M1 rifle

Martin Caldwell · May 13, 2014

Can anyone tell me how you tell if a M1 was made by
International Harvester?

kevinj54 · May 13, 2014

(quoted from post at 08:41:00 05/13/14) Can anyone tell me how you tell if a M1 was made by
International Harvester?

Look at the rifle and the maker should be on it.

Jim Becker · May 13, 2014

First off, the receiver will have "International Harvester" stamped into it. Many M1s have been through refurbishment at an armory and reassembled using an assortment of parts from different sources and years. The result is a lot of mongrelized rifles. There are multiple parts (8 that I recall) that have specific markings as IHC parts. Value of an M1 varies greatly depending on whether it has ALL the IHC marked parts.

I wouldn't buy one without first buying a book and studying what I was getting. There are several books on the subject.

Matt Tieken · May 13, 2014

M1 rifles are a deep subject and you can get in trouble pretty quick if you don't know what you are getting into.

In short, yes, IH made M1 rifles.

Jim has given you the long answer.

Here is an ad from a local website for one.

http://ingunowners.com/forums/long-...onal-harvester-co-m1-garand-made-indiana.html

DaninKansas · May 13, 2014

It has it stamped in the receiver. See this ad for one:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=414699374

They actually have some pretty good pictures showing various parts stamped with IH.

My understanding is H&R made all (most) the barrels for the IH Garands.

Nice link on basic Garand production dates and manufacturers.

http://www.northcapepubs.com/m1gar.htm

jeffcat · May 13, 2014

Actually I think the IH rifles were some of the last ones made?? Up to Korea. Read all of the other posts and if you really want to see a mess look at an M1 carbine! Stocks made by a baby crib company, Postal meter, sagenaw {spell} stearing division,rockala jutebox and on and on!! Heck hoover vacuum made Machine guns! When the US went to war our local machine shop make tank track parts! FUN fun.

GeneMO · May 13, 2014

Sure did. The M1 Garand that is. The 30-06.

The M1 Carbine was made by lots of manufacturers, it was a .30 carbine round. Totally different than the M1 Garand. IH did not make the carbine to my knowledge. I have two carbines, one made by General motors and one made by Underwood (the typewriter folks)

The M1 Garand, 30.06 round is a popular deer hunting round still, very popular.

The M1 carbine round is more like a pistol round. Still popular as a plinking round, but not suitable for hunting, although I have killed deer with it.

Gene

Farmallhal · May 13, 2014

Martin, you need to certainly know your business before dealing in supposedly collectible firearms and as others have noted an IHC made M1 will have it so noted on the back of the receiver as shown in the photo. Also noted most have been through the various military arsenals for upgrades at some time or worst yet been through the export process to a different country and government and brought back into this country. Those which have some value attached to them due to limited quantities by specific manufactures will very often be modified and re-identified from common replacement components to appear to be original components from the initial manufacturer. In general, trading in guns will expose you to a much higher level of scam artists then we see in this antique tractor world, Hal.

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