[csmkersh]

Unless some damned politician gets in the way.

http://www.guns.com/2015/05/08/house-advances-amendment-to-sell-milsurp-1911s-through-cmp/

 

[bearcat6]

That would be nice, but I've heard this for years, CMP selling 1911s, I'll believe it when I see them for sale on the CMP web site.

 

[Skeptic49]

The issue 1911A1s were in pretty ratty shape when I was inspecting Ft. Hood, in 1975...God only knows what they are like now!

Geoff
Who would not be interested.

 

[GunGeek]

I recall reading somewhere that the prices for these aren't going to be cheap. I think they start at around $1,200.00-ish.

 

[Diamondback]

Don't count McBackstabber out yet... it ain't a done deal til the old warhorses hit Anniston.

 

[csmkersh]

I recall reading somewhere that the prices for these aren't going to be cheap. I think they start at around $1,200.00-ish.

While too high for my pocketbook, that's about what I've seen for 1911A1s marked government property and in shootable condition. The rack 1911s were pretty sorry shooters back in the late 1980s so I normally carried my own pistol even if the ARs said it was verboten.

 

[shep854]

https://www.thegunwriter.com/23661/cmp-general-manager-can-expect-pay-surplus-1911/
CMP General Manager: What you can expect to pay for a surplus 1911

Steve Cooper is the general manager of CMP North as well as their marketing manager.
"Their values might be a little bit less, but we want some sort of threshold to prevent anyone from coming in off the street and plunking down $400. I would guess they'd sell for $800 to $1,000 but they'll go by grade like our M-1s - service grade to collector grade. The rarer ones - ones with all matching numbers or ones carried by celebrities or heroes with provenance, will go to our auction house."

 

[Javlin]

back in the news.....

President Trump is expected to soon sign off on a bill greenlighting the Army to make available for sale a limited number of these M1911s to American civilians.

How to get your hands on a historic M1911 pistol from the US Army stockpile | Fox News

 

[shep854]

They are tempting, but since I have an Auto-Ordnance clone, I will probably be satisfied with that. Hoops and price for the real deal are a bit off-putting.

 

[shep854]

It's really happening!
CMP Receives First Shipment of Surplus 1911s - The Firearm BlogThe Firearm Blog
CMP Receives First Shipment of Surplus 1911s

 

[DavidE]

Thank you, Shep!

Just in time for Valentine's Day!

 

[GunGeek]

I also read that CMP recently repatriated 99k Garands. 86,000 from the Philippines, and 13,000 from Turkey.

That's fantastic news!!!

 

[shep854]

Aren't there still a bunch of Garands and carbines languishing in RoK?

 

[Javlin]

Aren't there still a bunch of Garands and carbines languishing in RoK?

I thought it was those the last administration blocked :dunno: it could as well been the Philippines since both are PTO.

 

[shep854]

I thought there was in fact I thought it was those the last administration blocked :dunno: it could as well been the Philippines since both are PTO.

What I was thinking. I already have one of each, but think it would be great for others to have the chance to own some real history.