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Sorry guys, been watching tube with the Boss. Each manufacturer of Garands(There were four; Springfield Armory, Winchester, Harrington&Richardson and, International Harvester) had specific Blocks of Serial Numbers to use, For example; HRA had a block of numbers from 4.6 million to 6.034million. Mine was built in early(Jan/Feb.) 1956.

Any Garand with a S/N below 3.888 million was built during WWII. This would be either a SA(Springfield Armory) or a Winchester.
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Can't believe I did not see this post! Beautiful wood on that one, Dave.

How does it shoot?
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Very nice! Is this the same one as in the original post?
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Yeah, I finished and fitted a Walnut stockset and threw a sling on it.
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Looks great!
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That's a DuPage Stockset . Dean at DGR said he wouldn't have any unfinished sets inletted until the middle of January.
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That's a DuPage Stockset . Dean at DGR said he wouldn't have any unfinished sets inletted until the middle of January.
How much final fitting do they need when purchased? Also how $$,
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Thats a tung oil finish?
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Mine went together with little fitting. I had to clearence the Op-Rod cut in the buttstock where it was rubbing Then I had to free-float it at the nose of the stock so the barrel wouldn't lift.

This one got two coats of Minwax special Walnut stain then, two coats of Minwax Tung-Oil finish. The finish isn't glossy because it's hand-rubbed.


As for the Tung Oil vs. Boiled Linseed Oil deal. The Arsenals had to quit using Linseed Oil early(Around 1942) because their main supplier, China, was Occupied by the Japanese so, they used Tung Oil from early 1942 til the end of production.

sorry, $110.00 plus shipping.
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