Keep the whole rifle. Forget about selling it.
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Keep the whole rifle. Forget about selling it.
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You either see it as a financial "opportunity" for yourself, or a snapshot of history at a moment in time....
It's a rare enough variation to deserve preservation the way it is, from my point of view - get the DCM documentation and keep it!
When faced with preservation of historical artifacts vs the maximizing personal profit motive, I always remember the line in the original Indiana Jones movie -
" Indy, we are only passing through History - This IS History! Do as you will."
You are either a curator or a profiteer - and each person has their own standard that seems right to them. CC
Last edited by Col. Colt; 03-29-2015 at 09:54.
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The rifle as it is(or was at this point) has some historical significance,albeit,little. A four digit receiver just happened to get turned into a 1945 rebuild. It's a mixmaster. There's plenty of them around. I put BF Goodrich tires on my truck after the originals wore out. That's history,but who cares? I have had in my possesion early and late rifles that were pretty much intact. I don't take them apart. Some guys will sell pert near anything, I don't count myself among them. I get sentimental about old logs.
Last edited by dryheat; 03-29-2015 at 10:50.
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Can you post the complete serial number on your four digit ? there is some SRS data available on these early receivers
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Matt,
If you decide to break it apart, I'd like to have first right of refusal on the barrel.
Thanks
Jon
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cplnorton is correct. Unless you have an original rifle, most M1's are usually worth more in parts than whole.Originally Posted by cplnorton
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What makes you think it is a 1945 rebuild other than the mix of parts? How is the stock marked? Has it been reparked? Is the chamber in the white? The SHM proofed postwar rebuilds are a class of rifle unto themselves, both the M-1 Garand and the M-1 carbine. We need more info to help you make an informed decision.
"There's a race of men that don't fit in,
A race that can't stay still;
So they break the hearts of kith and kin,
And they roam the world at will." - Robert Service
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How do you "rebuild/restore" a four digit reciever? Where the heck do you get Gas Trap Parts? A correctly dated barrel?? I wouldn't give $200 for a four digit reciever, it costs too much to restore..... CC
Last edited by Col. Colt; 03-30-2015 at 04:00. Reason: spelling
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Yes, post it. That way I can tell you if it was stolen from me or not...
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I have a customer that is looking for a 4 or 5 digit receiver/rifle. Please contact me (Dean) dean@dgrguns.com and we will if we can make both of you happy! Dean-DGR
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