After down-sizing their armies after the war the allies placed many weapons in storage.ĭuring the 1950s Korean War, U.S. Others were gathered up and placed in storage for service in future conflicts. Large numbers of German and Japanese weapons were captured and after the war ended many were abandoned and destroyed. Reportedly, the Russians didn’t use the Lend Lease Thompson and Reising submachine guns because of their limited supply of. Most of the Thompsons were crated up and still in new condition. One recent treasure discovered were the Lend Lease 1928A1 Thompsons that were shipped to the Russians during World War II. weapons were supplied to the allies of the United States, and after the war ended many weapons were left overseas.
“If only they could talk” is an oft spoken phrase.ĭuring World War II, many U.S. Many collectors of surplus military weapons have often wondered where their guns have served and of the men who carried them into battle. Most known examples of the Lend-Lease British Garands are found in the 300,000 to 600,000 serial number range, however, rifles with slightly higher and lower numbers have been encountered.
The serial number listings by month presented below were developed by Scott Duff, a recognized authority on and author of a series of books on the M1 Garand.The following information can be found in the books 'The M1 Garand: WWII' and 'The M1 Garand Serial Numbers and Data Sheets' found at Fulton Armory, and are used here with Mr. It is worth noting the rare fact that this M1 came to Britain from USA, left Britain and then has come back again! If anyone wants pics or a data sheet made just ask. This is the prime piece in my collection as these are rarer than gas trap serial M1s as there are 51,000 of them compared to the 38,001 British Lend Lease. The barrel has the British proof marks with a date code that looks like “F” which would be 1955 for the proofing. The rifle looks like new and has a barrel date of 2-42 and serial number 548,xxx. I recently acquired this Garand from a friend.
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