U.S.

RIFLE M1 GARAND
SERIAL NUMBER RANGES

[dated by calendar year: January – December]

Assigned serial numbers.

1-100000 Springfield Armory
100001-165500 Winchester R.A. Co.
165501-865500 Springfield Armory
865501-1200000 Springfield Armory
1200001-1261260 Winchester R.A. Co.
1261261-1357473 Winchester R.A. Co.
1357474-1380000 Duplicate Numbers by W.R.A.
1357474-2305849 Springfield Armory
2305850-2655849 Winchester R.A. Co.
X2655982-X2656148 RIA
2656149-4200000 Springfield Armory
4200001-4399999 Springfield Armory
4400000-4660000 International Harvester
4660001-4800000 Harrington & Richardson
4800001-4999999 Not assigned
5000000-5000500 Springfield Armory
5000501-5278245 International Harvester
5278246-5488246 Springfield Armory
5488847-5793847 Harrington & Richardson
5793848-6099905 Springfield Armory
Winchester's serial-numbering system appears to have changed in January
1945. This seems to be about the time W.R.A. switched from 2.5 million
serial numbers to 1.6 million. These are often referred to as WIN-13 rifles.
The 2.5 million numbers stopped in the area of 2,535,XXX which places it
about 39,000 rifles from the end of production in June 1945. It is believed
that approximately 40,000 WIN-13 rifles were produced. In addition, rifles
in the 1.6 million serial number range have been observed ranging from
number 1,602,XXX through 1,639,XXX. All of this supports the January
1945 date for the serial number range change.
[year & month w/final monthly serial#]

SPRINGFIELD ARMORY
1932-1934 – 80 [pre-production models]

1937
AUG-120
SEP-307
OCT-539
NOV-696
DEC-1034

1938
JAN-1186
FEB-1338
MAR-1809
APR-2213

MAY-2406
JUN-2911
JUL-2911
AUG-3537
SEP-4386
OCT-5242
NOV-6072
DEC-6972

1939
JAN-7715
FEB-8762
MAR-9893
APR-10703
MAY-11511
JUN-12848
JUL-12911
AUG-14823
SEP-17010
OCT-19410
NOV-21293
DEC-23567
1940
JAN-26729
FEB-30008
MAR-33790
APR-38034
MAY-41679
JUN-46221
JUL-51970
AUG-59868
SEP-68054
OCT-78306
NOV-90177
DEC-100000 & 165001 to 169073

1941
JAN-183519
FEB-197811
MAR-211228
APR-228527
MAY-248757
JUN-269686
JUL-296252
AUG-324301
SEP-349442
OCT-377258
NOV-401529
DEC-429811

1942
JAN-462737
FEB-498216
MAR-542494
APR-588879
MAY-638679
JUN-691401
JUL-749779
AUG-809016
SEP-872343
OCT-940250
NOV-1008899
DEC-1090310

1943
JAN-1169091
FEB-1200000 & 1357474-1396255
MAR-1469177
APR-1547452
MAY-1629565
JUN-1710012
JUL-1786469
AUG-1877654
SEP-1978407
OCT-2092825
NOV-2204430
DEC-2305849

1944
JAN-2543412
FEB-2634316
MAR-2723004
APR-2810628
MAY-2900312
JUN-2981126
JUL-3051952
AUG-3114434
SEP-3180532
OCT-3242497
NOV-3302641
DEC-3359159

1945
JAN-3450503
FEB-3532489
MAR-3627442
APR-3717867
MAY-3797768
JUN-3875601
JUL
AUG-3888081
SEP
OCT

WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.

1941
JAN-100501
FEB-100831
MAR-102701
APR-104901
MAY-107801
JUN-111501
JUL-115501
AUG-120111
SEP-122081
OCT-126130
NOV-131130
DEC-137960

1942
JAN-144110
FEB-149130
MAR-155310
APR-162190
MAY-165500 & 1200001-1203692
JUN-1210472
JUL-1218972
AUG-1228982
SEP-1241002
OCT-1254002
NOV-1266502
DEC-1276102

1943
JAN-1282762
FEB-1294762
MAR-1309772
APR-1323872
MAY-1336882
JUN-1349982
JUL-1364982
AUG-1380000 & 2305850-2305932
SEP-2318032
OCT-2334032
NOV-2349632
DEC-2364642

1944
JAN-2379642
FEB-2394642
MAR-2409642
APR-2424642
MAY-2439642
JUN-2454642
JUL-2469642
AUG-2484642
SEP-2499642
OCT-2513822
NOV-2523942
DEC-2533142

1945
JAN-2536600 (Mid-January to June 30 are WIN-13 rifles. Their serial
number range is approximately 1600000 to 1640000).

Production records of M1 Rifles immediately following WWII until the

outbreak of hostilities in Korea are less precise than for the WWII period.
The last rifle produced during WWII by Springfield Armory WWII lies in
the 3,888,xxx serial number range with production ending in October 1945.
Springfield M1 production was resumed in 1952 with serial number
4,200,000 leaving a gap of approximately 312,xxx serial numbers

Post WWII production totals: (approx.)

Springfield Armory: 661,747 (from 1952 – 1956)

Harrington & Richardson Arms: 428,600 (from 1953 –
1956)
 International Harvester Corporation: 337,623 (from 1953
– 1956)
1952 – 1956 Assigned Serial Number Ranges:

Not Assigned N/A

4,800,001 to 4,999,999

Springfield Armory
1952 – 1954 sn#4,200,001 to 4,399,999
Aug. 1952 sn#5,000,000 to 5,000,500
1954 – 1955 sn#5,278,246 to 5,488,246
1955 – 1957 sn#5,793,848 to 6,099,905

International Harvester
1953 – 1954 sn#4,400,000 to 4,660,000
1954 – 1956 sn#5,000,501 to 5,278,245

Harrington & Richardson

1953 – 1954 sn#4,660,001 to 4,800,000
1954 – 1956 sn#5,488,247 to 5,793,847
Assigned to HRA from Springfield s/n range for a 400-rifle contract
overrun:
Aug. 1956 sn#6,034,330 to 6,034,729