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Thread: Prewar Garand with two digit serial?

  1. 04-22-2023, 07:19 AM #21
    john.k
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    Maybe they had two guns ,and have sold the wrong one for $500.........seen that happen with clueless people .
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  2. 04-22-2023, 01:01 PM #22
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    I could totally see that happening there.
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  3. 04-23-2023, 01:20 PM #23
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    Right now a rack grade M1 is$700 and an expert grade (new barrel and stock) is $1150 on the CMP sales site. Not quite $1500 but starting to get close and probably about right for a civilian market assuming the barrel and stock are okay. If you just"gotta have" and M1 qualifying to purchase from the CMP isn't all that hard.
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  4. 04-27-2023, 05:44 PM #24
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    One of the two Garands I got from the CMP years ago is a Springfield with a 5 digit serial number. It was arsenal reconditioned of course, and most of the other parts seem to be from the 1950s.
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  5. 04-30-2023, 09:03 AM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by FergusonTO35 View Post
    There is a pawn shop nearby that claims to have a 1937 M1 Garand for sale, serial number 80. They want $1500.00 firm for it. I haven't been able to see the rifle in person yet but I'm finding this kind of hard to believe. I'm going to check it out tomorrow. I'm not a Garand guy myself, but if this thing is legit it could be a great collectible. What say you? Anything in particular I should look for?
    A lot depends on whether it’s been subject to Bubba-butchery. That receiver alone, if unmolested, could be worth some money to either a pre-War collector or an M1 fan wanting to build a “correct” rifle from that time period.
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