Springfield M1 Garand Serial Number Lookup

MILITARY DATES OF MANUFACTURE. Covering numbers: 1 - 6020771. Please enter a serial number and click the submit button. Winchester and Springfield M1s have an overlapping serial number range that runs from Winchester serial # 1,357,474 through serial # 1,387,xxx, giving approximately 30,000 duplicate numbers in this range. Duplicate numbers found within organizations were stamped.

The serial number listings by month presented below were developed by Scott Duff, a recognized authority on and author of a series of books on the M1 Garand. The following information can be found in the books 'The M1 Garand: WWII' and 'The M1 Garand Serial Numbers and Data Sheets' found at Fulton Armory, and are used here with Mr. Duff's permission.

Springfield Armory M1 Garand Serial Number Lookup

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Springfield M1 Garand Serial Number Lookup

The tables below list only the Springfield Armory and

theWinchester Repeating Arms Companyserial numbers.

Springfield Armory production 1932 - 34 : 80

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1937
August	120
September	307
October	539
November	696
December	1,034

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1938
January	1,186
February	1,338
March	1,809
April	2,213
May	2,406
June	2,911
July	2,911
August	3,537
September	4,386
October	5,242
November	6,072
December	6,972

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1939
January	7,715
February	8,762
March	9,893
April	10,703
May	11,511
June	12,848
July	12,911
August	14,823
September	17,010
October	19,410
November	21,293
December	23,567

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1940
January	26,729
February	30,008
March	33,790
April	38,034
May	41,679
June	46,221
July	51,970
August	59,868
September	68,054
October	78,306
November	90,177
December	100,000 - 165,501 to 169,073

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1941
January	183,519
February	197,811
March	211,288
April	228,527
May	248,757
June	269,686
July	296,252
August	324,301
September	349,442
October	377,258
November	401,529
December	429,811

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1942
January	462,737
February	498,216
March	542,494
April	588,879
May	638,679
June	691,401
July	749,779
August	809,016
September	872,343
October	940,250
November	1,008,899
December	1,090,310

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1943
January	1,169,091
February	1,200,000 & 1,357,474 to 1,396,255
March	1,469,177
April	1,547,452
May	1,629,565
June	1,710,012
July	1,786,469
August	1,877,654
September	1,978,407
October	2,092,825
November	2,204,430
December	2,305,849 & 2,410,000 to 2,420,191

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1944
January	2,543,412
February	2,634,316
March	2,723,004
April	2,810,312
May	2,900,312
June	2,981,126
July	3,051,952
August	3,114,434
September	3,180,532
November	3,302,641
December	3,359,159

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1945
January	3,450,503
February	3,531,489
March	3,672,442
April	3,717,867
May	3,797,768
June	3,875,601
July	Unknown
August	Unknown
September	Unknown
October	3,888,081

M1 Garand collectors may note some duplication of Springfield and Winchester

serial numbers, particularly in the range of 2,305,800 to 2,533,400 range.

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1941
January	100,501
February	100,831
March	102,701
April	104,901
May	107,801
June	111,501
July	115,501
August	120,111
September	122,081
October	126,130
November	131,130
December	137,960

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1942
January	144,110
February	149,130
March	155,310
April	162,190
May	165,500 & 1,200,001 to 1,203,692
June	1,210,472
July	1,218,972
August	1,228,982
September	1,241,002
October	1,254,002
November	1,266,502

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1943
January	1,282,762
February	1,294,762
March	1,309,772
April	1,323,872
May	1,336,882
June	1,349,982
July	1,364,982
August	1,380,000 & 2,305,850 - 2,305,932
September	2,318,032
October	2,334,032
November	2,349,632
December	2,364,642

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1944
January	2,379,642
February	2,394,642
March	2,409,642
April	2,242,642
May	2,439,642
June	2,454,642
July	2,469,642
August	2,484,642
September	2,499,642
October	2,513,822
November	2,523,942
December	2,533,142

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1945
January	2,534,232 & 1,600,000 to 1,605,600
February	1,607,100
March	1,613,000
April	1,620,000
May	1,627,000
June	1,640,000

No monthly range of serial numbers has yet been developed for Post-World War II production of the M1 Garand. Following are the serial number blocks assigned to Springfield Armory and the two prime contractors, International Harvester and Harrington & Richardson Arms.