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    DCM M1 with 1947 barrel...Help

    I am new to M1icon collecting, but was inspired at the local gunshow when a man had a nice 1.8 SA M1. He told me he bought the gun from the DCM in 1977. The morning of the gunshow an "expert" told him he had a post WWII arsenal rebuilt Garand with a 1947 stamped barrel with an early type rear sight. Stock cartouches were stamped again after the rebuild, so they look double stamped. Until he learned this from the expert, his price was $1400 now it is $2200. Can anyone tell me about this variant and its value? If a decide to buy it, what should I look for?
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    I am not an expert as others on this site are. I think thats high for an M1icon that is not totally original. The only reason for the price increase is if it has a flush nut rear sight, which alone can fetch a hefty price.

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    $2200 is nuts. So was $1400. Go to CMPicon.

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    A nice post war arsenal rebuild with a nice stock and correct cartouches would be worth about $ 750.00 to me. I would forget the gun shows for now and, as Bob said, go with a CMPicon correct grade. Not saying some good buys don't turn up at gun shows from time to time but you need to gain a bit more knowledge so that you will know the good from the bad. About a year ago I was able to pick up a nice IHC gap logo rifle at a gun show. Other than the stock and the HRA trigger group it was correct. The dealer said it "was all IHC". I pointed out the HRA trigger group so he took off $ 50.00. They are out there but you need to be lucky and know what you are looking at. At the same show a dealer had a 4.3 SA import. The good news was that it was sporting a very nice EMcF stock, the bad news was after buying the IHC I had no more money to spend. That rifle, with the import markings, was not worth the $ 750.00 the dealer was asking but the stock brought into the ball park. That dealer didn't have a clue as to the value of the stock. To him, a stock was a stock.
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    I was unaware...

    that arsenal rebuilds had the cartouches re-stamped.
    Just a re-build stamp on the body of the stock.

    That seems like a lot to do to an M1icon to make it combat-ready.

    ~Matt

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    Could still show the original production cartouche plus the rebuild stamp. In fact you could see more than one rebuild stamp on the same rifle. Just like you can see the original "P" proof mark in circle plus a boxed or plain "P" from the proof firing after rebuild. I just went back and looked at the original post. I think the op may just be confusing the original cartouche with the rebuild stamp.
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    I appreciate all the feedback. The owner of the rifle made it sound like the 47' dated barrel, the rebuild cartouches and the lock bar rear sight put the rifle in some special rebuild category. What I have learned over the past couple of days would suggest that even if the rifle was all original minus the rebarrel, the rifle is only worth about 1/3 of what he is asking. Sound about right?

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    Sounds right to me.
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    Why are you bothering with this rifle? You are going back to him to offer him 1/3 of his asking price? This guy is going to pop you in the nose. Simply order a SA FG Garandicon from the CMPicon and start having fun. Lots of dealers are looking for that one "certain" guy. Avoid being that guy. Good luck.

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