tal35 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 I am going to be listing for sale down the road posibly 1. TRW M14 it was a rec. registered by Neil smith, not a re-weld, but the s/n range is not a s/n ever produced. I spoke to Frank I. about it and sent him pics to confirm it wasnt a re-weld, and it wasnt one. But, the s/n is not in the manuf. range. All TRW and a beautiful stock. Any idea on a selling price? Will put a pic below. 2. an M14 rec. is springfield (commercial) that was built as a T44E5 with the majority of the parts being original T44E5 Mint, along with an original T44E5 magazine. Looking to get an idea on a realistic selling price. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal35 Posted March 20 Author Report Share Posted March 20 Anyone?? No m14 collectors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Would you share the serial number? I am curious on whose serial number block it falls within. I was issued TRW 1512512X by my LE agency when we carried M14's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal35 Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 No one here has sold a TRW? Just trying to get an idea of the value, selling value, what kind of money could they expect to bring?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 (edited) Both combinations of your serial number are outside of assigned TRW serial number blocks. My advise is the post photographs of your rifle on Machinegun Boards and let others comment. You can sign up for free photo hosting site like Imgur. http://machinegunpriceguide.com/html/us_mg_11.html http://machinegunpriceguide.com/html/us_mg_12.html Edited March 22 by Bridgeport28A1 Added price guide links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoscoeTurner Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 2 hours ago, Bridgeport28A1 said: Both combinations of your serial number are outside of assigned TRW serial number blocks. My advise is the post photographs of your rifle on Machinegun Boards and let others comment. You can sign up for free photo hosting site like Imgur. http://machinegunpriceguide.com/html/us_mg_11.html http://machinegunpriceguide.com/html/us_mg_12.html You can also just attach the photos at the bottom of your post using the "choose files" option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal35 Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 I knew I could put them in the post, but I would want to block out part of the s/n and for what I was wondering I needed to have it all viewable. I am thinking on both or them in the $20-25k range. Machinegunprice guide is ok but it is always a year behind on the dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA amnesty Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 (edited) Bridgeport is giving you excellent advice. If you can prove this is a real TRW, then you are looking in the 30k range or higher. However based on the serial number, it is outside the know range and would be suspect. Posting detailed photos will allow experts to evaluate and advise you on what you have. Strum had a H & R and seller was asking 30k but not sure if it sold. You can join that site and search in the data base for pricing. https://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/topic/40783-fs-m14-rifle-cr-hr-excellent-condition-30000/ On 3/22/2026 at 6:56 AM, Bridgeport28A1 said: Both combinations of your serial number are outside of assigned TRW serial number blocks. My advise is the post photographs of your rifle on Machinegun Boards and let others comment. You can sign up for free photo hosting site like Imgur. http://machinegunpriceguide.com/html/us_mg_11.html http://machinegunpriceguide.com/html/us_mg_12.html port Edited March 24 by NFA amnesty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 On 3/20/2026 at 9:22 AM, tal35 said: Anyone?? No m14 collectors? So i own a SA Factory Select Fire (SN 000641), early 1972 gun. Is your SA a factory select fire or conversion? If it's factory, then SA made only 479 of the guns, and although the M14 is a stepchild with respect to collecting and pricing, I would value it (if it's factory FA) at about $22,500 - $24,000. My gun is all TRW except the receiver. As far as the TRW M14, registered by SEI, I'd value it right about the same. I absolutely love my gun and there are just not that many of them. They are just not an everyday shooter.... Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 On 3/22/2026 at 1:41 PM, tal35 said: I knew I could put them in the post, but I would want to block out part of the s/n and for what I was wondering I needed to have it all viewable. I am thinking on both or them in the $20-25k range. Machinegunprice guide is ok but it is always a year behind on the dates. Tal... you alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal35 Posted March 29 Author Report Share Posted March 29 Sorry just been offline for a bit. The S/A was done by them with a custom s/n as a MG T44E5 M15 before 1986 I have a bunch of pics of the receiver on the TRW I can send a link to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal35 Posted March 29 Author Report Share Posted March 29 https://postimg.cc/gallery/5CNFkmP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 I never knew SA did custom SN's....so someone sent them the TRW receiver and they built a FA gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 While not related to your pricing question there is a 2018 thread with information on Neal Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal35 Posted March 30 Author Report Share Posted March 30 https://postimg.cc/gallery/5CNFkmP No, the springfield armory did the custom s/n not TRW . The TRW was done by neil smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 2 hours ago, tal35 said: https://postimg.cc/gallery/5CNFkmP No, the springfield armory did the custom s/n not TRW . The TRW was done by neil smith How interesting. I have no idea how to value it. Generally speaking the prices I noted earlier seem to follow the market for these guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal35 Posted April 5 Author Report Share Posted April 5 T44E5 pic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 (edited) The M14 has acquired a bad rap in the last twenty years or so, mostly among internet warriors who have never qualified with it nor used it in combat. Ian McCullum of Forgotten Weapons dot com refers to is as, "America's worst service rifle". He is influential. I beg to differ and believe that the design is superb. The M14 is the tool of a trained rifleman. The M14's Achilles heel is its very low sustained rate of fire (FM 23-8, Page 5). If this is exceeded by much, the stock and upper hand guard will begin to smoke and char. This rate was never exceeded during US Army and Marine Corps qualification and training. Edited April 5 by TSMGguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 2 hours ago, TSMGguy said: The M14 has acquired a bad rap in the last twenty years or so, mostly among internet warriors who have never qualified with it nor used it in combat. Ian McCullum of Forgotten Weapons dot com refers to is as, "America's worst service rifle". He is influential. I beg to differ and believe that the design is superb. The M14 is the tool of a trained rifleman. The M14's Achilles heel is its very low sustained rate of fire (FM 23-8, Page 5). If this is exceeded by much, the stock and upper hand guard will begin to smoke and char. This rate was never exceeded during US Army and Marine Corps qualification and training. Great points all. While at West Point (as a cadet) everyone had a M14 which we kept in our rooms. The rifles were US Government issue, but modified (like most were) to semi-auto only. We loved those guns. For training however, we carried M16's. In Ranger School I carried a FA M14. Loved it. While training in Ft. Benning in 1985 I purchased a SA M1A and was lucky enough to have the Army Markmanship Unit (AMU) on the range the same day. They took my rifle and gave it a working over... A few years ago I had the opportunity to buy a very low SN SA M1A which was factory select fire. What a great gun. I love shooting it and on FA it's a blast. Kinda of a bitch to clean but oh well. Everyone should get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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