Receiver manufactured in 1957, the last year of M1 rifle serial production at the U.S. Springfield Armory, and subsequently selected and built up by the armory to "1961 Type 2" National Match specifications. These rifles were built for competition use in the 1961 National Matches, using serviceable receivers the armory had in stock at the time, and were later offered for sale to qualified members of the public through the Director of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM). The U.S. Springfield Armory incorporated several changes to the 1961 production Type 2 rifles from the earlier 1953-1958 and 1959 production Type 1 National Match rifle variants, to include glass-bedded stocks, handguard glued to the lower bands, and the last four digits of the serial number added to the stock channels and trigger housing floorplates. These rifles also feature "NM" marked operating rods over the standard production rods used on 1960 Type 2 rifles, but lack the hooded peep rear sights found on the later 1962 and 1963 production Type 2 variants. Reference pages 554-555 of Bruce Canfield's "The M1 Garand Rifle" for more details on the 1961 Type 2 National Match M1 rifles. Features winged blade front sight marked "NM/062", "N M" adjustable peep rear sight assembly with "NM/520" peep, "N M" wide-base gas cylinder, "6528287-SA/Y01" bolt, along with a "7790722-SA" and "NM" marked operating rod. The "SA" barrel is marked "NM" on the left, dated "9 54", marked with "T" and "P" under the operating rod, and has a bright chamber. The trigger housing is marked "6528290-SA," with a "SA D5546008" hammer, "SA11" marked safety, and "C 45025 W.R.A." marked milled trigger guard. Fitted with a smooth oiled walnut stock with "DoD eagle" cartouche on the left and circled serif "P" firing proof on the grip, glass bedded to the trigger housing and receiver with the front handguard also glass bedded to the upper band. With matching "7928" serial numbers on the trigger housing and stock channel in white paint.

Excellent as built up by the U.S. Springfield Armory into a national match rifle for the 1961 National Matches, retaining 97% plus original parkerized finish with some minor edge wear on the buttplate, sight wings, and stacking swivel, some light cycling wear on the bolt and receiver rail, but otherwise limited minor handling evidence. The stock is also excellent with attractive original raise grain and oil finish, some minor scrapes and scuff, crisp cartouche, and tight fit to the receiver. Mechanically excellent. An overall exemplary specimen of a 1961 Type 2 National Match M1 rifle!