Conrad Posted April 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 I called the shop that has the GB M1. Basically no history known. Pics said to be incoming and Ill post them once here. Said no knowledge or appearance of rewat. For a gun that is going to get used a lot I like the price point. Rifling said to be excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Petroleum 1,the gunbroker gun has been refinished relatively recently by modern means, beadblasting then phosphate since everything is a uniform color. Reuben's gun has a blued and updated rear sight, blued barrel, etc which either how it was assembled originally, or when it was overhauled they would update the sight and install a new barrel.....no need to refinish the whole gun as aesthetics was secondary. I'm not a Thompson aficionado even though I still have three and owned a bunch more, so others in the know hopefully will chime in as to when the rear sights were changed to the protected version? And when the cutoff was for upgrading and remarking to M1A1 (somehow I'm thinking it was random?). I could dig through the library, but am too lazy at the moment and can't remember? Mine looks just like Reuben's, but is remarked to M1A1 even thought the rest of the features are identical. I'm a little surprised he doesn't show the matching numbers on the lower in a photo? In this specific case for me personally, Reuben's gun is the better buy IMO (I can't even believe I typed that?) Getting actual history on most of these guns is pretty tough. Most of them led mundane lives, which is why they still look nice and are with us today. The stuff that really got used is on ebay as "battlefield relics". I can't tell you how many Vietnam stories I overhear at gun shows from guys in their late 50's. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Johnson...ty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Ok. Got high def pics. They're 14MB, anyone know how to attach them (sorry, first time)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 i use Imagur use the BBCode copy, then past here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddemon02 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 could use microsoft paint or other program to resave them with basically the same quality, but at a lower file size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjong-ni Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 HTH: "Vietnam stories I overhear from guys in their late fifties". Great observation! Last week: "Wow, yeah my buddy was in Vietnam in 1969. Airborne, Tank commander. He's your age". Really? Commander? College grad, basic, OCS, Ft Knox, jump-school? Your buddy would be..."75"?.....Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Here goes nothing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renovate7 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Well as a total aside, Rueben shows 160 mg's for sale! A LOT of uzi's, m16's, reisings. Is he liquidating someone else's guns? That's a lot of inventory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adg105200 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 We'll, it was definitely refinished - apparently with the barrel on judging by the scratch marks on the top of the barrel. GEG, RLB, etc markings are a little faded. How did the serial No. And other letter/number markings fare? Any other side pictures of the receiver? Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Just those pics in the gunbroker auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Anyone else want to weigh in on where $22900 is a reasonable price on this? Should a refinish in which the barrel was not removed bother me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Pics are really lacking I cant judge anything from those pics Hows the bore?How strong are the stamps ? Need 20 pics up and down the gun. A pic of the bore would be nice Without a ton of pics how do you know its not pitted ? If not pitted and welded on I dont think its a bad deal from what I can see Of course make him an offer. Dont offer full price. Might get $1,000-2000 off Does it come w mags ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) I do see some pitting on the top Wonder how much more is there? You got a pic of the top and the bottom. Just a small area. You have almost nothing shown. At this rate you may need 50 pics to see the gun Edited April 10, 2018 by huggytree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Ok. Ill ask for more. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Here is another one to check out but i have no idea what that rear sight is doing on it and the add says its a 1978? https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/760684976 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightguy Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) "I'm a little surprised he doesn't show the matching numbers on the lower in a photo? In this specific case for me personally, Reuben's gun is the better buy IMO (I can't even believe I typed that?)" I'd buy the Gunbroker one at 5K less if you want a shooter. Just a tad more than a W. Hurley.If you want a collector get a Colt.Matching numbers on an arsenal refinished WW2 is special but for just a tad more you can get a Colt. Why fool around ? PS "Just a tad more" has cost me through the a** ! But well worth it in the long run after years of collecting other stuff. Edited April 10, 2018 by lightguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightguy Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) Here is another one to check out but i have no idea what that rear sight is doing on it and the add says its a 1978? https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/760684976Hey its only had 500 rounds through it !4 (count 'em) Killer pictures from a new seller !"Excellent" condition !What could go wrong ? Edited April 10, 2018 by lightguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Here is another one to check out but i have no idea what that rear sight is doing on it and the add says its a 1978? https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/760684976Hey its only had 500 rounds through it !4 (count 'em) Killer pictures from a new seller !What could go wrong ? Lol!! The gun makes no sense to me maybe a Numrich parts build in the 70s?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightguy Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Here is another one to check out but i have no idea what that rear sight is doing on it and the add says its a 1978? https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/760684976Hey its only had 500 rounds through it !4 (count 'em) Killer pictures from a new seller !What could go wrong ? Lol!! The gun makes no sense to me maybe a Numrich parts build in the 70s?? Who knows ?If its the real deal at 19K its a stealhttp://s2.quickmeme.com/img/28/28ef42680e4363e428684f5c703d5cda9f1d4958a37af18a2f466fb128f6f139.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted April 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) Here's more pics of the GB gun I've been posting... Lightguy - ok I'll bite. If I wait over the course of 1-2 years a search for a 21/28 Navy what could I reasonably expect to pay for a Colt? How much am I going to devalue it when I put 20,000 rounds through it in the next 5-10 years? Edit - I received the last two TATA mailings and my copy of American Thunder. Thanks for the rec everyone, awesome reading about the Baby Face Nelson gun. in TATA vol 49. Edited April 11, 2018 by Conrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Here is another one to check out but i have no idea what that rear sight is doing on it and the add says its a 1978? https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/760684976Hey its only had 500 rounds through it !4 (count 'em) Killer pictures from a new seller !What could go wrong ? Lol!! The gun makes no sense to me maybe a Numrich parts build in the 70s??The 19k gun may be an example of a welded/rewat gun. Only speculation and only based on a quick look at 4 crappy pics and the 1970s comment. Would warrant much more investigation if considering. Ps a decent Navy will be $30/32+ Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Here is another one to check out but i have no idea what that rear sight is doing on it and the add says its a 1978? https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/760684976Hey its only had 500 rounds through it !4 (count 'em) Killer pictures from a new seller !What could go wrong ? Lol!! The gun makes no sense to me maybe a Numrich parts build in the 70s??The 19k gun may be an example of a welded/rewat gun. Only speculation and only based on a quick look at 4 crappy pics and the 1970s comment. Would warrant much more investigation if considering. Ps a decent Navy will be $30/32+ RonDid they ever put the 1928 sights on the M1A1?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adg105200 Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) Here is another one to check out but i have no idea what that rear sight is doing on it and the add says its a 1978? https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/760684976Hey its only had 500 rounds through it !4 (count 'em) Killer pictures from a new seller !What could go wrong ? Lol!! The gun makes no sense to me maybe a Numrich parts build in the 70s??The 19k gun may be an example of a welded/rewat gun. Only speculation and only based on a quick look at 4 crappy pics and the 1970s comment. Would warrant much more investigation if considering. Ps a decent Navy will be $30/32+ RonDid they ever put the 1928 sights on the M1A1??The Lyman L sight was used on the early M1s before they switched to the one with protective ears. But not the A1s. Andrew Edited April 11, 2018 by Adg105200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted April 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 30/32 for a Navy?!? Anyone know someone looking to sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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