U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1

A working field guide for collectors and shooters.

Owning an M1 Garand means more than owning a firearm. It means caring for a piece of history that helped win a world war and still rewards careful study today.

This site brings together production data, component references, serial lists, and collecting guidance to help identify rifles and parts as accurately as possible.

The M1 Garand has a way of pulling people deeper into military surplus collecting. Most rifles encountered today have been rebuilt, refinished, rebarreled, or repaired one or more times in service, which makes careful research essential.

This project exists to exchange information and expand knowledge of the M1 Garand. The goals are the same ones shared by many collectors' groups and historians: preserve the rifle's history, help new collectors, and support safe competitive and recreational shooting.

The information here has been compiled from multiple sources and real-world submissions. Errors are still possible, so use the data as a field guide and compare it against trusted publications, observed rifle characteristics, and documented provenance.

Where To Start

Use Production for receiver production dates.
Use Components and My Garand to compare part ranges.
Use Serial Numbers for crowd-sourced rifle records.
Use Specialty Lists for chart-style reference views.