It has been about 15 years, but I remember visiting and being amazed at this guys collection. Over 2000 firearms. It is worth a stop if you are in the area or if not.
https://www.nps.gov/chch/learn/historyculture/fuller-gun-collection.htm
I never sold this one. Got no response here 3 yrs ago, so I just put it back in safe.
https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/item-gone-fs-garand-m1d-sniper.1455331/
Nice 5 Digit. If you ever want to replace that stock, let me know. I think it would be about the right date to match my 5.2 mil Gap Letter. It is currently in a SA stock.
The following from the CMP Sales pages:
WARNING ON “LOW-NUMBER” SPRINGFIELDS
M1903 rifles made before February 1918 utilized receivers and bolts which were single heat-treated by a method that rendered some of them brittle and liable to fracture when fired, exposing the shooter to a risk of...
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"THE DEMILL PROCESS BEGINS
In August 1993, a powerful machine nicknamed "Captain Crunch" was put into operation to grind up these hundreds of thousands of small arms. Defense Logistics Agency spokesman Larry Wilson said that the weapons are put on a conveyor belt...