News story -- BBC I think.

So. Korea was supplied M1 Garand and M1 Carbines during the Korean War. These guns have been sitting in So. Korean warehouses since then -- being used only for ceremonies and parades, etc.

Now So. Korea intends to sell these as military surplus to US suppliers/distributors.

So we may see an influx of Garands and Carbines on the US military surplus market.

I had a Rockola in my hands and passed on the purchase. Still kicking myself on that one.

This all depends on how S. Korea received the weapons - under which U.S. program. They may have to be returned to the U.S. Army, in which case they would be turned over to the CMP for sale to U.S. citizens - the taxpayers who originally paid for them. All options are covered by law. Personally, I would rather see them eventually sold from the CMP.

Also, these have not been sitting in warehouses since the end of the Korean War. The ROK Army and the KMC carried these as issue weapons up until sometime during the Viet Nam war.

Will they, and this is not a joke, also have short butts? Like the ARVN supplied weapons?

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Originally posted by LionHunter:
This all depends on how S. Korea received the weapons - under which U.S. program. They may have to be returned to the U.S. Army, in which case they would be turned over to the CMP for sale to U.S. citizens - the taxpayers who originally paid for them. All options are covered by law. Personally, I would rather see them eventually sold from the CMP.

Also, these have not been sitting in warehouses since the end of the Korean War. The ROK Army and the KMC carried these as issue weapons up until sometime during the Viet Nam war.

Yeah . . . well . . . I tend not to take very accurate notes when I'm half asleep in bed, listening to the radio at 3 AM.

"Sitting in warehouses since the end of the war" -- I may have missed something in the reference.

According to the feature, the guns belong to So. Korea.

I just checked with CMP and they are not involved in this in any way, which would indicate these rifles were not transferred to S. Korea as part of the MAP program and were likely given outright (Why, you ask?). They would then be allowed to sell these to an importer. The importer would require permits from the Obama administration to bring them into the U.S. where they would have to be inspected and checked for reliability before they could be sold as either C&R firearms or non-firing wall hangers. In either case, they will likely have many stamps on the wood and metal, which will degrade their value to collectors.

It is my guess that if and when these ever arrive back in the U.S. that the selling price will be high ($1000+), the weapons of lesser quality (worn and multiple stamps) and the collector value will be zero.

I wouldn't be holdin' my breath waiting for permits from the Obama administration to bring guns into the U.S.

The first big batch of garands and carbines came in in the late 80's and early 90's Anybody
else buy any of the "Blue Sky" import stamped stuff. These were Korean reimports. But it was under a different administration then too.

I bought a "Blue Sky" Garand in '87 or '88. Still have it, very nice condition, paid a whole $365 for it back then.