What are our surplus guns worth?

[Joe Boleo]

I thought I had a pretty good idea of what surplus arms are worth after collecting them for a few decades. Now I am not so sure. Those of us that started acquiring surplus arms many years ago remember the good old days when the supply of military guns was very high and prices were dirt cheap. Those days are long gone.

I was in a gun shop last evening getting my hunting licenses and saw a 1903-A3 Springfield that just came in. The exterior metal was beautiful and the G.I. stock had lovely cartouches. When I removed the bolt my heart sank because the bore was ruined from what was probably the use of corrosive ammo and improper cleaning. The hand tag price was $600.00 and it sold while I was buying my hunting licenses.

Guess I am glad I got what I have when I got them and need to revise the value of my surplus stuff. Take care...
Joe

[jplonghunter]

Joe

It is all about supply and demand. The demand for milsurps is still relatively high,however,supply is no longer limitless.
If you have milsurps it would be wise to re-evaluate their worth if they were purchased prior to 2000 .

jplonghunter

[Adam Helmer]

Joe Boleo,

We old guys began laying up our "Heap" of military surplus arms in the 1950s and 1960s. I know it is hard to get our minds around an 03-A3 for $600.00 when we handled many mint ones in the $25-$30 range long ago and FAR away.

I suggest you keep your arms on establishment in A-1 condition and put me in your Will. LOL.

Adam

[gumpokc]

Boy aitn that the truth.

At a recent gunshow in oklahoma city, several of the tables had what they called milsurps.

They may have been milsurps at one time, but the way some fo them looked, I would have been ashamed to use them for fenceposts.

worn out, knocked around, missing parts, even saw a few with dusty rust of them, _on a sale table_.

Things just aint the way the were or should be.

and they aint getting better either :/