Gas traps are well documented elsewhere (most notably in Billy Pile’s The Gas Trap M1 Garand), so I’ll not go into detail here, but these collector firearms are not only extremely early, but also remarkably rare since most rifles using the problematic gas trap systems were later converted to usable gas port versions. This M1 Gas Trap Garand sold for $28,750 in December of 2012 at Rock Island Auction Company. Developed in 1936-38, they were the first attempts by the US Army to produce and field a semi-automatic rifle prior to WWII. Only the earliest of M1 Garands utilize a “gas trap” system instead of the standard gas port drilled into the barrel, and with the low serial number of 2838, this rifle readily qualifies. Early Springfield Armory 'Gas Trap' M1 Garand Semi-Automatic Rifle: $28,750 (December 2012) Let’s take a look at the 15 top M1 Garand rifles sold at Rock Island Auction Company to date.Įver wonder what the prices and trends for M1 Garands were in the past? If so, this is the perfect blog for you! Discover the beauty of firearm economics! 15.

There are some very special M1 Garand rifles out there and Rock Island Auction Company has had the distinct pleasure of selling many of them, often at prices that induce hyperventilating in the average wallet.

We’re not just talking about finding a Winchester-made version versus one produced by Springfield Armory. Military firearms that were sold during the September Premier Firearms Auction in 2020.Įverybody is after an M1 Garand for sale, but some are more desirable than others. RIAC President Kevin Hogan discusses some of the collection defining U.S.

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