H&R U.S. Military M1 Garand Rifle Built in 1954

Serial #5561779, .30-06, 24" barrel with an excellent, bright bore. This rifle was manufactured circa 1954 and has all H&R parts: 1954 dated barrel, "HRA / .U." bolt, rear sight, modified op-rod, trigger group, hammer, and safety. The metal retains 92-95% of the parkerized finish with silvering at the muzzle, on some of the projections, on the bearing surfaces of the bolt, and inside the op-rod raceway. The walnut stock and handguards are in fine shape with crisp DOD Eagle cartouche, and some scattered light handling marks and blemishes in the otherwise fine military oil finish. The stock compartment is filled and weighted for target use, and there is a non-matching number penciled into the barrel channel: "8662." This is a great post-Korean War H&R Garand that is in about excellent condition overall. FFL or C&R