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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 2974815" data-attributes="member: 7157">Pics of the LEAD rebuilt M1 Garand I picked up yesterday.&nbsp; 5.4M serial number dated about 1954, rebuilt about 11 years later at Letterkenny Army Depot with a Springfield barrel dated 12-64.&nbsp; If there&#039;s any wear on this barrel, it&#039;s not measurable, and it&#039;s from the run of 1960s SA barrels known for better-than-average accuracy. The stock set is all birch, with few dents or nicks, and the lockup is TIGHT, needing a mallet to close the trigger guard.&nbsp; Mix of mostly post-war SA parts with a 77 series op rod; the neat feature is the LEAD ink triangle on the stock.&nbsp; Most of these markings were faintly stamped, or were worn away either through use or cleaning, or both.&nbsp; On this stock, it&#039;s still clear and legible, so I was quite pleased with that and the overall acquisition.[ATTACH=full]99108[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]99109[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]99110[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 2974815, member: 7157"] Pics of the LEAD rebuilt M1 Garand I picked up yesterday. 5.4M serial number dated about 1954, rebuilt about 11 years later at Letterkenny Army Depot with a Springfield barrel dated 12-64. If there's any wear on this barrel, it's not measurable, and it's from the run of 1960s SA barrels known for better-than-average accuracy. The stock set is all birch, with few dents or nicks, and the lockup is TIGHT, needing a mallet to close the trigger guard. Mix of mostly post-war SA parts with a 77 series op rod; the neat feature is the LEAD ink triangle on the stock. Most of these markings were faintly stamped, or were worn away either through use or cleaning, or both. On this stock, it's still clear and legible, so I was quite pleased with that and the overall acquisition. [ATTACH=full]99108[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]99109[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]99110[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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