Hawkeye_Joe Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 For a nice M3A1? I can't believe that a Guide Lamp M3A1 costs nearly as much as a Colt Thompson. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/sad.gif Subguns: Date Posted: 02/01/2005 Price: $ 20 K Have for sale mint M3A1 Grease Gun, non C&R super rare gun will transfer on a form 4 or 3. Open to trades. Thanks for looking, Ed K FFL/SOT Contact Information Name: Ed K Street Address: City: Catonsville State/Province: Maryland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS9091 Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 If it is a non C&R, then it is not a Guide Lamp. If it is a Guide Lamp then it must be a re-weld. I thought only the Medea M3A1's were non C&R..maybe Ithaca's as well???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remo Williams Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 I read the add too and if it is a Guide Lamp that is not C&R, it is either a reweld or was reimported prior to the 1968 GCA. The Guide Lamp M3A1's are the rarest of the breed, (with the exception of some proto types) and will demand the most money. 20K is quite the jump from the 12k-13k they were asking for 6 months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye_Joe Posted February 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 I thought it was a large bite.. but I haven't been keeping up with the going rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonePostal Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Look VERY closely at the markings and it's apparent that it's a hand stamped M3A1 marking, not one done by the fine folks at the Guide Lamp plant in Indiana. Notice the dead giveaway RIA (Rock Island Arsenal) mfg stamp. It's a reweld with some M3A1 parts ala non-C&R done by RIA who did lots of MGs before the cutoff in 1986. http://home.comcast.net/~wcweasel/Roll_Stamp.jpg Prolly a good shooter but not worth even what an original plain jane M3 is worth. Buyer would have to be on crack to pay that price for a cobbled together shooter when real deal guns are cheaper. Gone Postal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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