Garand price

[RifleDude]

I just found this website that gives a pretty good picture of what M1 Garand rifles sell for in the US when bought through their Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). Personally, I wouldn't consider anything less than "correct grade" since the lower grades are just beaters IMHO. These are the lowest prices you'll likely find there: http://www.thecmp.org/m1garand.htm Of course you have to live in US and be a citizen or at least legal resident to even be able to buy from the CMP folks

 

[Light Infantry]

I just found this website that gives a pretty good picture of what M1 Garand rifles sell for in the US when bought through their Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). Personally, I wouldn't consider anything less than "correct grade" since the lower grades are just beaters IMHO. These are the lowest prices you'll likely find there: http://www.thecmp.org/m1garand.htm Of course you have to live in US and be a citizen or at least legal resident to even be able to buy from the CMP folks

I beleive you have to also be a member of a recognized service rifle shooting club or some such requirement.

So the cheapest Garand available is $495usd, which is $95.00 more than quoted in an earlier thread. For a proper comparison, one needs to factor in exchange rates. With the exchange rate of about 0.8063, that comes out to roughly $614.00. Now to import one here, add on top of that price.

Honestly, I dont think many people are paying $800 for a run of the mill Garand up here. I know people are asking that and I am sure some people are paying that, but by and large it is not happening.

 

[Sgt Striker]

If any are going for $400 , then that is through the CMP. Which then are turned around and sold on the secondary market for more. Have your "few fellow collectors" PM me. I have a few very very nice Garands I would be willing to sell for $2k.

Do they have all origianl parts, with an "uncut" op rod, all the proper markings on the wood "and" in good or better condition?? Also, these prices only apply to WWII production Garands...

PS: As per the CMP prices I menitoned, they were around $400 just a year ago, which was the last time I was checking them out. In fact, I'm pretty sure the field grade was under that figure. There has a big run on firearms down south since the Libs are about to take power. So of coarse, prices are on the rise....

 

[Boom-Boom]

X2

It is amazing how cheap a rifle can be worth when one is in buying mode vs. selling mode.....

The really nice pieces come and go very quickly.

With the US Clean and Repair Program that took place at SA and other arsenals, it is quite likely that some parts were changed. Therefore the hunt for matching drawing numbers.
Having said that you can hunt for all sort of drawing numbers but you still need a desirable/collectable receiver (maker and SN) to start with.

M1Ds are easy to make and fake.... not so much for the M1C with the dedicated SN blocks.

But still the proof of the pudding price wise is in the posting. Post and see....

BB

My impression is that folk in Canada are far less willing to pay collector grade prices than are people in the US. For example,what do you suppose a verified M1C would fetch here when people are paying up to $7-9K for them in the US? I think there are just fewer people in the collector market here.I'm always surprised with the tire kickers who still expect to pay $4-$500 for a VG condition Garand.

 

[Light Infantry]

Do they have all origianl parts, with an "uncut" op rod, all the proper markings on the wood "and" in good or better condition?? Also, these prices only apply to WWII production Garands...

PS: As per the CMP prices I menitoned, they were around $400 just a year ago, which was the last time I was checking them out. In fact, I'm pretty sure the field grade was under that figure. There has a big run on firearms down south since the Libs are about to take power. So of coarse, prices are on the rise....

To address your first paragraph. They have all the correct parts. Original, hell no, they would have been assembled from parts taken from other guns. If you trhink there are Garands just sitting around as they were built during the 40's you are worng. Very and I mean very few escaped the numerous arsenal rebuild programs. Remember buy the gun not the story. Is there a difference between an "original orginal" Garand vs an "assembled original" Garand? Not really, but making others think that is the case is really doing a dis-service to the firearms collecting community.

The big run on firearms are really for the more modern guns, specifically the AR family. That is, when refering to long guns. The current CMP pricing has been there for quite awhile, and has nothing to do with Obama. Your original info on pricing although correct, was outdated.