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What was the Gov't Gun Sale Program?

MBKMBK Member Posts: 2,918 ✭✭✭
edited February 2011 in General Discussion
Uncle Sam sold some 1911's during the 50's-60's for prices like $14.95. Back then it was not called CMP. Can you guys recall what it was named?
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The Dept of Civilian Markmanship. Still around as the CMP, no more cheap .45s (or cheap rifles, either) but they do still have guns for sale. As far as I know, the only way to buy a rifle and have it shipped to you across a state line WITHOUT going thru a FFL.

    http://odcmp.com/
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  • MBKMBK Member Posts: 2,918 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That's it .... we called it DCM.
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  • Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 40,167 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    Yep, DCM. Started in the 1920s?. I have a friend who has a Krag rifle that his grandfather got through them ages ago.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    1968 gun control act forbid any Surplus Hand Gun sales you can still buy rifles. DCM now CMP.
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  • bartman45bartman45 Member Posts: 3,008 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have an M1 carbine - Inland '44 - my father purchased from the government for $17.95 in '63; however, somehow the NRA was involved as the paperwork states "NRA request to Anniston Army Depot". This one doesn't sound like the DCM was involved. Good deal though, the $2.50 shipping brought the total to $20.00
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  • gruntledgruntled Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have my receipt for a M1911 (SN# 276XXX) from the Anniston Army Depot Anniston, Alabama, no mention of the DCM. The "document date" is a rather cryptic 271.
    Price was $14.15 & packing & handling of $2.85. It does say transportation chargeable to "commercial collect" but I don't recall paying anything more.
    At the bottom is a notation NRA voucher # & the rest is torn off.
    The paper is very fragile.
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