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mike arkin

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Jan 20, 2002, 9:46:21 AM1/20/02
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I was recently offered a chance to buy a NEW Breda M1 Garand. I was
told that these were new guns that were made with new old stock
receivers that had been found recently.

Price was $1000.

Is this the going price for one of these? Is this the real deal? Can
anyone shed more light onto the situation? Any web sites or news
stories about the breda guns?

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Jan 21, 2002, 10:40:24 AM1/21/02
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In <a2el7t$56t$1...@xring.cs.umd.edu> mar...@cravegames.com (mike arkin) writes:

#I was recently offered a chance to buy a NEW Breda M1 Garand. I was
#told that these were new guns that were made with new old stock
#receivers that had been found recently.

#Price was $1000.

#Is this the going price for one of these? Is this the real deal? Can
#anyone shed more light onto the situation? Any web sites or news
#stories about the breda guns?

I was not aware of any Breda M1's in the US, all of the Breda parts I'm aware
of came in as either parts kits or on US lend-lease Garands repatriatred from
the Danish.

Be warned, there are companies making new receivers for M1's, and assembling
them with parts kits, many of which contain Breda parts, but those are
generally sub-par in quality and safety.

James

Edward F. Arnold

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Jan 21, 2002, 11:08:52 AM1/21/02
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The Breda-manufactured Garands are selling for $200 Canadian right now in
Canada, in VG condition. Unfortunately, due to boneheaded US law, they
cannot be imported into the US, since they are classed as 'Lend-Lease'
weapons. Sounds to me more like someone snuck one across the border and is
trying to make a major profit.
For $1,000, you could get a totally legal CMP gun and have $500 worth of
accurizing done by Fulton Armory or another good smith.

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Buckshot

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Jan 21, 2002, 11:18:26 AM1/21/02
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Mike,

By your own description, it is NOT a new M1.

It is built on an old (read used) receiver and probably from used GI parts or
possibly even commercial reproduction parts then refinished to make it look new.

You can get a Danish M1 from the CMP for $420.00 or a GI Service Grade M1 from
the CMP for $520.00. If you are not a member of an affiliated club and don't
have any rounds for record on file (or a DD214) you might end up putting out
another $100.00 - $150.00 for that. Assuming the highest costs in both cases,
that would still leave you over $300.00 to have the rifle re-finished and make
it look pretty.

See: www.odcmp.com

Buckshot


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Gdremsek

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Jan 22, 2002, 1:54:23 AM1/22/02
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The M1 Garand that you are all talking about The Breda is made in Italy new
stocks and many new parts.There are going to be 10000 Made ,The going price si
around $1000 .Ihave seen them and e-mailed Springfield armory thats who they
are being made for .Spike

Gunfireguy

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Jan 22, 2002, 2:40:32 AM1/22/02
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#Sounds to me more like someone snuck one across the border and is
#trying to make a major profit.

Not really. I bought two Italian M1 receivers a couple years back (one Breda,
one Beretta), and used italian parts to build them up.

Could just be some guy who did the same as me, now wants to make a huge profit
on it.

Lee McCrocklin

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Jan 22, 2002, 5:07:42 PM1/22/02
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On another board, someone posted about a Springfield "Breda" Italian Garand.
My guess is that it, like yours, is one of the rifles from Springfield (the
makers of the M1a and 1911-type handguns), and it was built on a "new"
receiver from them with surplus parts which happen to be Breda.

If you can get a rifle from CMP, you will save some money - enough to have
you CMP rifle shipped somewhere and re-barreled when you wear it out. The
CMP rifles are $520. Not new, but they are supposed to be ready for service.
For $1000, check out www.odcmp.com and do not be afraid of the shooting
requirement. You do not need a minimum score to "qualify", you just have to
shoot a match.

Lee

"mike arkin" <mar...@cravegames.com> wrote ...
# I was recently offered a chance to buy a NEW Breda M1 Garand. I was
# told that these were new guns that were made with new old stock
# receivers that had been found recently.
#
# Price was $1000.
#
# Is this the going price for one of these? Is this the real deal? Can
# anyone shed more light onto the situation? Any web sites or news
# stories about the breda guns?

Buckshot

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Jan 23, 2002, 8:44:35 AM1/23/02
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The Reese brothers (Springfield, Inc. and Rock Island Armory) had a bunch of
these stashed back and are apparently building them up and selling them off from
what I have been hearing.

Buckshot

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Buckshot

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Jan 23, 2002, 8:44:48 AM1/23/02
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Spike,

Those are old stock receivers they have had in storage for some time.

M1 Garand receivers can not be imported at this point, unless they are partially
finished castings, and we have seen where that leads with the Century new
receivers.

Buckshot

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