M3A1 barrel sells for $576.00

[Frank I.]

M3A1 barrel sells for $576.00 on GB, standard issue (not a Vietnam era chromium-lined barrel) 

 

Original USGI M3A1 Grease Gun Barrel .45 ACP Stamped Marlin #5653435 PENNY! - NFA Parts & Accessories at GunBroker.com : 1144905892

[BillinBama]

Sign of the times, these things are getting scarce.  I sold my K parts kit earlier this year for way more than I paid,  but still below going rate.

[Rekraps]

Glad I stocked up on parts for all my guns... years ago. Plus when I find a deal, I get it. The M3 stuff is really getting tough to find. 

[John in IN]

I don't have any Marlin stamped barrels.  Maybe something about the maker that people wanted. IDK.

 

John

[Frank I.]

Marlin marked barrel collars are fairly common, I would think an Guide Lamp-subcontractor or Ithaca marked barrel,  would be desirable for either one of those M3A1 mfg. The page below are Guide Lamp WWII sub-contractors in 1943.

 

[Colt Chopper]

I was bidding on that barrel, but stopped way before it ended. I guess I'm behind the times.

[Frank I.]

I got lucky a few months ago, there was a M3A1 barrel assembly on GB for a "buy it now" price of $125.00, I bought it.

After it arrived, I discovered that the barrel was one of the rare Vietnam-era chromium-lined barrels, mounted in a Guide subcontractor DTD (Detroit Transmission Division) barrel collar.  I had one before, but reluctantly sold it.  

Oddly, M3 and M3A1 parts are getting somewhat hard to find, except for the magazines. At SAR West 2025 just about every vendor had GG mags on their tables, as low as $25.00 NIW. Many were post-war, Vietnam era Parkerized finish, made by Jahn (J marked)