*SPRINGFIELD ARMORY M1D GARAND SNIPER RIFLE.

*SPRINGFIELD ARMORY M1D GARAND SNIPER RIFLE. SN 3637111. Cal. 30-06. Standard M1D configuration with 24″ bbl, standard battle sights and 5-prong T37 flash hider. Bbl is dated “9 52” and it has the orig M1D scope mounting bracket over the chamber area with scope mount containing an M84 scope with rubber eye cup. Operating rod is a -6 that has been ordnance modified at the time of rebuild. Gas cylinder assembly shows to be post-war manufacture and was installed new at the time of rebuild. Mounted in walnut stock & handguards with a laced on, orig equipment “MRT/2 52” burgundy leather cheekpiece. It has stamped sheet metal buttplate with trap. Accompanied by an equipment list which came with this rifle, that includes the previously described cheekpiece, scope & flash hider mounted on the rifle, a green canvas Nobukl sling, a lubricant case, a scope carrying case, a 4-section cleaning rod, a cleaning rod carrying case, a chamber brush, a bore brush, a cleaning rod assembly handle and is missing the rod buffer and swab holder. These sniper rifles were designed by the U.S. Government in the late stages of WWII so that the telescope and mounting system could be retrofitted to any rifle by simply changing the bbl. These rifles saw very limited use toward the end of WWII with the majority of them being assembled in Japan after the war in the arsenals that we controlled under martial law. The Dept. of the Army Ordnance decided that it was a less costly and an easier procedure to send the parts over to Japan rather than sending the rifles back to the U.S. for rebuild. There are no specific SN ranges given that these rifles were assembled from existing stocks and unserviceable weapons retrieved from battlefields, using the receivers & all serviceable remaining parts. This rifle was sold through the Civilian Marksmanship Program at one of the two auctions that were conducted after the Korean War. Rifle is accompanied by some of the packaging that contained the accessories listed above. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & receiver assembly retain 97-98% of the orig arsenal parkerizing from time of rebuild with one small scratch on left side of bbl. Scope & mount retain about all of their orig finish with the eye cup soft & pliable. Handguards are extremely fine with just a couple of light scuff marks on the rear one with the buttstock also showing extremely fine with only a couple of light blemishes. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. May be unfired since rebuild. 4-38823 BEK (2,500-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1049	$2,760.00	SPRINGFIELD ARMORY M1D GARAND SNIPER RIFLE. SN 3637111. Cal. 30-06. Standard M1D configuration with 24″ bbl, standard battle sights and 5-prong T37 flash hider. Bbl is dated “9 52” and it has the orig M1D scope mounting bracket over the chamber area with scope mount containing an M84 scope with rubber eye cup. Operating rod is a -6 that has been ordnance modified at the time of rebuild. Gas cylinder assembly shows to be post-war manufacture and was installed new at the time of rebuild. Mounted in walnut stock & handguards with a laced on, orig equipment “MRT/2 52” burgundy leather cheekpiece. It has stamped sheet metal buttplate with trap. Accompanied by an equipment list which came with this rifle, that includes the previously described cheekpiece, scope & flash hider mounted on the rifle, a green canvas Nobukl sling, a lubricant case, a scope carrying case, a 4-section cleaning rod, a cleaning rod carrying case, a chamber brush, a bore brush, a cleaning rod assembly handle and is missing the rod buffer and swab holder. These sniper rifles were designed by the U.S. Government in the late stages of WWII so that the telescope and mounting system could be retrofitted to any rifle by simply changing the bbl. These rifles saw very limited use toward the end of WWII with the majority of them being assembled in Japan after the war in the arsenals that we controlled under martial law. The Dept. of the Army Ordnance decided that it was a less costly and an easier procedure to send the parts over to Japan rather than sending the rifles back to the U.S. for rebuild. There are no specific SN ranges given that these rifles were assembled from existing stocks and unserviceable weapons retrieved from battlefields, using the receivers & all serviceable remaining parts. This rifle was sold through the Civilian Marksmanship Program at one of the two auctions that were conducted after the Korean War. Rifle is accompanied by some of the packaging that contained the accessories listed above. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & receiver assembly retain 97-98% of the orig arsenal parkerizing from time of rebuild with one small scratch on left side of bbl. Scope & mount retain about all of their orig finish with the eye cup soft & pliable. Handguards are extremely fine with just a couple of light scuff marks on the rear one with the buttstock also showing extremely fine with only a couple of light blemishes. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. May be unfired since rebuild. 4-38823 BEK (2,500-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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