Quinn’s M-1 is back home
When I was a kid I sat in the balcony of the old Ritz theater in downtown Pascagoula and tried to contain my abject horror as I watched a movie about a giant shark eating a tiny boat and everyone on it off of Amity, New York.
The reign of terror was ended by a few well-placed 30.06 caliber rounds from a surplus M-1 Garand formerly owned by a scary former bluejacket from the USS Indianapolis.
Well, that rifle, serial number 1,808,895 was made at Springfield Armory in 1943– just in time for WWII and later Korean era service. The gun, owned by Mike Papac and Cinema Weaponry, is now on loan to the SPAR where it is on display of famous firearms used in film.
The movie in question?
You know the one…