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millwright · 01-03-2010, 03:46 PM

At the Flemington, NJ Fair Grounds, circa 1957-8. The local Guard unit always had a display and permitted everyone to handle Garands, Carbines, BARs, etc. I was shown how to open and close the bolt, (without getting the M-1 thumb). What I remembered most was its weight, since I must have weighed all of 100 lbs at the time....I could barely lift the BAR as I recall.....

Can you imagine this today !! ??? >MW

01-03-2010, 03:46 PM	#11
millwright Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,435	Re: when and where was your !st encounter with the m1 garand At the Flemington, NJ Fair Grounds, circa 1957-8. The local Guard unit always had a display and permitted everyone to handle Garands, Carbines, BARs, etc. I was shown how to open and close the bolt, (without getting the M-1 thumb). What I remembered most was its weight, since I must have weighed all of 100 lbs at the time....I could barely lift the BAR as I recall..... Can you imagine this today !! ??? >MW