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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 1667670" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>The number on the bolt is a drawing number; the same number was stamped on all the bolts from that manufacturer over a specific period of time. You'll find drawing numbers on many of the parts in an M1, such as the op rod, trigger housing, trigger, hammer, sometimes the trigger guard, etc. This was done basically for QA/QC and to ensure that parts could be swapped out without any fit or function issues. So, there's no such thing as a "matching numbers" M1 Garand; the best you can hope for is that all the parts are stamped by the same manufacturer, and the drawing numbers fall into the correct period of time relative to the S/N. If the barrel is also correctly dated to the receiver, and the stock has the proper cartouches, that would be considered a "Correct" M1. Your S/N indicates a M1 made close to the end of production, probably some time in late 1956. What is the month-year date stamped on the side of the barrel, visible when the op rod is locked back? Is there a code and date electro-penciled into the receiver leg on the right-hand side, visible if the receiver is out of the stock?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 1667670, member: 7157"] The number on the bolt is a drawing number; the same number was stamped on all the bolts from that manufacturer over a specific period of time. You'll find drawing numbers on many of the parts in an M1, such as the op rod, trigger housing, trigger, hammer, sometimes the trigger guard, etc. This was done basically for QA/QC and to ensure that parts could be swapped out without any fit or function issues. So, there's no such thing as a "matching numbers" M1 Garand; the best you can hope for is that all the parts are stamped by the same manufacturer, and the drawing numbers fall into the correct period of time relative to the S/N. If the barrel is also correctly dated to the receiver, and the stock has the proper cartouches, that would be considered a "Correct" M1. Your S/N indicates a M1 made close to the end of production, probably some time in late 1956. What is the month-year date stamped on the side of the barrel, visible when the op rod is locked back? Is there a code and date electro-penciled into the receiver leg on the right-hand side, visible if the receiver is out of the stock? [/QUOTE]
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