n64atlas Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Just got in a Winchester M1 post war rebuild. It is a mixture of Winchester and Underwood parts.Barrel, Receiver, and trigger housing are Winchester. The smaller parts like the slide, hammer, andbolt are Underwood. Stock has faint cross canons and is marked IO. No rebuild stamps that I can see,but has been sanded. Came with late D tipped OD green sling and Camillus Bayonet with late style scabbard.Will try to get some pics taken when I have the time and good lighting. Just looked at the Bayonet a bit closer. It is a post war 1953 version with the X on the butt and thestar-burst on the bottom Just noticed it has an Oval cut high wood stock on it!! Big plus there! Edited June 24, 2015 by n64atlas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Howard, Congratulations on your new acquisition! You should fill out a Carbine data sheet on it. The first firearm I ever purchased was a Winchester M1. Still have it... David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimi77 Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hello everyone, Last year i bought my first american gun (Thompson M1A1) after i got my 2 first guns from my grandfather (luger and P38). I want to add a M1 garand and a 1911 colt to my collection. Yesterday i found a winchester M1 garand on a website. The gun's serial number is 133XXXX and the gun is recalibered to .300 savage to be conform with the belgian law about war munition (law is not longer applicable because of reformations).My question is if i should look further for another garand because it hasn't got the original caliber or if i should buy it.The price of the gun is reasonable i think. The problem is that in Belgium it is hard to get your hands on a garand. Thank you, Dimi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n64atlas Posted October 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Dimi77' As long as the rounds you use, conform with the pressure curve needed to make a M1 Garand function properly, it would be a nice rifle. The The Winchester M1 I was talkingabout, is a M1 Carbine. These shoot a smaller cartridge than the 30-06 Springfield. The Garand is limited to certain powders burn rates or sever damage can be done to therifle.Some hunting ammo can bend an op rod or break the back of the action.Good luck in your quest to find one of the best battle rifles ever built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimi77 Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Thank you for your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmagee1917 Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 It's been a while sense I was deep into carbines , but when the military cut back on M1 buying and closed Underwood and others , Winchester bought their remaining inventory below cost and fed them into their production line . If assembled in the right time period , your carbine may be original .Worth looking into .Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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