Korean Garands Update

[bulldog_mack13]

According to a Scott Duff book they canned M2 .50's , M1911's , Carbines , BAR's , garands , etc like that.

[John R.]

What you see is the "redacted" photo with the Korean Military folks removed and the "cans" centred.You have the Garands in the foreground and Carbines to the rear.
Date on the front drum was March of 1948 at Raritan Arsenal.NO RECORD of the Serial Numbers on the drums at all.

I like that"dotted line" at the top of the drum all it needed was a picture of scissors and a "CUT HERE" directive.

There were more unopened drums to the rear of these two as well.

Mind you,I have seen 'white bagged' Garands elsewhere in South East Asia that had a slit cut to check the Serial number and since the rifle was packed with a canvas web sling mounted it wicked in the prevalent moisture.I opened the white bag and removed the rifle to find a 1/71 RRAD rebuild in a brand new set of Overton Iodine Red birch furniture and the WHOLE RIFLE was TOTALLY RED from muzzle to buttplate with the VCI tube down the bore.It was just that fine surface rust and the rifle could no doubt be saved BUT I still wanted to weep !

Who knows what you will find when you open those drums ?? Denmark is one thing, BUT Korea is a whole nother story !!

Nice to dream though;isn't it ? Thankfully I got my share in 1998 and they are JUST BEEYOOTEEFULL too !

Cheers,

JR

Click on the item below !!

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...Garands2-1.jpg

[enfield303t]

The State Dept. is the issue. Hillary is not letting any guns into the USA, fact is, she was largely responsible for the M14 inventory going to the Baltic States. Koreans want to buy a US made anti-missle defense system. The money is not going into any politicians pockets. Interesting story, for sure.

I am sure many could say something about Hillary but that would be political and a moderator would be upset.

Oh well Elections next year in the US...is that political?

[DaveN]

This has been a very good and informative thread. If any mention of topics relating to the Pword enhanced the subject I was informed not offended. I feel,just my opinion, that as long as it pertains to the subject and is not done with malice, you know people don't be mean spirited,then I don't see a problem but will keep to the rules I agreed to when I signed on to this great site, and steer clear of such comments. Does this make any sense?? Just my 2 cents.

[Calif-Steve]

Just one thing. The State Dept. has, indeed, signed off to the deal. It is none other then ATF that has the deal stopped. They insist the guns are all headed to the Mexican/US border. Just a final point.

[DaveN]

Thanks Steve. I'm going to talk to my representative and see if that will get me anywhere. Maybe if enough of us do this we can make the difference. It doesn't hurt to try. But as you implied Steve it's probably out of his hands.

[Brian Dick]

Here's an update as promised. The "one-off" Underwood Carbine I mentioned a while back with the State Department retransfer authorization I submitted with other estate firearms for import from Canada has been approved for import by BATF&E Imports Branch. My examiner told me that it did go to a "higher authority" because of the Carbine for further scrutiny but was approved anyhow. It IS possible to import curio and relic U.S. military weapons once State Department approval is obtained. At least it is this week! I hope this dispells the rumor mill a bit. ATB, Brian