Being Offered a M1 Garand

[Patrick Chadwick]

Well you guys over there are obviously spoilt for choice when you can afford to discuss whether a Garand shooter is worth $900!

Over here that would be a steal. Add on 50% and hope you're lucky. I won't tell you what my Garand cost, because many wouldn't believe me, but if I were to sell it (I would have to be at the point of bankruptcy to do anything so irreversible!) I would simply stick a "1" in front of the 3-figure sum I originally paid.

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[browningautorifle]

Well you guys over there are obviously spoilt for choice when you can afford to discuss whether a Garand shooter is worth $900! Over here that would be a steal. Add on 50% and hope you're lucky.

Well, we're way past that. A basic rifle now, they're all parts guns or Danish returns now...are $2500 CDN or better. I sold a LL original parts for $2800 CDN about seven years back. Just saw some newish "Originals" being offered at $5000 CDN...FFS. Couldn't guess if they sold or not. Hope not...

[Ex Crab]

Well you guys over there are obviously spoilt for choice when you can afford to discuss whether a Garand shooter is worth $900!

Over here that would be a steal. Add on 50% and hope you're lucky. I won't tell you what my Garand cost, because many wouldn't believe me, but if I were to sell it (I would have to be at the point of bankruptcy to do anything so irreversible!) I would simply stick a "1" in front of the 3-figure sum I originally paid.

I think that I paid DM 1200 for mine in 1996.Garands last seen on sale for € 1500, ie about two and half times what I paid. Forget gold, invest in steel!

[Patrick Chadwick]

Ex Crab, thanks for the confirmation:
Take the price you paid (converted into euros), stick a "1" in front, and there you have todays's price range for Garands.

Better than money in the bank, and more fun!

[usabaker]

[UPDATE] I picked up the M1 Garand toady and indeed the stock had been sanded -A LOT- but it doesn't keep her from shooting. Shes look purrty inside, and although it will add a bit more to the price, I think I will change the stock -Just Because- I'll be keeping her anyhow and giving her to one of my kids eventually so why not. I field stripped her and took some pictures to find out what her real story is, any positive or negative feed back is welcome.

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[browningautorifle]

Is that a High-Standard barrel? Marked with 30/06? Looks like it was a civilian addition?

[fjruple]

Jim-- Definitely an aftermarket barrel as US Ordnance would not marked the barrel .30-06 which is a civilian designation. The operating rod is post-war probably a National Match operating rod which should be stamped NM on the top. The triggerguard is also a civilian repair job by brazening. Any armorer would have switched out for a new triggerguard probably a stamped one. A previous owner probably wanted to keep the milled WWII triggerguard and had it brazed to provide proper tension on locking the action to the stock. The M1 is still worth $900.00 easy.

[RCS]

Your rifle is still not difficult to correct, barrels, sights, op rod and SA GAW stocks are still around.

My friend (who travels around doing estate sales) found this 2.7 with SA 4-44 barrel in a remote area of Wisconsin back in the 90's. He called me and said there wasn't interest as the condition was not that good, I told him to buy it for me. It was a veterans estate and the only rifle, rest were 22 rim fires and shotguns. Every part is original from April 1944 and has a nice bore too. I even test fired it at 100 yards using different lots of M2 ball and some AP, everything worksAttachment 110146Attachment 110147Attachment 110148Attachment 110149

[usabaker]

He called me and said there wasn't interest as the condition was not that good,

Looks great to me! that's a really nice find; so when you sending to me?

[RCS]

Mr Baker, you have the milled trigger guard which is correct, as I stated above, the parts are around without being expensive to restore your rifle