M1 Garand

[vivekpeter]

Hi fellow IFG members,

My dad owns an M1 Garand rifle. Its a grand old piece, and i want to restore it fully to its original state. It is missing its bayonet and clip. Is it possible to get the same in India?

Regards,
Vivek

[dr.jayakumar]

i had seen in an earlier posts about bayonets being sold in rajasthan.i am not sure,kindly go through knive's section on our forum.

[Kittu]

Hi vivekpeter what is the condition of your weaon from out side.does it needs repolishing and condotion of stock etc.does it fire semi auto or you have to cock it again after each fire.the polish on garand is not ordinary one it is parkerizing thats the most difficult part of restoring the rifle.if you can post some pics from diffrent angle mainly of piston tune under the barrel thanks

[MoA]

How would you use a Garand without a clip?

[nagarifle]

finger feed it

[xl_target]

You can buy Garand en-bloc clips from here: http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/MAG2450-1.html.

A package of 10 clips costs $19.95
You should be able to have it shipped to India with no issues. They are just parts.

A bayonet on the other hand might be a whole different story. Existing laws in India might not allow you to import them.

Northridge International(among others) sells M1 Bayonets

[goodboy_mentor]

Existing laws in India might not allow you to import them.

Bayonets do not appear to be in restricted category of EXIM Policy. They appear to be in free category. Hence it does not appear there should be any problem except paying some duty if applicable. Reference http://www.eximguru.com/hs-codes/9307-S ... S-AND.aspx

[Kittu]

hi guys chargers(clips) are available in india too for sale at gun shops thats not a major issue.

[xl_target]

I stand corrected, thank you GM.

[vivekpeter]

Hello guys,

Thank you for your replies!

@ashokgodara - The rifle is in excellent condition and the only parts missing are the bayonet and the clip. It fires single shots finger fed. The semi mechanism has been disabled in it, but I need the clip so that I can make the gun 'whole'...
I l soon post some pictures of it.
Also can you please let me know at which shop they are sold in, because I should not be having any trouble traveling and procuring the same.

@xl_target - thanks for the link sir. I would be ordering the same soon.

@goodboy_mentor - sir, i just want to make sure that it is absolutely legal to import clips. Can you please share your advise on the same?

Thanking you guys once again for your very prompt and just replies!

Regards,
Vivek

[goodboy_mentor]

i just want to make sure that it is absolutely legal to import clips.

If you refer http://www.eximguru.com/hs-codes/9305-P ... ICLES.aspx it says policy for 93052900 is free but subject to conditions as per notifications of MHA. If we use the process of elimination, the most likely exim code for charger clips would be 93052900. But to be on the safer side, it is not clear if the code 93052900 also stands for charger clips and what are the conditions in MHA notifications. You may start by doing an RTI with customs to know the exim code for charger clips and the import policy details for the same. Or if someone has gone through the experience of importing charger clips, he may also be able to provide some relevant information.

[Kittu]

hi vivekpeter kindly visit your local gun dealer for chargers surely they can arrange if they want but you should have good contacts with the dealer.there are only few dealers who trades on m1garand.there are many dealer who will even refuse to deposit m1 for safe custody they says it falls under p bore category and if they will deposit the weapon they will do under repair work only i dont understand why dealers are so afraid of these NSP weapons.if you are restoring it restore to its original condition i means from single feed to semiauto.i dont know of your state but in my state i have seen m1garand firing in semi auto mode.kindly discuss with your local authorties and senior members of forum that will it will be wise to change the weapon's working from single fire to semi which infact originally is a semi auto weapon delibratly changed to single action by blocking the gas port of weapon thanks

-- Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:11 pm --

hi vivek if your dad was alloted this rifle from army depot then he can ask for chargers from depot as far i know every rifle is alloted is supplied with two chargers(clips).these rifles were captured by indian army during bangladesh war from pakistani army and latter issued to army persons.if your father is a retired service man he can definetlley get these chargers from an army depot thanks

[MoA]

A Garand castrated is a sin.
Thank God I sold mine while it was still semi. Wierdly enough got 5K for it.
Wish I could get one for that price now.

[vivekpeter]

Hi ashok,

My dad bought it from some person who had retired from the military, and the other person is no more now. Anyways, I am still on the look out for the clips. If there is any dealer in India who owns the M1 garand clip, please let me know, I l get it myself personally.

Thanks for your reply.

Regards,
Vivek

[winnie_the_pooh]

You can import the clips but you cant import the bayonet.