detector25 Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Hello all, I have a fully functional Guidelamp M3, with an overall nice looking finish that has a couple of minor wear spots along the arc of the charging lever. It may have been a re-Parkerize, but I'm not certain. It's legally own owned and transferrable on a Form 4. I'm interested in getting an idea of its value and where I can advertise it. Thanks for any help.M3 right side.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) Popular places to list: http://www.subguns.com/classifieds/?db=nfafirearms&category=All+Items+in+this+Category&query=category&search_and_display_db_button=on&results_format=headlines http://www.sturmgewehr.com/webBBS/nfa4sale.cgi GunBroker.com is a popular auction site. A recent listing of a similar gun from a seller with a large number of completed auctions with good feedback has failed to get any bids at a no reserve starting price of $16,000. See http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=437981846. Due to the large number of fraudulent listings and the high value of these items, be prepared for buyers that are cautious about getting in to a transaction. Edited September 5, 2014 by Shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwl Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Shooter---Rock Island Auction has a sale coming up with a C&R M3 at a estimated price of $7,500 to $12,000. I may be interested in your M3 if its a C&R. E-mail me if you wish to discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Looks like it's been reparked. Not a big deal. The cocking handle scrape is present on 80% of the guns I've seen so that's not an issue IMO. I sold one last year in that condition for 16K on gunbroker. I'd use sturmgewehr to list it since the audience is pretty much the same as subguns. They are not quick sellers since the market is advanced collectors for the most part. Your buyer will be at least 45 years old and more likely 50's+. If you want to sell it quickly 12K will do it. If you want to wait months think about 16k. That's been my experience, hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexanderA Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 IMO C&R Greaseguns are on the verge of appreciating rapidly, perhaps even faster than Thompsons. I think a conservative value target would be $20,000 within five years. If you don't need to sell, it would pay to hang on to it for a while longer. If you need to sell, consider selling to a reputable dealer (although you'll get less than full value) and avoid all the uncertainties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Looks like it's been reparked. Not a big deal. The cocking handle scrape is present on 80% of the guns I've seen so that's not an issue IMO. I sold one last year in that condition for 16K on gunbroker. I'd use sturmgewehr to list it since the audience is pretty much the same as subguns. They are not quick sellers since the market is advanced collectors for the most part. Your buyer will be at least 45 years old and more likely 50's+. If you want to sell it quickly 12K will do it. If you want to wait months think about 16k. That's been my experience, hope that helps.What are you saying that only "old guys" have Grease Guns??? I just bought mine in April and I'm 29 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dog 1110 Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Check out the Machinegun Price Guide website.The chart for C&R Grease Guns also includes M3A1 models.I'd say $16-17,000 would be a fair price and you could negotiate lower if you need to. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Here is one listed on Sturm the other day http://www.sturmgewehr.com/webBBS/nfa4sale.cgi?read=174446 Does your gun have any British Proof Markings on it? Barrel/Bolt/Receiver? A hoop welded over top of the magazine release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Got Uzi,I was saying that, buy you are clearly ahead of your time! Glad to know younger people are interested in other things besides HK's, M16's, and MACS......and of course Uzi's. Not that there is anything wrong with any of those, but the history on that stuff is potentially "in the making" sort of. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm 30 and have a '28A1 and a M55 Reising. The only new thing in my safe is my early 90's 10/22 but it's ok, it's a suppressed SBR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I like modern firearms as well as the older ones. In my safe you will find anything from a 1900 C96 Mauser to a new BCM 18" AR precision. I like it all....just some better than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm a bit more specific. My goal is to own one of everything our boys would've carried during World War I or World War II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Well with that theme in mind I have been watching the M50 Reising market to snag one of those. I also have my eye out for a S&W 76 as they, the Swedish K, and the M3 Grease Gun were used by Special Forces during Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffen Und Bier Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) The PD I used to work for had one that they acquired from Interordco back in 1963. It had British proofs and about 85% black paint. The local dealer who got it from them circa 1988/89 - he traded them 3 Mossberg shotguns and a stainless Mini 14 that wouldn't hold zero at 100 yards The dealer promptly took it to a local hack who parkerized it At any rate, prior to the housing bubble bursting, M3's were bring $20k just like USGI M1A1 Thompsons. Doesn't seem as many of them out there, but I would say the same price as a USGI M1A1. Edited September 14, 2015 by Waffen Und Bier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZelenka Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I saw one today that was bought from InterArms in 1964 for $29.50. One owner. Has black paint and British mag release modification. Unfortunately, the owner put the self sticking camouflage tape on it and it doesn't really want to come off. How to take that off without removing the paint is an interesting question. The 1964 dated form 5 was interesting. Much less information than we fill out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I really got lucky when I bought mine this year. It was a registered DEWAT (still deactivated when I bought it) I paid $9,000 for a paperweight that wouldn't even work but was so glad that I did. My dealer/manufacture and I got it back up and running now. I'm going to replace the magazine loop (original one was cut off leaving 2 "tits" on the side of the magazine well) and I am up in the air about having it parkerized then repainting it black. Call me crazy but I think they look better black than parked. I'm not surprised to hear about dealers doing that kind of stuff to local PD's. The more I'm involved with the Class 3 world and the more of the local LEO's I come in contact with the more stories I hear about dealers sticking it to PD's for transferable guns. I'm not saying that all of them are that way but there are more and more stories coming out about it, it now makes me understand how a few of them got where they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffen Und Bier Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) They definitely got it stuck to them. The chief was as complicit as the dealer. I told the chief what it was worth, but he didn't listen (similar poor decisions led to an "early retirement" for him. I collected and appreciated machine guns back then and was sickened by them getting way less than the gun was worth (and with no competitive bid - again, poor choices of the chief) and the originality of the gun being trashed subsequently. It would have been a conflict of interest for me to acquire it, so I didn't. Sucks to stand helplessly on the sidelines. Edited September 16, 2015 by Waffen Und Bier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 I have a deal going that I can not discuss on an open forum right now due to conflict of interest but I have known of some departments who have taken less than the gun was worth or "picked who would purchase it" due to their reputation and they wanted to see the gun stay local due to its history. To be honest I don't see an issue with that but when dealers were, and probably still are, robbing PD's blind like that it gives those who are honest a bad name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt Chopper Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) Really John ? Really ??? Edited September 25, 2015 by Colt Chopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Chopper-there was a local dealer who pulled a stunt like that, basically ripped off a local PD because they didn't know values or the difference between transferable and post sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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