Blue Sky m1 Garand

[NOTABIKER]

I made a offer on a 1943 Springfield Garand that was bought in 1990 and never fired.it comes in the box it was sold in in 1990 with salse recept and instruction manual.After doing some reading i am almost certin it was imported from south Korea in the late 1980s. The stock is full of usage dings but no chunks missing. Very dark wood with no stampings. I think the Koreans refurbished it a long time ago. The barrel has the Blue Sky import markings. The metal is green parkerized. No US markings on the front of the barrel near the front sight. The bore is very nice so i think the Koreans re barreled it. It is no beauty queen but the wear is honest . I think i want it. He paid 400 for it in 1990. My offer is 600 dollars.
I think the owner [ a old Korean gentleman ] thinks he has a valuable rifle.
The green parkerizing is kind of ugly, the wood is rough and it has a no US barrel markings. The bolt is SA but a very dark black color.I told him high retail was between 900-1200 dollars.I tried to give him good information and referenced the CMP and gun boards if he wants to find out more himself. I think he will not take my 600 offer. O Well i did not fall in love with it for more than 600.

[highpower790]

Us barrel markings will be on side of barrel,visible when op rod is pulled back in chamber area.Mix master of parts .no different than any other M1,with the exception of it being imported...nothing special!Offer 700 tops!

[NOTABIKER]

Us barrel markings will be on side of barrel,visible when op rod is pulled back in chamber area.Mix master of parts .no different than any other M1,with the exception of it being imported...nothing special!Offer 700 tops!

Yes with the operating rod pulled back no markings visible. I removed the stock and found no markings on the barrel at all. Just import stamping.

[SVT-40]

If you get it I have the ideal accessory..... Korean modified Garand bayonets!!!

[Enfield47]

John, if you can get it for $600-$700 it's a decent deal. If you go over that, I don't know that it's worth it. The import marking devalues it a bit and a CMP rifle isn't much more. With the CMP you know also it's been looked over and graded appropriately.

[NOTABIKER]

It has been 24 hrs and no response. sticking to 600 on my end. Man that green parkerizing looks ******
.i had a 1944 1903a3 springfield that had nice looking green parkerizing but not this very used M1. That heavily used dark wood stock does give it character though.

[Orlando]

I beleive Buffalo Arms and Marlin replacement barrels are unmarked on the side, they are marked on top under rear hand guard

[Tom-ADC]

I have a Blue sky M1 Carbine I bought when they first came in from Korea, the Bkue sky isn't stamped very deep and we have shot the heck out of it, it has been a safe queen over the last few years. Mines a Winchester. Where I in the market for a Garand based on how the carbine has been I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[Orlando]

I have a Blue sky M1 Carbine I bought when they first came in from Korea, the Bkue sky isn't stamped very deep and we have shot the heck out of it, it has been a safe queen over the last few years. Mines a Winchester. Where I in the market for a Garand based on how the carbine has been I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Blue Skys are a crap shoot. I bought a Blue Sky Carbine in the early 1980's. It looked great but thats where it stopped. Blue Sky refinshed them so they would sell. Mine the muzzle was so worn it grouped like a shotgun.
I put it away for many years until I found a like new USGI Inland barrel to install
Good thing was it cost less than $150 shipped back then

[WMG]

I have seen some green parkerizing on SA rifles I really liked.
You had to take some outdoors to even notice.
I doubt I'd even TAKE $600 for the gun mentioned even with CMP fields being $630.00 as I probably could get more than that HOWEVER .... I probably wouldn't PAY $600 for one like that being the CMP Fields are $630.
See the difference there.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

$600 is a fair offer. I wouldn't pay more. Any idea of the MW/TE? Unsurprising that the seller thinks he has something special. Non collector types always seem to think their old guns are special and rare. I have read that Blue Sky import marks were sometimes jackhammered into the barrels enough to damage them.

If the seller wants to high ball you because he is wishing on a star that Audie Murphy personally greased a waffen ss field Marshall with it, tell him to kick rocks.

Since the CMP pricing was mentioned above, perhaps some might find this useful: I have had a SG order in the queue since September. After emailing them I got a call from a nice lady that they are slowly fulfilling all the orders sent in before they went OOS. I think FG's are still available and I'd go for that rather than your buddy's ultra rare Blue Sky beater.

[musketjon]

I remember selling those in the early 80's when I worked at Turner's in Orange. Some of them were ok but most of them were pretty beat. Rode hard and put up wet, so to speak.
Jon

[mj1]

I saw a half dozen of these m1 s' in the mid 80's and all had broken op-rod springs and worn clip latches and other small parts. I recall one op-rod spring was in six pieces. A careful inspection is in order. But for $199 ea. we got four running rifles by mixing parts and it only cost $80 to get all up and running. Bores were a whole other story. In the end everyone was OK with what they got.

Good Luck

[aghauler]

$600 is a fair offer. I wouldn't pay more. Any idea of the MW/TE? Unsurprising that the seller thinks he has something special. Non collector types always seem to think their old guns are special and rare. I have read that Blue Sky import marks were sometimes jackhammered into the barrels enough to damage them.

If the seller wants to high ball you because he is wishing on a star that Audie Murphy personally greased a waffen ss field Marshall with it, tell him to kick rocks.

Since the CMP pricing was mentioned above, perhaps some might find this useful: I have had a SG order in the queue since September. After emailing them I got a call from a nice lady that they are slowly fulfilling all the orders sent in before they went OOS. I think FG's are still available and I'd go for that rather than your buddy's ultra rare Blue Sky beater.

You DO know Audie Murphy mostly used and preferred the M 1 Carbine right?

And you're right get the CMP " newly built up" Field Grade, better idea then getting a Blue Sky anything, I used to sell Blue Sky stuff when I had my 01 FFL in the 1980's - 1990's.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

You DO know Audie Murphy mostly used and preferred the M 1 Carbine right?

And you're right get the CMP " newly built up" Field Grade, better idea then getting a Blue Sky anything, I used to sell Blue Sky stuff when I had my 01 FFL in the 1980's - 1990's.

Yes, and I do not mean to trivialize the real Audie Murphy, who along with Jimmy Stewart were legends in warfare as well as Hollywood legends and great Americans.