natesfitness
Regular
- Location
- Petawawa
I'm in!
Korean Garands?
- Thread starter nntw
- Start date
- Status
- Location
- S.W.Ontario
WTT....For a Garand.........A Big Fat Dog, that belches, and farts worst than a human.......Gun not included.
More interested in seeing THIS potential trade...same pose as 'Big Fat Dog' would be fine....
purple
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- The Beautiful Okanagan,BC
Maybe we should take bets on whether or not;
1. Korean surplus Garands will ever be released for sale rather than destruction, and
2. If sold, whether any will make it to Canada
I'm betting that the rifles will most likely get crunched as a result of the UN small arms control initiative. The current UN Sec-Gen is a Korean and wouldn't Korea gain some international kudos for doing this? Korea has developed into a prosperous country and the revenues to be gained from disposing of a bunch of Garands and Carbines would be insignificant in the overall scheme of things.
1. Korean surplus Garands will ever be released for sale rather than destruction, and
2. If sold, whether any will make it to Canada
I'm betting that the rifles will most likely get crunched as a result of the UN small arms control initiative. The current UN Sec-Gen is a Korean and wouldn't Korea gain some international kudos for doing this? Korea has developed into a prosperous country and the revenues to be gained from disposing of a bunch of Garands and Carbines would be insignificant in the overall scheme of things.
Ebola
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Outside Your Window Looking In
i doubt these garands would be the korean ones. to the best of my knowledge the states would have to authorize the sale of the korean garands. if the states wont even allow them to be sold to americans then i hardly doubt they would sell them to canadians. i could be wrong though. its happened before. my guess is these garands will be coming from the states or italy.
where ever they come from sign me up for one. i eagerly await a garand that i can listen to go ping ping ping all day long
where ever they come from sign me up for one. i eagerly await a garand that i can listen to go ping ping ping all day long
billygoat
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lower Mainland
I'll take a pair, if it happens. Stockpiling ammo will be the hard part, unless the search has turned up surplus ammo as well...
- Location
- S.W.Ontario
Surplus 30/06 ammo must exist somewhere. I read that there is more surplus 30/06 ammo than 7.62 Nato in the world, but were ?
sparkymacker
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Miraclejoe
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Langley
Tag for interest.
billygoat
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lower Mainland
Not here...
handgunner
CGN Regular
- Location
- Southern Ontario
For those that want to re-read the news story:
South Korea to Pick Wholesaler for M1 Garand Sale
October 12, 2009
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SEOUL, S. Korea -- The Korea Times has reported that planned exports of aging U.S. combat rifles will begin this year when two successful wholesalers are selected by the governments of South Korea and the United States, an official at the Ministry of National Defense said October 12.
Last week, the ministry announced a plan to sell more than 100,000 M1 Garand and carbine rifles used during the Korean and Vietnam wars to American gun collectors as part of an effort to boost its defense budget.
The Seoul government has already selected six preferred bidders to export the rifles, while the U.S. government has picked four domestic bidders after it recently approved a proposal made by South Korea in 2006 to sell the weapons back to the United States, the official said.
By the year's end, the Korean government will select a final bidder, which will then choose its U.S. partner company to sell the outdated rifles to the U.S. gun enthusiasts on- and offline, he said, declining to identify the candidate firms until the final announcement.
Since the ministry revealed the sale of the rifles, most of which have been mothballed for about five decades in military warehouses, U.S. gun collectors have shown a keen interest in buying the classic rifles.
A total of 86,000 M1 rifles and another 22,000 carbines will be sold, according to the ministry, which estimates their expected sale price at $220 and more than $140, respectively.
South Korea earned more than $20 million from the first shipment.
M1s were made first in 1926 and used in World War II and the Vietnam War. The carbines were first produced in 1941 and used during the 1950-1953 Korean War.
South Korea to Pick Wholesaler for M1 Garand Sale
October 12, 2009
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SEOUL, S. Korea -- The Korea Times has reported that planned exports of aging U.S. combat rifles will begin this year when two successful wholesalers are selected by the governments of South Korea and the United States, an official at the Ministry of National Defense said October 12.
Last week, the ministry announced a plan to sell more than 100,000 M1 Garand and carbine rifles used during the Korean and Vietnam wars to American gun collectors as part of an effort to boost its defense budget.
The Seoul government has already selected six preferred bidders to export the rifles, while the U.S. government has picked four domestic bidders after it recently approved a proposal made by South Korea in 2006 to sell the weapons back to the United States, the official said.
By the year's end, the Korean government will select a final bidder, which will then choose its U.S. partner company to sell the outdated rifles to the U.S. gun enthusiasts on- and offline, he said, declining to identify the candidate firms until the final announcement.
Since the ministry revealed the sale of the rifles, most of which have been mothballed for about five decades in military warehouses, U.S. gun collectors have shown a keen interest in buying the classic rifles.
A total of 86,000 M1 rifles and another 22,000 carbines will be sold, according to the ministry, which estimates their expected sale price at $220 and more than $140, respectively.
South Korea earned more than $20 million from the first shipment.
M1s were made first in 1926 and used in World War II and the Vietnam War. The carbines were first produced in 1941 and used during the 1950-1953 Korean War.
cornbinder49
Regular
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Need some pictures before trade can be made, lol
Need some pictures before trade can be made, lol
WANT. So much want.
- Location
- North of Edm, AB
I'll take a couple M1 Carbines.
davemccarthy707
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I will take 2.
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