{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-1945-dated-m1-garand-rifle-leather-jeep-scabbard-by-jeffersonville-quartermaster-depot","title":"Original U.S. WWII 1945 Dated M1 Garand Rifle Leather Jeep Scabbard by Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great service used condition M1 Garand rigid leather scabbard. The stitching is complete, all rivets present, and the original \"blacked\" finish on the cocking lever guard is no longer intact. Both securing straps present, complete with buckles. The leather itself is also quite nice, with a beautiful aged dark brown color. The leather is dried out in locations and there is some degradation present. It is extremely faintly marked with what appears to be \u003cstrong\u003eUS JQMD 1945 ENS\u003c\/strong\u003e. Jeffersonville Quartermaster Intermediate Depot (JQMD) was a military warehouse located in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Originally covering four city blocks (the Quadrangle), it expanded to ten city blocks by the end of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese scabbards were used to attach to Jeeps, motorcycles, horses and other transportation equipment. This kept the rifle at the ready, while also keeping it well secured and protected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes ready to display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM1 Garand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe M1 Garand or M1 Rifle is a semi-automatic rifle that was the United States' service rifle during World War II and the Korean War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand. It was the first standard-issue autoloading rifle for the United States. By most accounts, the M1 rifle performed well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral George S. Patton called it \"the greatest battle implement ever devised\". The M1 replaced the bolt-action M1903 Springfield as the U.S.' service rifle in 1936, and was itself replaced by the selective-fire M14 rifle on March 26, 1958.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41637928763461,"sku":"ONJR24ALM31","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR24ALM31__02.jpg?v=1716481708","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-1945-dated-m1-garand-rifle-leather-jeep-scabbard-by-jeffersonville-quartermaster-depot","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}