This stems from the rifle’s revolutionary adoption in World War Two, making the United States the first large scale military to have a semi automatic rifle. The M1 has an almost cult like following among the collector group in the United States. With that in mind, I came across this online database that anyone can submit information about their M1 Garand to.

As one of these collectors told me, “We are just the stewards of our firearms”. Especially when they are also good writers and publish the information they have painstakingly gained over a lifetime of firearms collecting experience. I mean, I’m all for a huge gun collection, but wow, diversify a little will ya? Joking aside, I do absolutely admire those collectors out there who go the extra mile in identifying and keeping the historical details of firearms alive for future generations. I mean, the guys will literally have dozens and dozens of the SAME rifle/pistol/shotgun. Hardcore Collectors are some of the most peculiar sorts of gun owners that we’ve all probably ran into.

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