JFK's M1 Garand on the block

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JFK's M1 Garand on the block

Post by mundaire » Mon Aug 10, 2015 7:55 pm

Rumor has it, JFK got this rifle because he wanted to go deer hunting in Texas.

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http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewit ... 5/lid/1807

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Re: JFK's M1 Garand on the block

Post by xl_target » Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:30 pm

That would be an incredible addition to any collection.
I wonder how much it will go for?
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Post by mundaire » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:05 am

Did you read the letter from the army ordnance deptt? Wonder if such detail is/ was the norm or this was only because the purchaser was a US Senator?
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Re: JFK's M1 Garand on the block

Post by xl_target » Tue Aug 11, 2015 9:42 am

I would say that it was not the norm.
That much care would not have been taken for a normal rifle disbursed by the CMP but I can see a dedicated armorer who loves his weapons (and enjoys his job), would take that much care if he knew it was going to someone of import.
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Re: JFK's M1 Garand on the block

Post by brihacharan » Tue Aug 11, 2015 10:54 am

mundaire wrote:Did you read the letter from the army ordnance dept? Wonder if such detail is/ was the norm or this was only because the purchaser was a US Senator?
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Hi Abhijeet,
Thanks for sharing this "Nugget" of an information!
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Re: JFK's M1 Garand on the block

Post by fencehen » Tue Aug 11, 2015 11:41 pm

JFK's garand looks cool.

Here is another ordinary Garand belonging to an ordinary person being fired by another ordinary person :-)



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Re: JFK's M1 Garand on the block

Post by Vik » Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:38 am

The clips are called "en bloc" clips, different from stripper clips.
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