M1 Garands, new imports?

[Claven2]

The problem is that US rules won't let rifles back into the states if the taxpayers lent or gave the rifles to someone for free. They had to be SOLD to another country (taxpayers compensated) before a 3rd party can re-import them.

If they were never "bought off" then they can only come back if the foreign gov't gives them back and they then get sold through CMP.

Some rules may have changed though as last year a whack of Savage No.4's went back to the US, where before it was not allowed.

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[Richard47]

The problem is that US rules won't let rifles back into the states if the taxpayers lent or gave the rifles to someone for free. They had to be SOLD to another country (taxpayers compensated) before a 3rd party can re-import them.

If they were never "bought off" then they can only come back if the foreign gov't gives them back and they then get sold through CMP.

Some rules may have changed though as last year a whack of Savage No.4's went back to the US, where before it was not allowed.

We got a couple of Savage Enfields marked US PRORERTY. They came from Century WITHOUT the import marks. I was told they were made here so they were not subject to the rules of marking for "imports".

[smle-man]

Any firearm that was 'loaned' on the U.S. Military Assistance Program is supposed to either be returned to the U.S. Government or with approval transferred to another country. They cannot be sold. The Greek and Danish M1 rifles and Italian M1 carbines were MAP weapons returned as the program intended. Some countries ignored the rules and sold them to wholesalers outside of the U.S. or destroyed them.

Best of luck with the M1 rifles hitting the market. Let us know what condition they are in!

[Dave Waits]

Just read the first page but, the rifles are coming from The Republic of South Korea. They just got State-Dept. permission to import 100,000 M1 Garands and a bunch of carbines.