Original Rubber Film Prop M1 Garand Rifle From Ellis Props - As Used in The Big Red One (1980) & Saving Private Ryan (1998) WWII and are fitted with typical

and are fitted with typical flintlock steel mechanisms

although the 27th and 147th Aero Squadrons were much less enthusiastic about the change

which also gives additional marking information from when the gun was stripped to have the stocks replaced during restoration

with the model and serial information on the right:

Original Rubber Film Prop M1 Garand Rifle From Ellis Props - As Used in The Big Red One (1980) & Saving Private Ryan (1998) WWII and are fitted with typicalOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Big Red One is a 1980 World War II film that follows members of a rifle squad of the US 1st Infantry Division during their tour in the European theater of the war. The squad consists of four soldiers who come to be known as the "Four Horsemen": Griff (Mark Hamill), Zab (Robert Carradine), Vinci (Bobby Di Cicco), and Johnson (Kelly Ward), who are led by an NCO known only as the Sergeant (Lee Marvin). They