Deactivated WWII US M1 Garand Rifle

This is a WWII US M1 Garand rifle. It was made in February 1943 by Springfield in preparation for the D-Day landings of June 1944. All visible numbered parts are wartime coded including the barrel. The woodwork is marked with the US military "P" ordnance stamp. No single small arm is more closely identified with the U.S. World War II infantryman than the rifle sometimes called "the last true butt stroker." The M-1 Garand's sturdy, 10-pound stock- unlike those of its successors-was heavy enough to deliver a lethal blow to an adversary. During WWII Japanese forces whilst engaging US troops armed with Garand's came to recognise the distinctive metallic sound made by the Garand's clip popping out after finishing a clip of ammo. On hearing this sound they would then charge or engage the US riflemen. The US soldiers soon cottoned on to this and would instead drop an empty clip fooling the Japanese soldiers into thinking he was out of ammo and reloading.