So I decided to post a little about my new toy that followed me home a couple weeks ago. 
This is my first Garand and I can see why folks love them so much! This was not from CMP nor did it have any other pedigree papers… so it is what it is.
As far as I have been able to determine, it’s a Springfield ’54 probably late in the year. All parts are correct except the sight parts…. the windage knob is DRC and elevation is HRA so I don’t know if that was swapped out at some point during its life or did SA use other manufacturers parts? Everything else is SA. The barrel is also dated 54. The rifle doesn’t appear to have had many rounds down the pipe as the barrel had an ME of 0+ and TE of 1. All the parts showed little to no wear marks at all. The end of the op rod had just the hint of fouling on it. About the only part that had any wear on it was the bolt ears and possibly from racking it back. The stock has no import marks, but does have the correct DOD stamps. Also the stock has a few dings here and there.
There was no grease anywhere but did have remnants of cosmoline inside which I have since done a total disassembly of all parts, cleaned and greased or oiled appropriately. Cleaned the stock and rubbed some boiled linseed oil on it.
Here are lots of photos of it as I got it but before cleaning. Oh and I brought it to Honey Island weekend before last… shot like a dream! Very accurate.
And last but not least the M5 bayonet in case I run out of bullets!
This is my first Garand and I can see why folks love them so much! This was not from CMP nor did it have any other pedigree papers… so it is what it is. As far as I have been able to determine, it’s a Springfield ’54 probably late in the year. All parts are correct except the sight parts…. the windage knob is DRC and elevation is HRA so I don’t know if that was swapped out at some point during its life or did SA use other manufacturers parts? Everything else is SA. The barrel is also dated 54. The rifle doesn’t appear to have had many rounds down the pipe as the barrel had an ME of 0+ and TE of 1. All the parts showed little to no wear marks at all. The end of the op rod had just the hint of fouling on it. About the only part that had any wear on it was the bolt ears and possibly from racking it back. The stock has no import marks, but does have the correct DOD stamps. Also the stock has a few dings here and there.
There was no grease anywhere but did have remnants of cosmoline inside which I have since done a total disassembly of all parts, cleaned and greased or oiled appropriately. Cleaned the stock and rubbed some boiled linseed oil on it.
Here are lots of photos of it as I got it but before cleaning.
Oh and I brought it to Honey Island weekend before last… shot like a dream! Very accurate. 
And last but not least the M5 bayonet in case I run out of bullets!
You got the bug for a P38 yet? 
