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<blockquote data-quote="flatwins" data-source="post: 2030784" data-attributes="member: 5655"><p>Blue Sky was just one of the importers. There is a lot of history surrounding the .30 Carbines. Some were left in Europe after the war so they later had to be reimported back to the US while most came back after the war with the troops and were not required to go through an importer. Generally the non-imports are worth a little more. The Carbines used to be cheap but these days a functioning, decent, unmodified example with fetch at least $500 and go up from there. Since most were arsenal mix-masters, they contain parts from all the various wartime contractors and occasionally you will find a really rare part that could be worth some dollars. I sold a stock (semi rare Saginaw S'G') off one not long ago for over $500 on eBay.</p><p></p><p>Here's my .02: I have several different firearms including military surplus, black rifles, etc., and I prefer guns that tell a story. The US military surplus guns do just that and continue to gain value every year so just be careful before selling it off and regretting it later. <img src="/images/smilies/new/cry11.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":cry11:" title="Cry11 :cry11:" data-shortname=":cry11:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flatwins, post: 2030784, member: 5655"] Blue Sky was just one of the importers. There is a lot of history surrounding the .30 Carbines. Some were left in Europe after the war so they later had to be reimported back to the US while most came back after the war with the troops and were not required to go through an importer. Generally the non-imports are worth a little more. The Carbines used to be cheap but these days a functioning, decent, unmodified example with fetch at least $500 and go up from there. Since most were arsenal mix-masters, they contain parts from all the various wartime contractors and occasionally you will find a really rare part that could be worth some dollars. I sold a stock (semi rare Saginaw S'G') off one not long ago for over $500 on eBay. Here's my .02: I have several different firearms including military surplus, black rifles, etc., and I prefer guns that tell a story. The US military surplus guns do just that and continue to gain value every year so just be careful before selling it off and regretting it later. :cry11: [/QUOTE]
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