Worth of three guns
I am selling my gun collection out so I am trying to find the average prices this, my M1 Garand and my Century Arms imported FN FAL R1A1.
The first is a Rock Island Arsenal Springfield 1903, it is in good shape serial number 121xxx if the serial number checker was right it was made in 1907. I was refinished at the San Antonio Arsenal (has the markings on the side of the stock), has the double P behind the trigger guard and the barrel is marked 2-45 with and "S" in a circle. I was wondering about its worth.
The Second is the M1 Garand, it has been re-finished serial 298xxxx made in 1942 is what it says on the receiver. The Bolt is a HRA from '51 and the barrel is from '53. All of it is in VERY good shape, no markings on the stock though
The last is the NATO surplus FN FAL R1A1 converted from auto and imported by Century Arms. I have shot it quite a bit and it has never failed me, as I have heard it is a crap shoot with getting one that has constant problems. The bluing is coming off in the area where the barrel meets the chamber, but that's about it. From what i have read it is from the South African Army made in '55 or '56, but I cant find the site I looked it up at.
Any help would be greatly appreciated I am wanting to sell these next week here and don't want to undersell myself or go way to high when they are not worth it.
Cheers,
Lee
The first is a Rock Island Arsenal Springfield 1903, it is in good shape serial number 121xxx if the serial number checker was right it was made in 1907. I was refinished at the San Antonio Arsenal (has the markings on the side of the stock), has the double P behind the trigger guard and the barrel is marked 2-45 with and "S" in a circle. I was wondering about its worth.
The Second is the M1 Garand, it has been re-finished serial 298xxxx made in 1942 is what it says on the receiver. The Bolt is a HRA from '51 and the barrel is from '53. All of it is in VERY good shape, no markings on the stock though
The last is the NATO surplus FN FAL R1A1 converted from auto and imported by Century Arms. I have shot it quite a bit and it has never failed me, as I have heard it is a crap shoot with getting one that has constant problems. The bluing is coming off in the area where the barrel meets the chamber, but that's about it. From what i have read it is from the South African Army made in '55 or '56, but I cant find the site I looked it up at.
Any help would be greatly appreciated I am wanting to sell these next week here and don't want to undersell myself or go way to high when they are not worth it.
Cheers,
Lee
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All 3 are fairly common guns that turn up regularly on the 2 large net gun auctions. Check the actual selling prices for similar guns to get a handle on what your might be worth.
Things have been going crazy in the gun world over the last 7 months though, with the economy in the toilet and nobama taking over. Way some folks are panicking, no telling what the fair market value for military type semi-autos is going to be?0 -
Yeah I have noticed that the prices are all over the board now. Never thought I would see these kind of prices for some of the guns. I have seen garands and springfields 1k+ here and on the other auction site, also people have told me the same prices locally. That's why I was asking to make sure the prices are accurate. 0 -
When your checking these auction sites, don't look at the asking prices. Be sure and go to the completed auction selling prices. You will see narrower spread in the values. 0 -
Izsmircic,
Also, my suggestion is when you go to sell them, if you put them up for auction here, list them for at least a week. A lot of buyers on here don't always have day-to-day access here. That gives more potential buyers a chance to at least look at your rifles.
So, as a SWAG here's my guess on prices based on what I've seen.
The 1903 is arsenal refinished so no loss there. Around $600-800
The M1 is a mix-match but shoots -$500
the FN FAL is mixmatch and import compliant but much sought after piece for shooters. -$1200.
Those are what I would expect to see today. Look them up on auction and see what you can get.0
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