Garand Sniper rifle Pics
- Thread starter chalkriver
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If that rifle isn't a put together, that is a very good price on it. Not enough pics to tell if it's authentic. From what little I can make out of the mount, it's a replica. The hinge pin has flat ends from what I can see.
Me and a fellow gunnut made the trip to the show and this was certainly a highlight.
The fellow who had this Garand for sale finds all sorts or good stuff, his table is always worth a stop. Usually his prices are pretty good too, the last show I saw him at he had a pretty nice carbine with a very low pricetag.
If i knew more about Garands and wasn't so broke it sure would have been tempting. I'm not sure how his pricing fairs on this one?
-Steve
The fellow who had this Garand for sale finds all sorts or good stuff, his table is always worth a stop. Usually his prices are pretty good too, the last show I saw him at he had a pretty nice carbine with a very low pricetag.
If i knew more about Garands and wasn't so broke it sure would have been tempting. I'm not sure how his pricing fairs on this one?
-Steve
Good to know. I'm not surprised, he sells estates and very reasonably prices his items. There are a few items I've told him I'll take if he ever finds them.
-Steve
Coyote Ugly
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
It's a Hart Flash Hider.
That is a good price if:
1) It's a US M1D, not Danish
2) It's a real M1D, not a made up.
Danish- Crown on scope, s/n on bottom of buttstock, etc.
BTW, the stock looks pretty shiny, like lacquer?
That price isn't bad, if it is all GI parts made into a sniper it is probably worth the asking price all day long (parts/rifle would cost you that much).
It is has CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) documents or other bring back documentation is is worth easily $3000+
The reason I know this, is I own what I believe to be an original M1 Sniper and got a quote from a Garand expert in the US. If it isn't papered they are only worth the sum or their parts, if they are papered they are worth more.
Then again most firearms in Canada cost about 20-40% more in Canada than the US, you have to work that into the equation as well.
It is has CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) documents or other bring back documentation is is worth easily $3000+
The reason I know this, is I own what I believe to be an original M1 Sniper and got a quote from a Garand expert in the US. If it isn't papered they are only worth the sum or their parts, if they are papered they are worth more.
Then again most firearms in Canada cost about 20-40% more in Canada than the US, you have to work that into the equation as well.
Prices in Canada and the US are not the same...different worlds. A really nice M1D here is like $2800-$3000. CMP paper means nothing here.
Coyote Ugly
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Are we going to see more "High Quality, Top Shelf" Garands come into Canada? What we have here is what we have. They don't make them anymore!
The last load a few years back was only rated fair to good with pitting and rough wood and was priced for the entry level.
Even the Mint M1D's from Denmark that Districorp brought in (1990's-Gunrunner Paper), you won't see any more of those come in.
The last load a few years back was only rated fair to good with pitting and rough wood and was priced for the entry level.
Even the Mint M1D's from Denmark that Districorp brought in (1990's-Gunrunner Paper), you won't see any more of those come in.
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Garand M1D rifles went to many different nations. In the US, all they care about are US issued and retained rifles. Most US collectors are hardly aware of this. 6167, I think it was you I bought a Garand M1D from. I don't remember. I had a hell of a time finding out where it came from. It has the receiver's serial number stamped into every piece of wood. All of the part numbers are correct for the M1D etc. It was the serial numbers stamped into all of the stock parts that threw a wrench into things. Turns out, that was a Norwegian practise. Does that make the M1D any less authentic? Not in my eyes. I don't have a problem with Danish M1D rifles either or French, Italian, Turkish, Vietnamese etc. They aren't any less authentic. They may even be more desirable, because there are fewer of them. Even Canada had M1Ds, until they sold them to the Danes.
It's the same with No4 Mk1 T rifles. They were issued in Norway, Finland, Denmark, Holland, France, South Africa, Israel, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Canada, Vietnam, Australia and even some on lend lease to Russia. It wouldn't surprise me if some of them saw active duty with axis forces as captures. Does that make them worth less? Not in my opinion.
As far as having everything CMP documented, I think the US has truly undermined the validity of their own collectables.
Garand M1D rifles went to many different nations. In the US, all they care about are US issued and retained rifles. Most US collectors are hardly aware of this. 6167, I think it was you I bought a Garand M1D from. I don't remember. I had a hell of a time finding out where it came from. It has the receiver's serial number stamped into every piece of wood. All of the part numbers are correct for the M1D etc. It was the serial numbers stamped into all of the stock parts that threw a wrench into things. Turns out, that was a Norwegian practise. Does that make the M1D any less authentic? Not in my eyes. I don't have a problem with Danish M1D rifles either or French, Italian, Turkish, Vietnamese etc. They aren't any less authentic. They may even be more desirable, because there are fewer of them. Even Canada had M1Ds, until they sold them to the Danes.
It's the same with No4 Mk1 T rifles. They were issued in Norway, Finland, Denmark, Holland, France, South Africa, Israel, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Canada, Vietnam, Australia and even some on lend lease to Russia. It wouldn't surprise me if some of them saw active duty with axis forces as captures. Does that make them worth less? Not in my opinion.
As far as having everything CMP documented, I think the US has truly undermined the validity of their own collectables.
