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M1 Garand value

Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
edited May 2002 in Ask the Experts
Standard model
All parts marked SA
Springfield Armory SN 34641xx receiver
Barrel dated ? 10 63
Handguards are a medium walnut
Stock is tiger striped blond, stamped RRAD
wood is not all dinged up, no cracks
metal is 90+ (more like 95%)
I am assuming that it arsonal rebuilt / refinished
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I posted this in Gen Dis.

    I have been wanting a Garand to play with and have absolutly no experience with them. A friend is offering me this one. Springfield, Serial # 5,827,745. Barrel is clean and overall gun looks nice. Stock is a boyd.

    Reciever: 5,826,745
    Bolt: D 28287125A S-B70
    Trigger assy: 028290-8-5a
    BBL: SA F653 448 2-55 A 21B Has a P stamped by it.

    Whats it worth???

    He is asking $750 and He says Throat and Muzzle are great. Bought it.
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  • Der GebirgsjagerDer Gebirgsjager Member Posts: 1,673 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm thinking $650, but I'd kind of like to know if the tiger striped stock is walnut or something else, and what is the condition of the bore? I would expect V.G.-Ex. if consitent with the rest of the rifle's condition as described.
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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    My guess is Beech on the stock (yellow color like varnished pine), horizontal grain with virtical fingers of a dark brown, yes the bore is VG-EX
    Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
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  • njretcopnjretcop Member Posts: 7,975
    edited November -1
    Garands, at the gun shows lately, are getting a little more pricey. While I really respect opinions by Der Gebirgsjager, in this case, I would say he's a little low for an all Springfield rehabed at the Red River Arsenal.

    I own such a gun and have been offerd 900.00 for it several times. It is, of course, in top condition which means everything.

    -Charlie

    "It's the stuff dreams are made of Angel"NRA Certified Firearms InstructorMember: GOA, RKBA, NJSPBA, NJ area rep for the 2ndAMPD. njretcop@copmail.com
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  • Der GebirgsjagerDer Gebirgsjager Member Posts: 1,673 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes, the good bore makes it worth more, and a mixture of wood types is legitigmate (although I wish it was all walnut with some grain figure) so you might get $900 from the right person; but you might wait awhile for that right person to come along. I'll up my estimate to what I feel is a realistic $800. In any event, it sounds like a nice piece.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,887 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The "all Springfield" parts is not really significant on a rebuilt M1, since most of the parts are recently made and would not have been made at the time that the rifle was originally assembled. Arsenal rebuilds are all worth pretty much the same, with the exception of some with Winchester receivers or original barrel & stock.

    The "VG-exc" bore description doesn't really tell us that it is a good bore. Now, if it gauged Muzzle Wear = 1, and Throat Erosion = 2, then it WOULD be worth a premium.

    I would jump at an offer of $900 for a mixed parts M1.

    Neal
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  • jeenyesjeenyes Member Posts: 330 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What about a mixed part gun with winchester receiver? Really good aftermarket barrel. Wood is in good shape.

    I love freedom, cause a chained dog ain't happy. A southern born child living behind enemy lines in occupied territory
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,887 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Once you start altering an M1 from the condition it was in when it left the military, it no longer has any "collector" value. The value of M1 "shooters" varies, but generally is less than the most common "collector" rifles.

    An M1 that has been match conditioned by a skilled armorer may sell for more, but lesser upgrading is usually not enough to bring a higher price.

    Neal
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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just curious, do you think he'd get more money if he parted the gun out and sold everything seperate?

    I just wish I had a dollar for every gun I wanted, then I'd be a rich man.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,887 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm philosophically opposed to "parting out" a collectible gun, because there are only so many genuine USGI guns out there.

    But, financially, sometimes it makes sense. In Tailgunner's case, that wouldn't work, because none of his parts is that valuable. But, if you have a WWII receiver with the original finish and no rebuild markings, and the original barrel, or even an original WWII stock, then the sum of the parts might be greater than the value of the rifle by itself.

    Neal
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  • jeenyesjeenyes Member Posts: 330 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    NMYERS, where are the import or rebuild arsenal markings? That is on the receiver and wood. I hate to part mine out. It has a winchester receiver, fulton armory barrel and rest is SA. I want to put it on the auction for 700 when I can get my password cleared up. I see ones that look a lot worse than it at gun shows for 1000 to 1100.

    I love freedom, cause a chained dog ain't happy. A southern born child living behind enemy lines in occupied territory
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