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LOT 1522
Excellent World War II U.S. Winchester M1 Garand Semi-Automatic Rifle with Bayonet - Serial no. 2389934, 30-06 cal., 24 inch round bbl., parkerized finish, walnut stock. Produced early 1944. Blade front and peep rear sights with locking bar and “BATTLE RANGE” marked left knob. The undated barrel is “WP” marked, with a “W.R.A.” bolt, trigger housing, hammer, trigger guard, and correct uncut operating rod. The stock bears the circled serifed “P” inspection stamp on the wrist and “WRA/GHD” cartouche on the left side, with a green canvas sling, checkered buttplate, cleaning tools (multi-section rod with patch holder, handle/multitool, oiler) in the compartment, and an AFH bayonet with sheath. CONDITION: Excellent, with 95% plus original parkerized finish, showing some small spots of rubbing on the barrel and gas cylinder, minor high point and cycling wear, and light handling marks overall. The stock is very fine, with scattered dents and scratches. The bayonet shows mild wear. Mechanically excellent. This Winchester M1 Garand is the one you have been waiting for! - 8,500
Estim
ate: 5,500
LOT 1523
Excellent World War II U.S. Remington Model 1903A4 Bolt Action Sniper Rifle with Weaver M73B1 Scope - Serial no. 3413705, 30-06 cal., 24 inch round bbl., parkerized/blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1943 in the first serial number block. The original sights are properly absent, with a Remington “9-43” barrel, “R” marked bolt with properly turned and contoured handle, and the properly offset manufacturer, model and serial number markings on the receiver ring. A parkerized Redfield scope base is mounted with staked screws, and the included Weaver M73B1 scope is
numbered “25612” on the right side. Desirable full pistol grip stock, with a circled block “P” on the wrist, “crossed cannons” and “FJA” on the left
side, brown leather sling and a flat checkered steel buttplate. A pair of leather lens caps are included.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 95% of the original parkerized/blue finish, showing mild handling marks overall. 85% blue is also present on the bolt and barrel bands, with cycling wear on the former. The stock is very fine, with a number of light dings and scratches. The scope is in very fine condition, with mild wear on the exterior, clear optics and a solid crosshair reticle. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
LOT 1524
U.S. Springfield Armory M1C Sniper Style Rifle with M82 Sniper Scope - Serial no. 3262733, 30-06 cal., 24 inch bbl., parkerized finish, walnut stock. Developed in 1944, the M1C was the first sniper variant of the Springfield Armory M1 Garand rifle. It was based on the standard semi-automatic rifle fitted with a side mounted Griffin & Howe scope mount issued with either a M81 or later M82 sniper scope. Although effective, the manufacturing process was rather involved, requiring non-heated M1 Springfield receivers to be shipped to Griffin & Howe for the installation and fitting of the G&H designed M1C base and then returned to the armory for complete and final assembly and inspection. They were phased out of production after WWII in favor of the simpler M1D Springfield Armory conversion. Less than 8,000 were completed during WWII with many thousands reissued circa 1951-1953 for the Korean War and later during Vietnam. This receiver was originally manufactured in October 1944 and was rebarreled with a refinished SA barrel marked “1-S-A-10-44”. It has the early style locking bar windage and “BATTLE RANGE” elevation drums, very late Springfield bolt, hammer, trigger housing, safety and an early post-war “6535382” marked operating rod. The professionally restored M1C base is secured to the receiver with two-pins and three-screw arrangement and restamped on the underside with matching numbered “3262733”. The original M1C Griffin & Howe scope mount is stamped “3347778” on the right with the address on top. It is fitted with a late production M82 Sniper Scope that is numbered “41650” marked with a stock number of “F001-0084688”. Fitted with a walnut sock and handguard set it is stamped with a boxed “SA/JLG” and cross-cannon cartouche on the side with a circled “P” stamp in the grip area. The buttstock is fitted with an unmarked (WWII) type leather cheekpiece (screws not installed or included) and a checkered steel buttplate. Included with this rifle is a rare early milled SA marked cone flash hider and green web sling. CONDITION: Very fine as assembled with 95% of its current gray/green parkerized finish with only minor edge and high spot wear overall with the breech still in the white. The stock and handguards are also in very fine condition with nice clear proof marks showing an nice matching medium brown color overall, mixed with minor handling marks. The G&H scope mount retains 90% of its arsenal type reparkerized finish with some minor pitting on the edges of the scope rings and back side of the mount. The markings are clear and distinct. The scope retains 90% of its original blued finish with clear optics. Provenance: The George Moller Collection.
NOTICE THE MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER ON THE SCOPE BASE
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250 395