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hello all. my local pawnshop has a garand. the receiver is springfield with a mid 2 millions serial number but the barrel is a low 6 millions winchester. the stock is serviceable but the front portion and handguards do not look like they match the rear half.
they are asking 700 for it. is this a decent price?
was this gun slapped together in bubba's basement or did winchester do a lot of arsenol refits?
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First, that garand is a WWII garand per that SN. The WWII garands are worth a premium. Secondly, the barrel does NOT have a low 6 millions SN. That number is a lot number. These numbers do NOT need to match. However, makers should. If the barrel is a Winchester it would have the "WRA" code.
That price is very fair IF the bore and metal is clean the stock is nice. Anytime I see a good honest garand, its over $800.
Winchester did not do a lot of arsenal refits BUT armories did. These armories rebuilt these with the parts on hand, which is why its common to have a Winchester garand with a Springfield barrel and so on and so forth. The bolt should have "SA" on it as well.
Unless theres a problem with the gun, I'd say its a buy at $700. The WWII status is a big help.
Here is my Eddystone P17 top, Smith Corona 03 A3 middle and my H&R garand bottom. I paid about $700 for my garand, and its a post WWII gun.
The garand you speak of may not last long at that price. The condition is the only wild card here.
