Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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M1 Garand MC-1952 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, MC-1952, equipped with telescopic sight mount MC1 and telescopic sight MC1, marked U.S.M.C. or Kollmorgan.

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

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “marked U.S.M.C. or Kollmorgan”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “equipped with telescopic sight mount MC1 and telescopic sight MC1”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1951–1953.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Springfield Armory; scope by Kollmorgen³
Type
Rifle
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.30-06²
Made
c. 1951–1953production; ATF states no date⁴
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. Wikipedia, “M1 Garand” ↗, general: USMC adopted the M1C as its sniper rifle in 1951; the MC52 used a Kollmorgen scope with a Griffin & Howe-type mount designated MC-1
  2. Wikipedia, “M1 Garand” ↗, calibers: .30-06
  3. americanrifleman.org ↗, maker: the 'MC 52' rifles were M1Cs ('either World War II production or early 1950s conversions', receivers regular Springfield Armory production) fitted with 4X telescopes made for the USMC by the Kollmorgen Optical Co.
  4. americanrifleman.org ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): USMC evaluation ordered Feb. 9, 1951; rifles in Marine Corps inventory from circa 1954 to 1967; end 1953 is our estimate
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
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Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

M1 Garand (base model shown for M1 Garand MC-1952 sniper rifle)
Shown: a standard M1 Garand, not this scoped MC-1952 Marine Corps 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.