Manufactured in July 1944. Features a winged blade front and type 3 "lock-bar" rear sight assembly. With a wide-base gas cylinder and cross-slot poppet valve plug. The barrel is marked "2 S A 2 44" on the right of the chamber. Includes an unmodified curve-side "D35382 9 SA" marked operating rod, "12" marked follower, and "D28287-19SA/A-6" bolt. The trigger housing is marked "D28290-14-SA," with a "C46008-7 SA" hammer, "SA-11" safety, and unmarked stamped trigger guard. Fitted with a smooth pistol grip stock bearing a boxed "S.A./G.A.W." (George A. Woody) inspection cartouche and crossed cannons ordnance wheel stamped on the left of the wrist, with a circled serif "P" proof on the underside and smaller ordnance wheel on the bottom of the pistol grip. Includes a "S.M.Co./1944" marked OD green flat-buckle M1 web sling. An excellent representation of a mid-1944 production Springfield Armory M1 Garand rifle!