The Mystery of Elvis Presley's M1 Garand 

What do you think happened to this rifle?

Wow, the host narrator even had the serial number of Elvis's rifle. It is out there somewhere. Interesting story.

This is awesome. I hope its found someday. Such a kind and caring individual. Thanks for the video CMP.

Great story. I wonder what serial number my grandpa was issued? That would be awesome if I had that information and could find that M1.

It is in somebody's collection somewhere. Unless they passed, and stupid relatives got rid of it. Anyone knowing it was issued to him would have snatched it up. Things were easy to "Disappear" in those days. He had to turn it in to somebody, guarantee they knew who he was.

So it’s a springfield right? Hope someone has it and puts it in a museum

How does this only have 3000 views it’s good stuff

I really enjoyed this! Thank you!

Back in the 1980's I bought an M-1 from the CMP for $112 I still have it. I need to check the serial number..........

It's not like he got to keep his rifle, even if he was Elvis. This makes no sense at all.

According to a collectors website that records serial numbers in a master list, that Garand was sold by the CMP at some point.

My $169 CMP is an International Harvester with LMR barrel....sadly it's not mine. But I will never sell that rifle...it's my favorite:)

You forgot that the USA has given weapons to other nations, South Korea has some, I'm know other nations have some. Not to mention that gunsmiths sometimes will cannilbalise guns to rebuild others, some are stolen, some have been destroyed, and some were lost in service. Even though the M14 was being introduced in 1958, the M1 remained in service until 1970 with some U.S. units, that and the fact that almost 5.5 miliion of them were made means that it could be anywhere.

FFL got my Expert grade yesterday... Springfield, I remember the first number is a 2 and it was six digits long. There is a chance...

I’m hoping to make a trip to the cmp store sometime this month. Still trying to decide between a rack grade and expert grade. I guess I’ll just have to see what’s in stock.

Well i went and checked mine.. 6 million .. DARN

What about Audie Murphy's original M1 rifle?

3:23 he didn't own it, he was issued it. did I miss the part where he took it home? it sounds to me like he had it in Germany, and next thing you're saying is people think it was stolen from his home... my guess is it's still in Germany, or it was sold through DCM, or CMP and someone has it and doesn't know it

I would bet that the person that i was turned into when i had to be put back in the arsenal took it apart and mailed the reciver home to resemble later and something happened to them and the family has it put up in the attic or something like that.

When you join the Army, they issue you a rifle. You don't get to keep it. You have to give it back when you leave the Army.

did he keep it ?

I am sure there are other noteworthy people that can be traced to their service firearms like Charles Durning, I am sure Jimmy Stewart was issued a .45, ect. Bob Dole, GHW Bush, and more.

How do we know Elvis took his rifle home with him?

I have it.

Someone has that rifle salted down.

He got railroaded by the establishment.

Stolen? I don't think old Uncle Sam gave Elvis his service rifle. Keep looking for it fellas. Its got to be somewhere. (I've got it in my closet next to Gen R. E Lee's M1 Carbine)

Was he allowed to keep his rifle. No special treatment.