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U.S. RIFLE M1 GARAND

SERIAL NUMBER RANGES

[dated by calendar year: January – December]

Assigned serial numbers.

1-100000 Springfield Armory

100001-165500 Winchester R.A. Co.

165501-865500 Springfield Armory

865501-1200000 Springfield Armory

1200001-1261260 Winchester R.A. Co.

1261261-1357473 Winchester R.A. Co.

1357474-1380000 Duplicate Numbers by W.R.A.

1357474-2305849 Springfield Armory

2305850-2655849 Winchester R.A. Co.

X2655982-X2656148 RIA

2656149-4200000 Springfield Armory

4200001-4399999 Springfield Armory

4400000-4660000 International Harvester

4660001-4800000 Harrington & Richardson

4800001-4999999 Not assigned

5000000-5000500 Springfield Armory

5000501-5278245 International Harvester

5278246-5488246 Springfield Armory

5488847-5793847 Harrington & Richardson

5793848-6099905 Springfield Armory

Winchester's serial-numbering system appears to have changed in January 1945. This seems to be about the time W.R.A. switched from 2.5 million serial numbers to 1.6 million. These are often referred to as WIN-13 rifles. The 2.5 million numbers stopped in the area of 2,535,XXX which places it about 39,000 rifles from the end of production in June 1945. It is believed that approximately 40,000 WIN-13 rifles were produced. In addition, rifles in the 1.6 million serial number range have been observed ranging from number 1,602,XXX through 1,639,XXX. All of this supports the January 1945 date for the serial number range change.

[year & month w/final monthly serial#]

SPRINGFIELD ARMORY

1932-1934 – 80 [pre-production models]

1937

AUG-120

SEP-307

OCT-539

NOV-696

DEC-1034

1938

JAN-1186

FEB-1338

MAR-1809

APR-2213

MAY-2406

JUN-2911

JUL-2911

AUG-3537

SEP-4386

OCT-5242

NOV-6072

DEC-6972

1939

JAN-7715

FEB-8762

MAR-9893

APR-10703

MAY-11511

JUN-12848

JUL-12911

AUG-14823

SEP-17010

OCT-19410

NOV-21293

DEC-23567

1940

JAN-26729

FEB-30008

MAR-33790

APR-38034

MAY-41679

JUN-46221

JUL-51970

AUG-59868

SEP-68054

OCT-78306

NOV-90177

DEC-100000 & 165001 to 169073

1941

JAN-183519

FEB-197811

MAR-211228

APR-228527

MAY-248757

JUN-269686

JUL-296252

AUG-324301

SEP-349442

OCT-377258

NOV-401529

DEC-429811

1942

JAN-462737

FEB-498216

MAR-542494

APR-588879

MAY-638679

JUN-691401

JUL-749779

AUG-809016

SEP-872343

OCT-940250

NOV-1008899

DEC-1090310

1943

JAN-1169091

FEB-1200000 & 1357474-1396255

MAR-1469177

APR-1547452

MAY-1629565

JUN-1710012

JUL-1786469

AUG-1877654

SEP-1978407

OCT-2092825

NOV-2204430

DEC-2305849

1944

JAN-2543412

FEB-2634316

MAR-2723004

APR-2810628

MAY-2900312

JUN-2981126

JUL-3051952

AUG-3114434

SEP-3180532

OCT-3242497

NOV-3302641

DEC-3359159

1945

JAN-3450503

FEB-3532489

MAR-3627442

APR-3717867

MAY-3797768

JUN-3875601

JUL

AUG-3888081

SEP

OCT

WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.

1941

JAN-100501

FEB-100831

MAR-102701

APR-104901

MAY-107801

JUN-111501

JUL-115501

AUG-120111

SEP-122081

OCT-126130

NOV-131130

DEC-137960

1942

JAN-144110

FEB-149130

MAR-155310

APR-162190

MAY-165500 & 1200001-1203692

JUN-1210472

JUL-1218972

AUG-1228982

SEP-1241002

OCT-1254002

NOV-1266502

DEC-1276102

1943

JAN-1282762

FEB-1294762

MAR-1309772

APR-1323872

MAY-1336882

JUN-1349982

JUL-1364982

AUG-1380000 & 2305850-2305932

SEP-2318032

OCT-2334032

NOV-2349632

DEC-2364642

1944

JAN-2379642

FEB-2394642

MAR-2409642

APR-2424642

MAY-2439642

JUN-2454642

JUL-2469642

AUG-2484642

SEP-2499642

OCT-2513822

NOV-2523942

DEC-2533142

1945

JAN-2536600 (Mid-January to June 30 are WIN-13 rifles. Their serial number range is approximately 1600000 to 1640000).

Production records of M1 Rifles immediately following WWII until the outbreak of hostilities in Korea are less precise than for the WWII period. The last rifle produced during WWII by Springfield Armory WWII lies in the 3,888,xxx serial number range with production ending in October 1945. Springfield M1 production was resumed in 1952 with serial number 4,200,000 leaving a gap of approximately 312,xxx serial numbers

Post WWII production totals: (approx.)

Springfield Armory: 661,747 (from 1952 – 1956)

Harrington & Richardson Arms: 428,600 (from 1953 – 1956)

International Harvester Corporation: 337,623 (from 1953 – 1956)

1952 – 1956 Assigned Serial Number Ranges:

Not Assigned N/A

4,800,001 to 4,999,999

Springfield Armory

1952 – 1954 sn#4,200,001 to 4,399,999

Aug. 1952 sn#5,000,000 to 5,000,500

1954 – 1955 sn#5,278,246 to 5,488,246

1955 – 1957 sn#5,793,848 to 6,099,905

International Harvester

1953 – 1954 sn#4,400,000 to 4,660,000

1954 – 1956 sn#5,000,501 to 5,278,245

Harrington & Richardson

1953 – 1954 sn#4,660,001 to 4,800,000

1954 – 1956 sn#5,488,247 to 5,793,847

Assigned to HRA from Springfield s/n range for a 400-rifle contract overrun:

Aug. 1956 sn#6,034,330 to 6,034,729

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