CMP Auctions

[Greystone45]

What exactly are you getting from CMP? I looked at their carbine auctions and most of them are around $1300 to $1400 with multiple bids and multiple days remaining. Are these CMP carbines that nice or what is driving the prices that high?

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[frankderrico]

They saved the best, and oddities (IP's, lineouts, UN-QUALITY's, early features, early barrel dates, M1A1's etc.) for their auctions, and let the bidders determine the price. They do have some nice one's on the auction sight.....Frank

[mpd1978]

You wont have to worry about gettng a fake or repro part on the CMP guns.

[Tired Retired]

GS,

The CMP auctions are a bit "over priced" in most people's opinion. Usually it comes down to two or three guys that have more money to throw away than most of us. However, the other side of the coin is that the items up for auction are 100% genuine with no question as to source and history. CMP is selling off weapons that they obtained directly from the US Army once they are declared surplus. It is the only way the Department of Defense can release weapons to the public. Most of what CMP is selling now have been returned from foreign military after being on loan for years. Unlike weapons which have been imported via a commercial importer, these weapons have gone from the US military directly to the foreign military and directly back. They were always in the control of a military. Based on what you are seeing at the auction now, most of these were put into long-term storage 50 years ago and were just released.

What you get is a 100% genuine, no humped parts, stored for 50 years, sold by a reputable organization, in the condition described U.S. Military weapon. A little high priced? Yea. Worth the money you pay? It's a once in a lifetime deal...

Just my two cents...

[Greystone45]

I just looked at the completed auctions and see alot of them selling upwards of $2500, some even $3500. So it's OK to get a CMP auctioned carbine with mixed parts, rebuilt but not so OK to get one like this off Gunbroker for example? I can see how that is better, just trying to clarify. thanks

[Hercules Powder]

I had been watching a few UN-Quality’s on the CMP auction site for awhile. Then the bug bit so hard one day I bid on one and got it. Did I think I pay too much? I’m happy with it. I wanted one, couldn’t find one anywhere else I liked and I had the money.

The thing I like best about buying through the CMP; it’s mailed directly to you.

What I don’t like are the pictures and descriptions, not much information to go on.

John

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

I saw a 6 digit Inland 581097 stamped Rock-Ola under the SN. How many of those do you see?

[tx81]

I saw a 6 digit Inland 581097 stamped Rock-Ola under the SN. How many of those do you see?

If you happened to own one of those Rock-Ola stamped carbines, and it's in really good condition (not mint, but close), what would it be worth in today's market???

[jimmyzwei]

anyone here want to part with an original (documented) 18xxx Inland for less than 3k, because that is what CMP gets.

Documented original WRA for less than 6K?

agree at least you know no civilian was monkeying with parts for any reason on CMP auction Guns, according to CMP most auction Guns are just as they were received from the government

[usgicollector]

I would not be so sure that they have not been messed with. Most of the auction guns have been corrected . They are all GI but they may or may not have been corrected at the CMP.