Korea to sell 86,000 Garand's to USA

[padishar123]

Just got a link from a coworker on this. No details as of yet but the article tweaked my interest. Here's the link to the article. Does anyone know more about this?

http://www.examiner.com/x-2206-Cleveland-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d23-South-Korea-planning-sale-of-86000-Garand-rifles-to-US-citizens?cid=exrss-Cleveland-Gun-Rights-Examiner

 

[yogiboobooranger]

I guess I better hurry and get my C&R License app filed.

 

[redneckmedic]

Is anyone asking where these weapons came from? Wasn't that the standard issue when we fought over there?

 

[yogiboobooranger]

Says in the article we supplied these rifles

 

[XMil]

I guess I better hurry and get my C&R License app filed.

Why would you need a C&R for an M1?

 

[hemicharger]

I wonder how much these will be? Current garand prices seem to hovering around the $1000 mark.

 

[yogiboobooranger]

To buy at wholesale cost and have shipped to me

 

[turnandshoot4]

I wonder how much these will be? Current garand prices seem to hovering around the $1000 mark.

Really? Wow. More people need to join the CMP. I have 2 for around 500 each.

 

[IndyGunworks]

this is awesome.... way better than south korea selling the arms we gave them in aid to some third world country to be used AGAINST us at a later date... plus these rifles will go back into the hands they deserve to be in.

 

[XMil]

To buy at wholesale cost and have shipped to me

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Thanks!

 

[teddy12b]

Guys need to check this out:

M1 Garand Sales

That is nice that we sent over our troops to fight for their rights and they are polite enough to SELL our guns back to us?!?!?!? I hope we buy them back cheaper than heck. I'd love to get an M1 Garand, but I can't drop $1000 on one.

 

[NateIU10]

$100,000,000/108,000= $925.93 per rifle

Looks like they value the garand's and carbines at $925.93 a piece on average. Not such a great deal.

 

[dbd870]

$100,000,000/108,000= $925.93 per rifle

Looks like they value the garand's and carbines at $925.93 a piece on average. Not such a great deal.

Agreed.

 

[mettle]

I'm gonna get one. I hope they are mostly all matching. I want the 'real deal' to collect.

 

[Flintlock]

M1's used by the Koreans are notorious for not being in the best of condition. Or at least all of the Korean imports I have seen haven't been in very good shape.

Lets hope they sell a boatload of 3006 surplus, too. At dirt cheap prices.

Also, if these were given to Korea under the lend-lease program, shouldn't they simply be returned to the US Army and then transferred to the CMP? I don't see how Korea can sell these back to us.

 

[Sasquatchhunter]

ah I want one. I like a weapon with a story....

 

[clt46910]

From the way I read it. They are going to sell them in the states. Not turn them over to the CMP to sell. Guess we will have to wait to see how it works out.

The value was set at 100,000,000, they are hoping for 10's of millions from the sells. So prices would be a lot less.

 

[NateIU10]

From the way I read it. They are going to sell them in the states. Not turn them over to the CMP to sell. Guess we will have to wait to see how it works out.

The value was set at 100,000,000, they are hoping for 10's of millions from the sells. So prices would be a lot less.

Yes, it says tens of millions at the end, but it also says

sell up to 86,000 M1 Garand rifles to gun enthusiasts and collectors in the United States. Along with a reported 22,000 M1 carbine rifles, the total value of firearms for sale exceeds $100 million.

Hopefully they come in cheap

 

[hammeralan]

The BBC reports that there are going to be 22,000 carbines sold too. I just hope that some of those are in good shape.

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Korean war rifles sold back to US

 

[RCB]

very interesting indeed. Thanks for the heads up. I will keep an eye out.