible that this stock doesnt have any marks? is it possible??

many thanks for the help
ciao
andy

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[joem]

What story are you looking for? It appears to be a rebuild of one or more times. As to where it traveled, who knows.

[Orlando]

A well used rebuilt Garand, not much else to say

[Bill E]

Just a guess but with a 1950 barrel date it could have been a post war rebuild that was used by one of our allied countries in the Korean war and wound up in Italy.

[Devil Dog]

Just looks Greek to me.

[2111]

so my question is.. it's possible that this stock doesnt have any marks? is it possible??

many thanks for the help
ciao
andy

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Very possible as it appears to be a birch replacement stock.

[m1ashooter]

Best guess is it was used in the ETO and rebuilt there. Doubtful it has every left Europe. The stock is not correct as it appears to be a birch replacement. It looks like the same wood that the Italians used to rewood their M1 Carbines. The receiver is a early receiver but I believe it should have a lock bar and a different trigger guard which means its been rebuilt.