Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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M1C sniper rifle

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 18 ↗

U.S. Rifle, cal. .30, M1C, equipped with a griffin and Howe type telescopic sight mount and the Lyman Alaskan, M81, M82, or M84 telescopic sight.

ATF lists cal. .30; this is the .30-06 Springfield cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “equipped with a griffin and Howe type telescopic sight mount and the Lyman Alaskan, M81, M82, or M84 telescopic sight”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1944–1953.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Springfield Armory¹
Type
Rifle
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.30-06
Made
1944–1953production; ATF states no date²
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 18 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. americanrifleman.org ↗, maker: 'the M1 receivers used to fabricate M1C rifles were regular Springfield Armory production'; 'Springfield Armory records indicate that a total of 4,796 M1C rifles were manufactured in the 1951-1953 period'
  2. americanrifleman.org ↗, years: adopted July 27, 1944; 7,971 made during WWII; 4,796 more made 1951–1953
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passYears: 1944–1945 → 1944–1953. American Rifleman: 4,796 M1Cs were made at Springfield Armory in 1951–1953 besides the 7,971 wartime rifles

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Historical context

M1 Garand (base model shown for M1C sniper rifle)
Shown: a standard M1 Garand, not this scoped M1C sniper variant.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M1 Garand rifle USA noBG new.png” by Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum), CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “M1 Garand”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The M1 Garand or M1 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army and United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War.