Receiver manufactured in 1957, the last year of M1 rifle serial production at the U.S. Springfield Armory, and subsequently built up and accurized by armorers of the U.S. Marine Corps c. 1960s-1970s to match rifle specifications. Much like the U.S. Air Force and Navy, the Marine Corps had its own armorers assemble and fine tune M1 Garand rifles for their respective competitive shooting matches. Unlike the typical standard features that separate U.S. Springfield Armory built Type 1 and Type 2 National Match rifle variants, the U.S.M.C. built M1 match rifles display a wider range of feature disparity with varying levels of modifications performed based off of the individual procedures from one armorer to the next. Some of these disparities include the use of "NM" marked .30-06 Springfield chambered barrels or non "NM" and "7.62 MM" marked 7.62x51 mm NATO chambered barrels, a mixed use of "NM" sight sets, and polishing work performed to the bottom of the barrel in the area where the operating rod rubs against it. Reference pages 562-563 of Bruce Canfield's "The M1 Garand Rifle" for more details on the U.S.M.C. converted M1 match rifles. This example features a standard winged blade front sight, "NM" marked T105 adjustable peep rear sight assembly with "595" hood, National Match pattern handguard clearance cut modified wide-base gas cylinder, "6528287-SA/Y02" bolt, "6535282 SA" operating rod, "12" follower slide, and "6528290-SA" trigger housing with a "C46008-3 SA" hammer with ground hooks, "SA11" safety, and unmarked stamped trigger guard. The "SA" marked and "9 65" dated barrel is marked with "PM", "7.62 MM", along with "USMC" and matching serial number "6095322" stamped under the operating rod, and features a polished underside and bright chamber ring. Fitted with a walnut front handguard fastened to the lower band with two screws, a walnut rear handguard, and an unmarked walnut stock, glass bedded to the receiver and trigger guard, marked with a matching partial serial number "5322" in the stock channel in yellow grease pencil. Includes an unmarked M1907 pattern leather sling, and a consignor supplied data sheet confirms the rifle's configuration and notes some additional details including the presence of a drilled hole in the right side of the receiver under the windage knob with inserted spring and detent plunger (allowing for 1/2 MOA adjustments), that the barrel is knurled under the lower band, and that a similar rifle (serial number "6096143") can be found at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Provenance: The Billy Pyle Collection

Very fine as built up by U.S. Marine Corps armorers into "7.62 MM" match rifle configuration, retaining 85% plus parkerized finish with some light edge wear, light cycling wear, some dried grease in protected areas, some scattered minor specs of spotting/freckling visible, and some minor handling marks. The stock is fine as sanded, re-oiled, and glass bedded, with scattered light compression and handling marks. Mechanically excellent. Overall a very fine representative example of a U.S. Marine Corps "7.62 mm" chambered M1 Garand match rifle!