M1 Garand Sniper ?

[Bizio]

Hello,

a friend sent me some pictures of a M1 Garand Sniper.
What do you think about ?
Is this an original Sniper rifle or a possibile fake ?
On the left side of the stock there is a DoD ...

Thank you anticipately for your help.

 

[Mack179]

I'm sure the experts will be all over it but I believe that is a commercially made reciever.

 

[Bizio]

Thank you.

 

[Scarecrow]

Serial number higher than 6,099,905 is post WWII Garand. I am not an expert, this is just what I have gathered from some quick searches, but all sites I found say that any Springfield serial higher than that is post WWII.

Other components could be older though : Determining the Vintage and Origin of M1 Garand Parts

 

[ScottS]

The receiver is from Springfield Armory, Inc (Geneseo, IL) not from the US Government arsenal at Springfield, Mass, i.e "Springfield Armory." Tip offs are the >6Mil serial number, and the receiver heel, which shows the little TM-looking symbol after the word "Armory."

This is clearly not an authentic M1 Sniper, but a reproduction someone built-up on a late commercial receiver.

 

[JuergenG]

The cheek pad seems to be a repro, as well as the scope mount. The scope appears to be
an original though.
Here's mine for comparison, arsenal refurbed at Springfield Armory in 1952, then likely off
to service in Denmark. By now it has been fitted with the same flash hider as yours, courtesy
of Gunpartscorp.

 

[enbloc]

NOT REAL. If less than $1000 USD, a good shooter.