My Grandmother passed away over early last summer.... I was was extremely close and help take care of her thru her final ( sad ) 6 months of life.....
Over this past summer/fall/winter we have been going thru boxes and boxes of her " stuff " ( I don't think she threw anything out in her 80+ years on this earth ). My family came across some pics of my grandfather ( who had died when I was 5) of my grandfather during the war (ww2) He was 3rd army..... I don't think anyone had looked at those pics in 35 or 40 years.
One of the pics that moved me was a pic of him looking very tired holding the infamous M1 , dated " Germany 1945 "
2010 was not a stellar year for me financially and 2011 doesn't look much better. As I stood in my favorite gun shop last weekend ( Stateline in mason ) behind the counter sat a just traded ( within the hour ) m1 garand. Well a few NES classifieds sales later and 7 days of the guys up at the shop holding the gun ( without a deposit might I ad ) I am now the proud owner of my 1st Garand.
Springfield Armory receiver SN 3,492,xxx
Trigger group D28290-12-SA
Bolt. D28287-12-sa. Re56
Barrel. 1 SA 2 45
Very proud......
Can't wait to shoot it
drb
Over this past summer/fall/winter we have been going thru boxes and boxes of her " stuff " ( I don't think she threw anything out in her 80+ years on this earth ). My family came across some pics of my grandfather ( who had died when I was 5) of my grandfather during the war (ww2) He was 3rd army..... I don't think anyone had looked at those pics in 35 or 40 years.
One of the pics that moved me was a pic of him looking very tired holding the infamous M1 , dated " Germany 1945 "
2010 was not a stellar year for me financially and 2011 doesn't look much better. As I stood in my favorite gun shop last weekend ( Stateline in mason ) behind the counter sat a just traded ( within the hour ) m1 garand. Well a few NES classifieds sales later and 7 days of the guys up at the shop holding the gun ( without a deposit might I ad ) I am now the proud owner of my 1st Garand.
Springfield Armory receiver SN 3,492,xxx
Trigger group D28290-12-SA
Bolt. D28287-12-sa. Re56
Barrel. 1 SA 2 45
Very proud......
Can't wait to shoot it
drb
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