WTK value of colt M-16 military bipod

rambo rebel

September 20, 2002 14:09

I picked up a bag of stuff at the show and I want to sell it to a friend. what would a piece like that go for at auction - give me a price range. it is a colt stamped spring loaded bipod in a military od green carring case. there are 2 other pockets in on the case but they are empty. what was supposed to be in the 2 empty pockets? the condition is very good as there is a little surface rust.

thanks - RR

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  fergusonmorse392

  September 20, 2002 17:06

  i've seen them sell on another site for 16 to 25 bucks, lower end for ones in the condition you say.

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  mark christian

  September 20, 2002 19:55

  The pockets on the bipod case were originaly for carrying cleaning equipment. The use of a bipod on the AR-15/M16 rifles are as old as the rifles themselves. One of the first 300 Armalite AR-15's made in
  December 1959 is pictured with a bipod in place. The adoption of the butt stock trap for cleaning equipment was not made until 1968 so other than carrying the cleaning gear in your uniform pockets, the case was the only game in town. Of course not everyone was issued a bipod and even the few who were prefered not to lug the thing around in the bonnies. The result? No cleaning equipment with the rifle and all of the famous Viet Nam M16 horror stories we know so well. Of course this is all over simplified but you get the idea.
  
  Mark T. Christian
  
  Edited by - mark christian on 09/21/2002 13:25:45

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