*SPRINGFIELD M-1 GARAND TROPHY RIFLE.

*SPRINGFIELD M-1 GARAND TROPHY RIFLE. SN 5406358. Cal. 30. 24″ bbl. This rifle was won by John J. Walentine in the 1957 National Matches and was presented to him by the Springfield Armory Ordnance Corps. It is a 5.4 million receiver with a 1956 National Match bbl that incorporates a high-gloss blued finish over all external portions of the rifle. The wood is hand-rubbed, fancy grain with a fine tung oil finish and has a plaque attached to the right rear butt stock that reads as follows: “1957 / NATIONAL MATCHES / JOHN J. WALENTINE / SCORE 244-23”. Rifle is accompanied by a web sling. PROVENANCE: Tom Clinton Collection. CONDITION: Metal surfaces of this rifle retain 98% of a high-polish blue, with the exception of the gas cylinder. Butt stock shows a fancy grain and hand-rubbed, tung oil finish which has faded the 3/8 DOD stamp as well as the circle “P”, but both are still very legible. Butt stock shows near-excellent with one minor bruise just below the front of the op-rod. Upper and front handguards show the same fine grain and hand-rubbed finish and are in near-excellent condition, showing no scuffing or bruising. The silver plaque also shows near-excellent with a patina on it. Sling shows new. T/E is just under 2, bore is bright and shiny, mechanics are crisp. 4-37353 BK42 (3,500-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	1054	$3,450.00	SPRINGFIELD M-1 GARAND TROPHY RIFLE. SN 5406358. Cal. 30. 24″ bbl. This rifle was won by John J. Walentine in the 1957 National Matches and was presented to him by the Springfield Armory Ordnance Corps. It is a 5.4 million receiver with a 1956 National Match bbl that incorporates a high-gloss blued finish over all external portions of the rifle. The wood is hand-rubbed, fancy grain with a fine tung oil finish and has a plaque attached to the right rear butt stock that reads as follows: “1957 / NATIONAL MATCHES / JOHN J. WALENTINE / SCORE 244-23”. Rifle is accompanied by a web sling. PROVENANCE: Tom Clinton Collection. CONDITION: Metal surfaces of this rifle retain 98% of a high-polish blue, with the exception of the gas cylinder. Butt stock shows a fancy grain and hand-rubbed, tung oil finish which has faded the 3/8 DOD stamp as well as the circle “P”, but both are still very legible. Butt stock shows near-excellent with one minor bruise just below the front of the op-rod. Upper and front handguards show the same fine grain and hand-rubbed finish and are in near-excellent condition, showing no scuffing or bruising. The silver plaque also shows near-excellent with a patina on it. Sling shows new. T/E is just under 2, bore is bright and shiny, mechanics are crisp. 4-37353 BK42 (3,500-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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