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According to The Korea Times, the Obama administration has blocked efforts by the South Korean government to sell over a hundred thousand surplus M1 Garand and Carbine rifles into the United States market. These self-loading were rifles introduced in 1926 and 1941.
Originally posted by rogerstigers
I looked at no less than a dozen sites and noone has named the executive order. They have just repeated what Fox has said and then ranted about wanting Osama/Obama dead.
Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
I would buy about 10 of them if they came over here. So would many other collectors. Heck, in my family alone we would probably purchase 100 of them. These are collectible guns.
Also, more than likely they were still in the original crates. Which means they were stored the old fashioned way, in oil soaked clothe. They would be just like brand new. Just break them down, take me about 2 minutes on the one model, and clean and inspect them.
The economic, danger, or any of the other excuses are bull.
Gun control period.
Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by Southern Guardian
If there are so many out there, how would it affect the price?
I just did a quick search, depending on the model, condition, etc. they could go from $100-2200 on the garand.
Sorry, the M1 in all it's variants, are one of the most stable and tough rifles. You could pretty much shoot it from under the mud.
My brother in law has about 12 of them. I think he has most of the variants. He is still looking for some of the different variants.
The model my father sold at the farm auction right now would fetch some high bucks, being the m1a1 model. I would love to get my hands on these. Right now you cannot even get them without finding a specific private seller or some expensive auctions.
Originally posted by Southern Guardian
Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
reply to post by Southern Guardian
If there are so many out there, how would it affect the price?
I just did a quick search, depending on the model, condition, etc. they could go from $100-2200 on the garand.
$100? Please give me that link! Depends on the condition and variant yes, the cheapest Iv come across was $1200 for battle grade so I'd be surprised.