Armory Sponsor
Posted: 5/26/2026 4:33:03 PM EDT
|
I have been tasked with finding the value and selling some rifles from a family member's estate. Can you guys help me out with the value of each of these rifles? I took a ton of pictures of them, can take more if i missed any important markings or anything else. A garand, m1 carbine, m1a, model 97 and an 1884 trapdoor 45-70 Imgur folder |
|
A lot to take in on photos, OP. The Garand is a post-war International Harvester, GunBroker selling these $1500-$1700. I have two of the Springfield Trapdoors (Paid $1000-$1100 each), the M1 Carbine is a type-1 version with the “I” strap attachment slot—can’t tell manufacturer. Figure $1300 and up depending upon manufacturer. M1A looks around $1800. The model 97 shotgun are starting bids at $600 with one listed at $2800. To get a top price, you’ll need to do individual research on each of these…manufacturer, are they serial number matching, et cetera. If I lived closer, I’d make you a bid for the whole lot… |
Wild Man of East TN
|
Wow, those are some nice looking & well cared for firearms! Definitely do your homework. The 1903 is a Mark I, which are less common & have a cool history. The M1a is probably a '70s-'80s manufacture & will have mostly GI parts in it, including that lockbar rear sight, which is what everyone wants & pays more for. The '97 looks like it's a take down model, was made in 1953 & had a Cutts compensator added at some point. The M1 carbine has post war upgrades, except for the safety. You'll have to look under the rear sight for the manufacturer, which will affect the sale price. Also look for a maker & date on the barrel, by the front sight. The M1 Garand, as already noted, is an IHC, which are less common & a little more collectible to some folks. It has a national match rear sight on it &, if correct & not a fake, a WWII Springfield Armory stock, which some people pay a premium for. I don't know anything about Trapdoor rifles other than yours is the infantry model, sorry. |
|
Highly recommend taking detail photos of each individually and organizing them individually. The 20th century rifles and the shotgun are probably already well covered here, so I will focus on the trapdoor. It looks like it has potential but your photos don't show the serial or all of the cartouches. The serial is necessary to know if the "1873" block can be considered correct. The trapdoors were incrementally updated but it was the introduction of the buffington rear sight that prompted the model change to '1884.' However, as the breechblocks did not change, and as the armory had a great many "1873" dated blocks on hand, the 1873 date blocks were used into 1887. I *think* the cartouche date is 1886, so if that is in line with the serial number, the 1873 block would be correct. |
Res ad triarios rediit.
“Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.” - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
“Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.” - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
|
Originally Posted By Lemmonhead: The M1A has a SA commercial bolt and has a lot code that has been recalled by SAI. Contact SAI about getting a replacement bolt. The rifle will have to be sent to SA if it needs a new bolt. I had a 28,xxx Springfield Armory rifle that had a bolt marked HHH, that had to be returned. You can't just swap bolts and not check headspace. |
Armory Sponsor