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This is fascinating and impressive the wealth of knowledge.
Thursday evening or Friday, i'll see what I can do as far as pictures and more details.
The receiver is listed as exactly this:
U.S. Rifle
CAL. .30 M1
SPRINGFIELD
ARMORY
225XXXXX
What does the "other" Springfield receivers say?
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A cast Springfield Garand receiver will have a serial number in the 7 million range.
A Beretta receiver will be marked "PB" near the drawing number on the right side of the receiver. Some Beretta receivers were made for Beretta by Breda and such a receiver will marked "BMR" on the right side of the receiver near the drawing number.
Here's a Beretta receiver. The letters are faint, but there's the PB marking above the drawing number.
Here's a Breda-manufactured receiver. The digits at the extreme left are the inspector's number.
I'm not exactly sure how Springfield Armory marked the heels of their Beretta receivers. But you can always pick out an Italian receiver by taking a look at the drawing numbers. You will always find a PB or a BMR marking.
I remember reading an old gun magazine called Shooters Survival Guide and in the article it said that Springfield Amoury Inc was offering new Garands that were built on Beretta receivers. This article appeared around 1983 or 1984. I'm quite sure that I am remembering this properly.
Here's the cover of SSG from 1981:
Here's the cover of SSG from 1983
I did some research and I read online that Mr Reese of SA visited Beretta around 1990 and that he found 200 unused Garand receivers in the basement of the factory. Although I am sure that Mr Reese did in fact find the receivers, I remember that article so vividly because at the time I really wanted a Beretta made Garand. I'm sure that he found those receivers prior to 1990.
The correct drawing number for your rifle should be D28291-30. If the drawing number on the right side of your receiver is not D28291-30, then you probably have a receiver that was welded together from demilled stubs.
If your rifle has a correct drawing number, then it may have been rebuilt by Springfield Armory Inc. Take a look at the barrel under the operating rod. If it has a replacement barrel that was installed by SA Inc., you will not find any markings because SA Inc barrels were unmarked.