Garands Galore — CMP Receives 99,000 Repatriated M1 Rifles
Good news for fans of vintage military rifles. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has received roughly 99,000 M1 Garand rifles from the Philippines and Turkey. These former U.S. Allies had received the rifles from the USA via long-term loans decades ago. Now they are finally coming home.
Gina Johnson, CMP’s general manager, told Guns.com that: “We have roughly 86,000 rifles from the Philippines and roughly 13,000 rifles from Turkey in our possession”. The M1 Garands have been arriving by the container-load over the past month, and the CMP has been moving the rifles into warehouses (see below):
The CMP Moves Tens of Thousands of M1 Garands into CMP Warehouses:
Rifles will Be Inspected, Repaired, Graded and Test-Fired
Over the next few months, the CMP will be “processing” the rifles. Each of the M1s will have to be cleaned, inspected, potentially repaired or rebuilt, and then test fired. Afterward, the M1 Garands will be sorted and graded, which ultimately determines each rifle’s sale price.
“We’ve already begun on the Turkish rifles,” CMP Chief Operating Officer Mark Johnson said in an interview with the NRA. “They’re already filtering into the system and there are some on the racks for sale now.” Apparently neither country added any marks on the rifles, so the repatriated guns are not distinguishable from any other M1 Garand, Johnson said.
While we’ve known about the Philippine Garands for quite some time, Guns.com reports that collectors were surprised to learn about the Turkish Garands: “The Philippino guns have been on the radar for months while CMP has kept the news on the Turkish M1s closer to the vest. The influx of vintage rifles…is one of the biggest stockpiles the [CMP] has received in recent years.”
The arrival of these 99,000 M1 Garands is great news for rifle collectors. Garands have been in short supply in recent years, as the Obama administration opposed repatriation of surplus military rifles from overseas allies. Garands were getting harder to acquire from the CMP. In fact, over the past two years, many common Garand varients have been “sold out” on the CMP site.
CLICK HERE for Garand Ordering Information | CLICK HERE for Garand Grading Information
If you are looking to obtain an authentic, safe-to-shoot M1 Garand, the CMP is your best bet. Each M1 Garand rifle sold by the CMP is an genuine U.S. Government rifle that has been inspected, head-spaced, repaired if necessary, and test fired for function. Each rifle is shipped with safety manual, one 8-round clip, and chamber safety flag. CMP operations, warehousing, inspection & repair, test firing, sales order processing and distribution activities are headquartered in Anniston, Alabama.
How to Order an M1 Garand from the CMP
To purchase an M1 Garand through the CMP, you must be an adult U.S. Citizen, and a member of an affiliated organization who has participated in a “Marksmanship Activity”. This basically meas you need to join a a gun club and participate in a clinic or match. Proof of club membership and citizenship is mandatory for all ages. However, the marksmanship requirement is waived for those over 60 years. Garands must be ordered by mail or through official CMP Auctions. CLICK HERE to Start Order.
M1 Garands at CMP Retail Store in Anniston, Alabama.
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I’m glad to see m1 s being made available to shooters always wanted one now I’m to old to care much they’ll probably sale too high for my means when I was a young man the cmp would offer surplus rifles at reasonable prices today nouthing seems reasonable 200 dollars would seem fare but I’ll bet 1000 will be the average price!
The ability of agencies to rob American citizens without even blushing is shown by CMP Mike. I am at the the age I don’t care too much either and my fixed income prohibites me from buying one now. To the robbers at CMP a hearty [insert bad words] for pricing the guns out of reach of average Americans. I will think of you people often.
The Kenyan really was a disaster.
I hope there not that much should not be .
I got a really nice one from CMP in 1980 for $129. After adjusting generously for inflation, a nice one shouldn’t be over $550. Any more than that is a ripoff. The ones I see at gun shows and dealers are way over-priced.
Granted today’s costs for preserving history, i.e., parts, material, payroll, it’s not unreasonable to have a considerable markup for an M1. Is $775.00 today incomparable to one theater was purchased for under $150.00, as attested by a fellow commenter? Probably not, but the price went up proportionately since 1980 due to decreasing numbers of CMP rifles. Will 90,000+ make a difference to cause a decrease in price? Again, probably not, it’s a supply and demand issue. Once again, we have a limited number of rifles, albeit 90,000+, but all the same, when they’re gone, they’re gone.
I am glad they are going back to the competition requirement that they had in the 80’s. That is why the prices were reasonable back then at 129.
Quit bitching about prices! The Philippine Garands cost the DCM nearly $4M for insect/pest treatment due to termite infestation, transportation and other fees. It takes months to sort and inspect. The DMV has to make some profit on them to recover expenses. It has been a very long time since Garand were $4-500 back when the DCM had millions of them and the Army ran the program. Go to any gun show. How many S&Ws or Colts do see for $250-300? None!Bought a bright chrome 1911 for $350 around 1980. Try buying one today!
I picked up a nice CMP Rack grade special for $650 recently. Think of what a week’s pay was in 1960 and what a weeks pay is now.
Adjusted for inflation, $650.00 in 2020 is equal to $74.37 in 1960.
Well, here we are August 2024 and the CMP is nearly out of all of these, there are no rack grades left.
People should quit knocking the CMP and their prices. you simply can’t touch their prices compared to regular retail these days.