Fair market value CMP M1911???

[waffles]

I'll be going for one. Much less than the price of most surplus 1911s, and pretty damn fair. I was expecting higher.

Also, let's remember the CMP's mission (posted below) is not to give dirt cheap 1911s/Garands/whatever to Americans as their birthright, but rather to support shooting/marksmanship activities.

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is a national organization dedicated to training and educating U. S. citizens in responsible uses of firearms and airguns through gun safety training, marksmanship training and competitions. The CMP is a federally chartered 501(c)(3) corporation that places its highest priority on serving youth through gun safety and marksmanship activities that encourage personal growth and build life skills.

[Scanker19]

I'll be going for one. Much less than the price of most surplus 1911s, and pretty damn fair. I was expecting higher.

Also, let's remember the CMP's mission (posted below) is not to give dirt cheap 1911s/Garands/whatever to Americans as their birthright, but rather to support shooting/marksmanship activities.

Jinx!!!

[BPTactical]

Want a pistol that may have been at Belleau Wood, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Normandy, Bastogne, Chosin Reservoir, Khe Sanh, Pleiku?

Shut up and pay the money.

[Grant H.]

Want a pistol that may have been at Belleau Wood, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Normandy, Bastogne, Chosin Reservoir, Khe Sanh, Pleiku?

Shut up and pay the money.

This would be the only reason to buy these.

Personally, I see no value in buying one of these for "historical" purposes...

Good luck to all who decide to put in for one!

[Bailey Guns]

^^ That's how I see it.

[Big E3]

I will be trying for a service grade just to hand to my dad and ask him if he thinks it’s the one he carried in Italy during WWII. I want to see if his face lights up just a little, that will be worth the price I pay.

[bczandm]

I will be trying for a service grade just to hand to my dad and ask him if he thinks it’s the one he carried in Italy during WWII. I want to see if his face lights up just a little, that will be worth the price I pay.

I bought my dad a M1 Carbine, this is his photo during WWII. In his 80's he could shoot better than I could in my 50's. The Army taught him well. Enjoy your dad while you can, my is gone and we sure do miss him!

[Chaffee2]

The only thing I'm concerned about is us older farts. If my luck holds like normal I'll be in my late 60s before I get one. I've never gotten a bad rifle from the CMP and I would expect the 1911 is going to be the same.

[spqrzilla]

The CMP is doling these out to get funding for their actual mission going forward, especially since their stock of M1 Garands is getting thin.

But if anyone truly thinks that these are not "market value", then they should find someone to cover a bet that the pistols don't sell out.

If anyone was really confident in such a bold opinion....

[rondog]

A friend of mine said he wanted to show me "his grandpa's old Army pistol", and pulled out a WWI vintage Colt M1911 in outstanding condition, although it had rubber target grips on it. He didn't know what it really was, so I filled him in and helped date it by s/n. I mentioned it was a shame it didn't have the original walnut stocks, and then he reached back in the drawer and said "these things?" Sure enough.

I'd consider that pistol to be priceless!