1. Springfield Armory 1903 Serial Number Lookup
2. Springfield Armory Serial Number Check
3. Springfield Armory Serial Number Lookup M1a

Springfield Armory. M1903 Remington Serial Number Lookup: Remingtons started production in 1941 with serial number 3,000,000, it was during this time that the finger grooved walnut stock was replaced by cheaper versions and the M1903-A3 was born. Visually they can be distinguished easily by the smaller aperture rear sight instead. Welcome to USRIFLECAL30M1.com! If you are like me, owning an M1 Garand goes a lot deeper than just owning a firearm. It is about owning a piece of history that protected our freedoms and won a world war. Deemed the greatest single battle implement ever devised by man. (Patton), the M1 Garand is something that will consume you in the collecting of military surplus weapons and ignites a.

There's no empirical study that can conclusively answer your question. However, there is hope for commercial made parts.
Commercial barrels perform very well as compared to government contract barrels. Criterion Barrels, Inc. chromium plated barrels get rave reviews from M14 gunsmiths and civilian owners. Smith Enterprise, Inc. manufactured gas system components have been holding up just fine in 2nd Infantry Division M21A5 rifles since 2004. Springfield Armory, Inc. sells M1A magazines that are made by the same company that makes M14 magazines for the military, Check-Mate Industries. Springfield Armory, Inc. M1A operating rods have been in use by civilian match shooters for over thirty years. My select fire SA, Inc. M1A was factory built with a commercial M1A operating rod. On its third barrel, that commercial M1A operating rod looks good and works well. I've seen and read about more broken USGI operating rods than commercial SA, Inc. operating rods (hint: Harrington & Richardson Arms op rods are not my first choice). The Fulton Armory hand guard is stout, probably more rugged than the 1960s vintage USGI solid fiberglass handguard. Without a doubt, the Sadlak Industries match operating rod spring guide is better quality than the old AMTU design. Why? Because it is a single piece of 8620 alloy steel that has been heat treated to 40 to 45 HRC. The AMTU spring guide was of two piece construction with no post-weld heat treatment. This caused the magazine catch to wear prematurely. The U. S. Army has built over 5,000 M14 EBR-RI rifles with Sage EBR stocks that have been used by Army units in the sand box. Those Sage stocks are holding up to the abuse of combat operations. The Smith Enterprise, Inc. NM rear sight assembly is wire EDM machined from 4140 alloy bar stock and operates velvet smooth when assembled to a host receiver. It was favorably received by CMP. I have had a USGI chromium plated firing pin break at the tip after 8,300 rounds.
Advances in technology have made many commercial manufacture parts longer lasting than 1960s era USGI contract parts. Also, some parts are not directly comparable as there was no such part made for the government. Example, rubber butt pad for the stock. Some civilian users prefer a rubber butt pad. How about Sadlak's tactical magazine latch? It's never been adopted for a government M14 variant but a lot of us civvies like it. The Sadlak tactical magazine latch went through a design and testing phase. It meets the USGI material specification and it is heat treated to 55 HRC. Sadlak Industries, LLC used the USGI drawing as the basis for its tactical magazine latch. The thumb pad was enlarged and given serrations. Will it last as long as a USGI magazine latch? No one knows but Sadlak Industries has an outstanding reputation and the part works well for me on my M1A.
If a M14 type rifle is assembled correctly, it will be reliable and at least battle rifle accurate whether it is made up of USGI parts or commercial parts. If a M14/M1A is put together and a part is not fitted correctly, the matter is almost always resolved once the specific issue is addressed. IOW, once it's fixed, it's good to go.
USGI parts did not always meet the drawing requirements, specifically for heat treatment requirements. I've read U. S. government and private independent lab reports on the hardness of USGI M14 receivers, hammers, operating rods and bolts. USGI M14 receivers did not always meet the drawing surface and core hardness requirements. And yes, this was into the seven digit serial numbers, way, way beyond the Harrington & Richardson Arms episode of 1960. LRB Arms has its receiver heat treatment down perfectly. Every LRB Arms receiver is individually tested for surface hardness. Sample receivers are checked for case depth and core hardness. The surface hardness of every LRB Arms receiver is recorded in a log book by the company. USGI HR-N hammer? Too soft in the core, bud!! Honestly, I would take a Smith Enterprise operating rod over a Harrington & Richardson Arms operating rod any day. Will both work and last a long time? Yes! But the HRA operating rod is like the Chinese operating rod, in the mid-30s HRC for hardness. And yes, the Smith Enterprise, Inc. operating rod has been accepted for M14 rifle re-builds by military units, e.g., Vermont Army National Guard. Yes, Virginia, TRW got the heat treatment right on the operating rod.
Bottom line, just 'cuz it's 1960s USGI contract manufacture does not mean it was made right and just 'cuz it's a commercial part means it's crap.

The serial number listings by month presented below were developed by Scott Duff, a recognized authority on and author of a series of books on the M1 Garand. The following information can be found in the books 'The M1 Garand: WWII' and 'The M1 Garand Serial Numbers and Data Sheets' found at Fulton Armory, and are used here with Mr. Duff's permission.

PLEASE NOTE: The following information is copyrighted and may not be copied, distributed or used in any other forms of publications, or in any other written or electronic form without the expressed permission of Scott Duff or Scott Duff Publications.

The tables below list only the Springfield Armory and

theWinchester Repeating Arms Companyserial numbers.

Springfield Armory production 1932 - 34 : 80

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1937
August	120
September	307
October	539
November	696
December	1,034

Springfield Armory 1903 Serial Number Lookup

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1938
January	1,186
February	1,338
March	1,809
April	2,213
May	2,406
June	2,911
July	2,911
August	3,537
September	4,386
October	5,242
November	6,072
December	6,972

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1939
January	7,715
February	8,762
March	9,893
April	10,703
May	11,511
June	12,848
July	12,911
August	14,823
September	17,010
October	19,410
November	21,293
December	23,567

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1940
January	26,729
February	30,008
March	33,790
April	38,034
May	41,679
June	46,221
July	51,970
August	59,868
September	68,054
October	78,306
November	90,177
December	100,000 - 165,501 to 169,073

Springfield Armory Serial Number Check

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1941
January	183,519
February	197,811
March	211,288
April	228,527
May	248,757
June	269,686
July	296,252
August	324,301
September	349,442
October	377,258
November	401,529
December	429,811

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1942
January	462,737
February	498,216
March	542,494
April	588,879
May	638,679
June	691,401
July	749,779
August	809,016
September	872,343
October	940,250
November	1,008,899
December	1,090,310

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1943
January	1,169,091
February	1,200,000 & 1,357,474 to 1,396,255
March	1,469,177
April	1,547,452
May	1,629,565
June	1,710,012
July	1,786,469
August	1,877,654
September	1,978,407
October	2,092,825
November	2,204,430
December	2,305,849 & 2,410,000 to 2,420,191

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1944
January	2,543,412
February	2,634,316
March	2,723,004
April	2,810,312
May	2,900,312
June	2,981,126
July	3,051,952
August	3,114,434
September	3,180,532
November	3,302,641
December	3,359,159

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1945
January	3,450,503
February	3,531,489
March	3,672,442
April	3,717,867
May	3,797,768
June	3,875,601
July	Unknown
August	Unknown
September	Unknown
October	3,888,081

M1 Garand collectors may note some duplication of Springfield and Winchester

serial numbers, particularly in the range of 2,305,800 to 2,533,400 range.

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1941
January	100,501
February	100,831
March	102,701
April	104,901
May	107,801
June	111,501
July	115,501
August	120,111
September	122,081
October	126,130
November	131,130
December	137,960

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1942
January	144,110
February	149,130
March	155,310
April	162,190
May	165,500 & 1,200,001 to 1,203,692
June	1,210,472
July	1,218,972
August	1,228,982
September	1,241,002
October	1,254,002
November	1,266,502

Springfield Armory Serial Number Lookup M1a

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1943
January	1,282,762
February	1,294,762
March	1,309,772
April	1,323,872
May	1,336,882
June	1,349,982
July	1,364,982
August	1,380,000 & 2,305,850 - 2,305,932
September	2,318,032
October	2,334,032
November	2,349,632
December	2,364,642

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1944
January	2,379,642
February	2,394,642
March	2,409,642
April	2,242,642
May	2,439,642
June	2,454,642
July	2,469,642
August	2,484,642
September	2,499,642
October	2,513,822
November	2,523,942
December	2,533,142

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1945
January	2,534,232 & 1,600,000 to 1,605,600
February	1,607,100
March	1,613,000
April	1,620,000
May	1,627,000
June	1,640,000

No monthly range of serial numbers has yet been developed for Post-World War II production of the M1 Garand. Following are the serial number blocks assigned to Springfield Armory and the two prime contractors, International Harvester and Harrington & Richardson Arms.

Manufacturer	Serial # Range	Quantity
Springfield	4,200,001 - 4,399,999 5,000,000 - 5,000,500 5,278,246 - 5,488,246 5,793,848 - 6,099,905	1,999,998 499 210,000 306,057
International Harvester	4,440,000 - 4,660,000 5,000,501 - 5,278,245	260,000 277,744
Harrington & Richardson	4,660,001 - 4,800,000 5,488,247 - 5,793,847	139,999 306,600

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