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Offline 1894cfan

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Got a "what it's worth" question.....
« on: April 20, 2012, 12:50:22 PM »
I'm trying to find out the approx. value of a couple rifles for my brother.
One is a Springfield Garand in good condition, the stock is beat up a little bit (the usual, dings and scratches) with the rest of the rifle in pretty good shape.
The other is a '03 Springfield that's been arsenal reconditioned in 1918 that shows some barrel wear. It also is in good condition.
 
Can anybody here let me know what they might be worth? TIA

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Re: Got a "what it's worth" question.....
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2012, 08:22:46 AM »
That’s kinnda like asking, “How much corn can I get from my field?”  It’s near impossible to give an accurate assessment of the guns value without seeing it.  Many thing come into play with booth, are the all original? Are there replacement parts from another maker (several different companies made the M1 Garand, parts are interchangeable and many have parts from several different makers)   How does the throat and barrel gauge out? And I could go on…..

The make of gun also plays a big part in the value, Winchester is more desirable than H&R or Springfield’s, (they were also made by several others) etc.

You would be best served to take the gun to someone who knows something about them and get an appraisal.  Hope that helps.