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Are old ordnance pamphlets/manuals worth anything?

guns-n-painthorses
As we clean out the house of my mom's late uncle, we keep finding these books. Are they worth anything? If so, where would you sell them.
? And sorry, no giveaways at this time, they do not belong to me.

List:

Ordnance pamphlet #406 Lewis Machine Gun .30 Caliber Model 1917 Jan. 1921 (First Revision)

Technical Manual U.S. Rifle, Caliber .22, M1922, M1922MI, and M2

Ordnance Pamphlet #811 Assemblies 3-inch mounts, Mark 20 Mod1, Mark 21 and Mark 22 (50 cal. A. A.) 1942

Ordnance Pamphlet #813 20 MM Antiaircraft Gun And Mount Mark 4 and Mark 2 1942 (this one is really cool with lots of color lithos and big foldouts! 244 pages)

Information Relating To Colt Automatic Machine Rifle (R75A)
Printed by Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.

The last one is one called "Handbook of the Thompson Submachine Gun, Model of 1928, Model M1 Edition of 1940. This book is not a military book, it's printed by Thompson and look to be for private/LE use.


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  • Tailgunner1954
    G-N-P
    I don't know if there worth anything, but should the family decide to get tid of them, I'd be interested in #811 and #813 to go with my cartridge collecton.
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  • guns-n-painthorses
    Well there gonna have to go, I just don't know where yet!


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  • Permanently deleted user
    quote:Originally posted by guns-n-painthorses
    Well there gonna have to go, I just don't know where yet!


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    Keep them if you can, I would if I was in your situation, and you could...they sound really interesting
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  • 11b6r
    Do NOT toss any of those. Whatever the good readers of the forum do not loot, offer to the curator, US Army Infantry Museum, Ft Benning GA 31905. They will love them, and you can wind up with a nice tax deduction for a charitable contribution.
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  • guns-n-painthorses
    I would think the Infantry Museum would have enough of these already.
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  • 11b6r
    Yeah, you would think so, but frequently the paper stuff is the heardest to find. Weapons get kept, books get trashed.
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  • oldemagics
    with all the people going for f.a. and "civilianized" peices, those original papers should bring a premium to any and all collectors
    if they let you hold onto them yourself if you like, otherwise list them with a decen start price on the auction and you will probably be surprised
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  • guns-n-painthorses
    I have been told to sell them.
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  • guns-n-painthorses
    There are others as well.
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  • perry shooter
    Please post if and when you list them
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  • guns-n-painthorses
    [:D]
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  • zink
    I smell a give-away!!![;)]

    Lance
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  • CHEVELLE427
    just have a give away[:D]
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  • guns-n-painthorses
    Sorry, no giveaways. It's not my stuff to give away.
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