This rifle was manufactured in early Oct/Nov 1942. Congress introduced a bill to award Garand $100,000 for his service related to the development of the M1. An included letter from Dorothy Jerome of Helena, Montana, expressed her wish to contribute to Garand’s “share of what is due…for his invention of the M1” by personally sending Garand a check for $1.00. Government to manufacture these rifles with no royalty payments. During his lifetime, John Garand only received his standard government salary, selflessly allowing the U.S. This beautiful rifle is pictured and described in the book 'The M1 Garand rifle' by Canfield on pages 815-822. The M1 is highly regarded as one of the most prolific and collectible rifles, even today, almost 80 years after its development.

Government service work was so significant that the M1 Garand is still in use by thousands of collectors and rifle enthusiasts who flock to Camp Perry for the annual High Power rifle matches today that bear his name. Every Army, USMC, Navy and Air Force veteran from WWII through Vietnam and well beyond intimately knows how wonderful and significant this rifle design was and that it ultimately helped save the United States, Europe, and the free world during WWII. martial firearms or any WWII historical facts.

Garand needs no introduction to anyone that is remotely familiar to the U.S. Garand and given to him at his retirement ceremony on April 30th, 1953, at the Kimball Hotel in Springfield, Mass. This is the exact, original M1 Garand milestone serial number '1000000' that was authorized for presentation to John C.

This is absolutely the apex of any advanced M1 Garand rifle collection or any high end martial arms collection.

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