U.S. RIFLE M1 GARAND

SERIALNUMBERRANGES

[dated by calendar year: January – December]

Assigned serial numbers.

1100000 Springfield Armory

100001165500 Winchester R.A. Co.

165501865500 Springfield Armory

8655011200000 Springfield Armory

12000011261260 Winchester R.A. Co.

12612611357473 Winchester R.A. Co.

13574741380000 Duplicate Numbers by W.R.A.

13574742305849 Springfield Armory

23058502655849 Winchester R.A. Co.

X2655982X2656148 RIA

26561494200000 Springfield Armory

42000014399999 Springfield Armory

44000004660000 International Harvester

46600014800000 Harrington & Richardson

48000014999999 Not assigned

50000005000500 Springfield Armory

50005015278245 International Harvester

52782465488246 Springfield Armory

54888475793847 Harrington & Richardson

57938486099905 Springfield Armory

Winchester's serialnumbering 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 WIN13 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 WIN13 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

19321934 – 80 [pre-production models]

1937

AUG120

SEP307

OCT539

NOV696

DEC1034

1938

JAN1186

FEB1338

MAR1809

APR2213

MAY2406

JUN2911

JUL2911

AUG3537

SEP4386

OCT5242

NOV6072

DEC6972

1939

JAN7715

FEB8762

MAR9893

APR10703

MAY11511

JUN12848

JUL12911

AUG14823

SEP17010

OCT19410

NOV21293

DEC23567

1940

JAN26729

FEB30008

MAR33790

APR38034

MAY41679

JUN46221

JUL51970

AUG59868

SEP68054

OCT78306

NOV90177

DEC100000 & 165001 to 169073

1941

JAN183519

FEB197811

MAR211228

APR228527

MAY248757

JUN269686

JUL296252

AUG324301

SEP349442

OCT377258

NOV401529

DEC429811

1942

JAN462737

FEB498216

MAR542494

APR588879

MAY638679

JUN691401

JUL749779

AUG809016

SEP872343

OCT940250

NOV1008899

DEC1090310

1943

JAN1169091

FEB1200000 & 13574741396255

MAR1469177

APR1547452

MAY1629565

JUN1710012

JUL1786469

AUG1877654

SEP1978407

OCT2092825

NOV2204430

DEC2305849

1944

JAN2543412

FEB2634316

MAR2723004

APR2810628

MAY2900312

JUN2981126

JUL3051952

AUG3114434

SEP3180532

OCT3242497

NOV3302641

DEC3359159

1945

JAN3450503

FEB3532489

MAR3627442

APR3717867

MAY3797768

JUN3875601

JUL

AUG3888081

SEP

OCT

WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.

1941

JAN100501

FEB100831

MAR102701

APR104901

MAY107801

JUN111501

JUL115501

AUG120111

SEP122081

OCT126130

NOV131130

DEC137960

1942

JAN144110

FEB149130

MAR155310

APR162190

MAY165500 & 12000011203692

JUN1210472

JUL1218972

AUG1228982

SEP1241002

OCT1254002

NOV1266502

DEC1276102

1943

JAN1282762

FEB1294762

MAR1309772

APR1323872

MAY1336882

JUN1349982

JUL1364982

AUG1380000 & 23058502305932

SEP2318032

OCT2334032

NOV2349632

DEC2364642

1944

JAN2379642

FEB2394642

MAR2409642

APR2424642

MAY2439642

JUN2454642

JUL2469642

AUG2484642

SEP2499642

OCT2513822

NOV2523942

DEC2533142

1945

JAN2536600 (MidJanuary to June 30 are WIN13 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 SerialNumberRanges:

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