More information on collecting M1 Garands may be found in our books “The M1 Garand: World War II” and “The M1 Garand: Post World War II” available from our website. The 1950s is a very interesting period in M1 Garand collecting. The takeaway of these three articles is that your post World War II rifle may not be what you thought it was. As H&R neared completion of their rifle contract they used a lot of barrels from LMR and SA as well as from their early barrel contract to assemble rifles. Based on a large database of tens of thousands of H&R rifles over half had LMR or SA barrels and many had 1952 dated HRA barrels. However the next serial number range of 572xxxx through 579xxxx is an entirely different story. The next serial number range, 548xxxx through 572xxxx again includes only a small number of original rifles with LMR barrels. In the 467xxxx through 479xxxx serial number range, only a few original rifles have been observed with LMR barrels. Only a few rifles with LMR barrels have been recorded in this range. The earliest H&R M1 rifles from serial number 4660000 through 46625xx were generally equipped with HRA barrels. H&R is the maker, Serial numbers and dates can only be loosely. Some periods saw heavier usage than others. Serial Number Lookup Iphone Finding the Blue Book value of your new and used. However, research indicates that H&R used LMR barrels, at least to a limited extent, throughout their entire production of the M1 rifle. The vast majority of Harrington & Richardson manufactured M1 rifles were assembled with HRA barrels. Therefore, it is not uncommon to find original HRA riles with early 1952 dated barrels. had a barrel contract that predated their rifle contract. Barrel Usage on New M1 Rifle Production 1952 – 1957 Harrington & Richardson Arms Company – Part 3 of 3
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