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The first instance of an M1 Garand rifle being fitted for sniper duty. This is the M1C and it is the precursor to the M1D. Developed in 1944, these rifles were to replace the M1903 rifles that were in the sniper rifle role. These rifles were chosen for their accuracy and fitted with a Griffin & Howe scope mount that was mounted with three screws on the lefthand side of the receiver.
Before the M1D Garand – The M1C Sniper Rifle
Note: The scope mount for the M1D was technically not attached to the barrel, but to a barrel block that surrounded the barrel. The barrel block was pressed on, indexed, pinned and the pin staked in place when the barrels were manufactured. The barrel block allowed the rest of the mount to be attached to it, not the barrel.
Before the M1D Garand – The M1C Sniper Rifle
Note: The scope mount for the M1D was technically not attached to the barrel, but to a barrel block that surrounded the barrel. The barrel block was pressed on, indexed, pinned and the pin staked in place when the barrels were manufactured. The barrel block allowed the rest of the mount to be attached to it, not the barrel.
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