Here are some examples of parts and their drawing numbers from World War II. This is called the Drawing Number and the Revision Number. Theoretically, all the parts of your Garand must have a manufacturer's marking (except the very small ones). Garand rifle markings, drawing numbers and revision numbers. Here are some schematics presenting the main parts of the Garand rifle It is true that if your Garand is 100% Winchester parts (WRA marked), you are lucky. I am not talking about weapons that have been tampered with to make people believe that "It's an original WW2 Garand". Indeed, it is not uncommon for weapons that have been reintegrated after the war to have undergone a number of modifications that distort them. Now that we have a serial number for your Garand, we will see which are the good elements that must constitute this one. (3) Actual serial numbers assigned up to 3,889.xxx (actual number not known) (2) Actual serial numbers assigned up to 2,540,000 (1) Serial number in duplicate with Springfield numbers (approx. Summary of Garand rifle serial numbers assigned during the period 1940-1945 Here is the summary table of the serial number ranges affected until 1945 for 'Springfield' and 'Winchester Repeating Arms Company Garand rifles. 513,880 for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company Total production for the war period is 4,040,800 units, broken down as follows: Harrington & Richardson Arms and Internatinal Harvester Company manufactured the Garand after 1945. Our only goal is to give the necessary knowledge base to collectors for them to be able to find their way, nothing more.įirst of all, it should be known that the Garands manufactured during the Second World War were made by Springfield Armory and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to refurbish modified Garands and thus have a coherent WW2 weapon. determine at the time of purchase if the Garand offered is an authentic WW2 Garand rifle, a reconditioned, a post-war and even a faked one. You will find on this page a guide to help collectors to :
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