SOLD - Very Rare, Consecutive Springfield M1C Garand Snipers

Description

6/7/24 - This is a very rare and desirable Springfield M1C Garand Sniper rifle set from 1944. These two rifles are consecutively numbered, and come with the CMP paperwork verifying they are both originally M1C productions. 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, so a consecutive set is very hard to find. Both rifles feature original M84 scopes. Serial 3661728 has the matching numbered mount, but the serial was ground off the second mount. 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. Both rifles have circle P proofs on stock, with one having the DoD stamp. Both come with a cone flash hider. Both M82 scopes have proper Griffin & Howe mounts with serial numbers that are in the proper range but don't match these rifles. Both have excellent optics. Both rifle bores show strong rifling but notable frost throughout.