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This Springfield Armory M1 is over at the CMP’s In-House Auctions page, where they put rares up for grabs:

As noted by CMP:

This rifle has not been test-fired or otherwise worked by CMP. This rifle has been wrapped and packed in grease for storage. When and where this rifle was prepped for storage is unknown. This rifle is sold AS IS and will require cleaning and assessment before being fired.

For what it’s worth, the serial number range, 563895, puts production in the darkest days of WWII for the U.S., March 1942, so the likelihood that this gun got wrapped and never issued in the next four years of war is slim. Odds are (and this is just my opinion) it was reworked sometime post-war and has been in storage ever since.

Still, it’s nice to see stuff like this is still out there. If you are curious, the current bid is over $3K.