When I see listings like this I........

[carwashchris]

CRINGE ! This is so wrong and deceitful. And WAY TOO high.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=378708123

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[INLAND44]

Way too high? Its a MG and its obviously transferable. The '2' in 'M2' looks like somebody did it by hand, which is too bad, because they didn't have to fake that at all - its a machine gun with a '1' or a '2' if it has all the parts (of course, its a MG if marked 'M2' whether it has the parts or not). At least that's my take on it.

[phillydude]

Nice stock

[WarPig1976]

I should know this but, how did these get into the private market.?

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

If you are talking about the buy now at $9,500 that could seem high for a Plainfield. Personally I would only want a GI M2. But it's currently only at $905 with NO reserve. And appears to be transferable. Someone looking for an M2 will have a dollar value in mind and bid accordingly.

A seller can ask for whatever they want, that doesn't mean a person has to bid on it, or that they will get that price.

[Neal Myers]

If you look at the front of the receiver, you can see the markings of the Plainfield Machine Co, which made commercial M1 carbines. Until 1968, it was legal in the US for a company or individual to convert an M1 carbine, either commercial or USGI, to M2 configuration. (All NFA rules applied.)

The registered part is either the receiver or the parts kit. In this case, it appears to be the receiver. If the receiver were to break (more likely with a cast commercial receiver than a USGI receiver), the owner is left with an expensive paperweight.

Neal

[ChipS]

...someone ruined that beautiful stock. It will be interesting to see if this POS sells for more than that stock would have if it were not butchered.

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Come on guys, let's keep it civil.

[Bill Hollinger]

That "2" looks to have been done with an electric pencil. Now that I live in a MG/SBR/suppressor friendly environment, I've looked at quite a few different MGs. $9500.00 is not a lot of money for a transferable anything. I DO agree with Jim in that I would want a USGI and not a Plainfield. POS? I would hold off judgement on that however I would also hold off bidding too

[Neal Myers]

Oooops, it was legal to make a machine gun until 1986, not 1968. I guess I must be lysdexic.

Neal