SOLD - Rare Springfield M1C Garand - Matching Scope Mount Base

Description

4/12/23 - This is a very rare and desirable Springfield M1C Garand from the tail end of World War II. Manufactured in December of 1944, this rifle features the original scope mount base, which is matching numbered to the receiver. Developed in 1944, the M1C was the first production-level sniper variant of the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle. While highly effective as a sniper weapon, the manufacturing process was rather involved, requiring a Springfield receiver to be selected off the production line before heat treating, shipped to Griffin & Howe for base installation, and then returned to the Armory to complete the process. While phased out of production in favor of the M1D, which could be produced in-house by Springfield using finished and surplus M1 rifles, the M1C saw sniper duty through Korea and into Vietnam. There were fewer than 8,000 M1Cs completed for WW2, and a total receiver production of less than 13,000. This rifle came out of the CMP with certificate verifying it as original M1C. It features the original receiver with DoD marked stock and 1951 dated Springfield barrel. Most of the wear is on the trigger guard and gas tube. Excellent bore. ME is a 2, TE is a 1. Stock has dings and nicks but no cracks. Comes with the CMP hard case, manual and an en-bloc clip.