Springfield Armory M1C Garand Sniper Rifle 1945

This is a desirable Springfield M1C Garand Sniper rifle. Manufactured in March of 1945. See photos for barrel markings "SA F6535448 12 54 MD 45".  This rifle features Lyman Alaskan All Weather scope. Developed in 1944, the M1C was the first production-level sniper variant of the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle. While highly effective as a sniper weapon, the manufacturing process was rather involved, requiring a Springfield receiver to be selected off the production line before heat treating, shipped to Griffin & Howe for base installation, and then returned to the Armory to complete the process. While phased out of production in favor of the M1D, which could be produced in-house by Springfield using finished and surplus M1 rifles, the M1C saw sniper duty through Korea and into Vietnam. There were fewer than 8,000 M1Cs produced and only 4,000 issued. This rifle features cheek pad and sling, as well as M2 flash hider. The stock is in great shape. Excellent, shiny bore. measures muzzle 0+ and Throat 1+.