Posted on 03/12/2018 12:34:26 PM PDT by PROCON
It might have been before that...sigh. Time just all runs together in my head now.
“CMP also has great deals on surplus .06 ammo.”
You know something we don’t? They sold out of HXP a while back and don’t have any surplus listed on the eStore?
A New M1A is 1799.00!
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How much would that cell phone be worth in 10 years? How much would the Garand be worth?
# 13 ~ SaxxonWoods wrote:
I have a WWII era (issued during Korean conflict) M1 Carbine that is pristine, right down to the strap. Never fired in anger or used in combat, soldier carrying it was in Alaska. It was produced in Saginaw, MI.
I wonder what it’s worth.
I have an Underwood carbine, all original (a GI bringback is what they call it) manufactured ten weeks into production which does not have the ‘crossed cannons’ cartouche stamp, rather it is marked GHD.
Guy H. Drewy is a legend, and a member of the Ordnance Hall of Fame.
Most carbines were disassembled and then re-assembled before the Korean ‘conflict’. ANY carbine which is complete, and unaltered, by the U.S.Army is considered very collectible ~ I have been offered $7,500 on gun forums, but it is NOT for sale!
(I bought it for $750)
If you can’t afford either one, it makes no difference......................
They’re getting back 99,000 rifles that had been on loan to other countries. Ninety-nine thousand. Not exactly my definition of “rare.”
The mailman left it on my front door step. No paperwork.
rlmorel wrote:
I have three friends who have Garands, we went down to the range for Memorial Day one year, and when we were all firing...yeah, people look.
I can’t imagine what it was like to have 200 guys on a range all firing at once with those things...or in battle. No wonder a lot of those guys have hearing trouble!
The only time I fired a Garand was off my buddies back porch - the target was a 55 gallon drum 60/65 yards away.
BOOM! I turned around and saw my bud with his fingers in his ears! Sheeit! My ears were ringing for three days...
Actually, the French Army has a LOT of US weaponry loaned to them after WWII.
Nostalgia is nice and I'm sure that they shoot well, but they aren't worth it at that price unless buyers have "money to burn". If that's the case more power to them, I'd stick with the AR-15.
One, yes a better one. I did just buy two Diamondback AR-15 for the price of a single M1. My Armalite Eagle Arms AR-15 cost more, but not sure yet if worth the 2x price of a Diamondback. Definitely prefer an AR-15 over an old M1. Now, if I could buy a functional M1 for $100-200, sure, I would.
Maybe the price will come down : (
I was joking, the Frenchies take the lumps here for sure.
I am pretty sure they were using Garands in Vietnam before and up to Dien Bien Phu. Poor bastards.
I got a ‘Springfield Special’ rebuilt from the CMP about 10 years ago for $995. Worth every penny and it shoots well.
Don’t buy 5365601! You can’t hit anything with it. Find 3335555 and you can’t miss.
Thanks. Appreciate that input.
SaxxonWoods wrote:
Thanks. Appreciate that input.
A Saginaw with all original Saginaw parts is worth a small fortune.
https://www.gunsamerica.com/Search.aspx?Keyword=mi carbine Saginaw
I think that 99k figure may include the M1 Carbines. They’re bringing back a bunch of those.
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