JOHN CANTIUS GARAND

1888-1974

GARAND MEMORIES

INTENT:  It is the intent of this event to offer to the M1 Rifle collector and historian one-of-a-kind articles that were the personal property of Mr. John C. Garand, inventor of the U.S. Rifle, Cal. .30, M1.  The event is being run in the most cost effective and efficient way possible to optimize its financial benefit to the Garand family.  All items offered are guaranteed to have been owned by Mr. Garand!

We have all had a lot of fun collecting Mr. Garand’s rifle.  Now due to the kindness of the Garand family, we each have an opportunity to place an article into our collection that has the “human touch” of our favorite rifle’s inventor, Mr. John C. Garand.

This 3^rd John C. Garand Memorabilia Sale is being run differently than the previous two.  This is not an auction.  Following the description, the sale price is listed plus a 10% Buyer’s Premium.  The applicable previously published Terms & Conditions continue to apply to this sale.  The following additional Terms & Conditions apply to Sale #3 only.

1.     The first person to call, leave a voice mail message, or FAX in an order for an individual item is the successful buyer.

SCOTT A. DUFF

P.O. Box 414

Export, PA  15632

Phone 724-327-8246

FAX 724-327-4192

Hours:  Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday 10:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m.to 7:00 p.m. closed Friday, Saturday, & Sunday.  You may leave a voice mail or send a FAX at anytime, 24 hours a day, seven days a week to purchase an item.  VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover cards are accepted.

2.     The total Purchase Price will be the listed fixed price plus a 10% Buyer’s Premium.

3.     Shipment will be by UPS ground.  The minimum shipping charge is $6.00.

John C. Garand Memorabilia Sale #3 is comprised of 22 military manuals.  All of the manuals offered were the personal property of Mr. John C. Garand.  A review of the manuals presented is quite revealing.  Most of the manuals pertain to early 20^th Century machine guns (items M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, M10, M11, M12, M13).  In his role as designer of the first successful semiautomatic battle rifle, it is obvious Mr. Garand would have found the design of these machine guns to be of useful reference.  As a rifle designer he would also have been familiar with the existing service rifle, the M1903, of the day (item M1).  Other manuals would understandably be in the library of any designer employed by Springfield Armory (items M14, M16, M17, M19, M20, M21, M22).  Perhaps the most thought provoking is item M2, FM 21-40, Defense Against Chemical Attack, September 7, 1942.  Was this issued to Armory employees during the early years of the War as a result of a feared attack by Germany?  Food for thought.

Sale #3 is a fixed price plus 10% Buyers Premium rather than an auction. 

All articles sold include a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Richard N. Garand (Mr. Garand’s son) and Scott A. Duff.  This Certificate guarantees that the item had in fact been the personal property of Mr. John C. Garand.

!!SOLD!! M1. Description and Rules for the Management of the United States Rifle Caliber .30, Model of 1903 - No. 1923, January 22, 1917, 6” x 9¼” with 77 pages and 3 plates. - $100 (+ $10 Buyer’s Premium = $110)

!!SOLD!! M2. Machine Gun Service Regulations - Document No. 856, January 1919, 5” x 7¾” with 110 pages. - $35 (+ $3.50 Buyer’s Premium = $38.50)

!!SOLD!! M3. Firing Tables for Gun, Machine, Cal. 0.50, Browning, M1921, M1921A1 and M2 Watercooled - Gun, Machine, Cal. 0.50, Browning, M2, Heavy Barrel firing Cartridge, Armor Piercing, Cal. 0.50, M1 - Cartridge, Ball, Cal. 0.50 M1 - Cartridge, Tracer, Cal. 0.50, M1 - FT 0.50-F-3, November 1940, 4½” x 7½” with 47 pages and chart. - $30 (+ $3 Buyer’s Premium = $33)

!!SOLD!! M4. Firing Tables for Gun, Machine Browning, Cal. .30, M1917 - Gun, Machine, Browning, Aircraft, Cal. .30, M2 firing Cartridge, Ball, Cal. .30, M1 - FT 0.30-C-4, September 1940, 4½” x 7½” with 38 pages and chart. - $30 (+ $3 Buyer’s Premium = $33)

!!SOLD!! M5. Firing Tables for Gun, Machine, Cal .50, Browning, M1921A1 and M2 (Watercooled and Heavy Barrel) firing Cartridge, Ball, Cal. .50, M1 - FT 0.50-AA-E-4, August, 1938, 4½” x 7½” with 36 pages and chart. - $30 (+ $3 Buyer’s Premium = $33)

!!SOLD!! M6. Firing Tables for Gun, Machine, Browning, Cal. .30, M1917 - Gun, Machine, Browning, Aircraft, Cal. .30, M2 firing Cartridge, Ball, Cal. .30, M1 - numbered 0.30-C-3, April, 1934, 4½” x 7½” with 46 pages and chart.  Hand lettered: MODEL ROOM.  This was the name given to Building #28 where John Garand’s office and shop were located. - $60 (+ $6 Buyer’s Premium = $66)

!!SOLD!! M7. Instructions to Bidders and Specifications Governing the Manufacture and Inspection of Automatic Machine Rifles, Caliber .30 Model of 1909 - No. 503, August 30, 1912, 5” x 7½” with 41 pages. - $120 (+ $12.50 Buyer’s Premium = $137.50)

!!SOLD!! M8. Vickers Machine Gun (Model of 1915) and Mark IV Tripod Hand Book, October, 1917, 4¾” x 7¼” with 33 pages. - $150 (+ $15 Buyer’s Premium = $165)

!!SOLD!! M9. Handbook of the Chauchat Machine Rifle, Model of 1915 - No. 1930, November 16, 1917, 4” x 5¾” with 45 pages. - $125 (+ $12.50 Buyer’s Premium = $137.50)

!!SOLD!! M10. Handbook of the Hotchkiss Machine Gun, Model of 1914 - No. 1932, January, 1918,  4” x 5¾” with 59 pages and 8 plates. - $150 (+ $15 Buyer’s Premium = $165)

!!SOLD!! M11. Handbook of the Benet Mercie Machine Rifle, Model of 1909 with Pack Outfits and Accessories -  No. 1926, September 6, 1917, 5¾” x 9¼” with 83 pages and 31 plates. - $125 (+ $12.50 Buyer’s Premium = $137.50

!!SOLD!! M12. Handbook of the Colt Machine Gun, Model of 1917, Caliber .30 - No. 1759, August 17, 1917, 5¾” x 9¼” with 24 pages and 5 plates. - $150 (+ $15 Buyer’s Premium = $165)

!!SOLD!! M13. Handbook of the Maxim Automatic Machine Gun, Caliber .30, Model of 1904 with Pack Outfits and Accessories - No. 1770, July 5, 1916, 5¾” x 9¼” with 74 pages and 17 plates. - $150 (+ $15 Buyer’s Premium = $165)

!!SOLD!! M14. Drafting Room Regulations and Instructions Concerning the Submission to the Ordnance Office of Drawings, Photographs and Illustrative Matter in General, Also Instructions for the Drawing, File, and Print Rooms - No. 2567, Last Revised September 15, 1916, Printed 1918, 5¼’ x 7¾” with 46 pages and 4 plates. - $40 (+ $4 Buyer’s Premium = $44)

!!SOLD!! M15. FM 21-40, Basic Field Manual, Defense Against Chemical Attack, September 7, 1942, 4½” x 6¾” with 282 pages. - $30 (+ $3 Buyer’s Premium = $33)

!!SOLD!! M16. Instruction Guide, Welding Theory and Application - TM9-2852, 3 June 1943, 5¾” x 8¾” with 437 pages. - $25 (+ $2.50 Buyer’s Premium = $27.50)

!!SOLD!! M17.   Screw Thread Standards for Federal Services - H28, January 1942,  6” x 9¼” with 241 pages. - $25 (+ $2.50 Buyer’s Premium = $27.50)

!!SOLD!! M18. Interior Ballistics - Small Arms Ammunition Experimental - Frankford Arsenal Report No. R-859, June 1948, 8¼” x 10½” with approx. 95 pages. - $40 (+ $4 Buyer’s Premium = $44)

!!SOLD!! M19. Military Standard, Mechanical Symbols - MIL-STD-17, 6 July 1950, 8” x 10½” with 52 pages. - $25 (+ $2.50 Buyer’s Premium = $27.50)

!!SOLD!! M20. Military Standard, Nondestructive Testing Symbols - MIL-STD-23, 27 November 1950, 8” x 10½” with 6 pages. - $25 (+ $2.50 Buyer’s Premium = $27.50)

!!SOLD!! M21. Military Standard, Preparation of Machine tools and manufacturing Equipment for Extended Storage -  MIL-STD-107, 29 December 1950, 8” x 10½” with 88 pages and 3 plates. - $30 (+ $3 Buyer’s Premium = $33)

!!SOLD!! M22. Military Standard, Color Code for Compressed Gas Cylinders and Pipelines - MIL-STD-101, 14 July 1949, 8” x 10½” with 9 pages and 3 plates. - $20 (+ $2 Buyer’s Premium = $22)

A Quiet Genius Who Gave
To His Adopted Country
"The Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised"
The M1 Rifle

from the inscription
on the John C. Garand bust
at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Donated by the Membership of the
Garand Collectors Association
June 6, 1994

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