M14 Forum

mtime7 · August 15th, 2011, 12:39 PM

well years ago some M1s were imported commercialy from Korea, and if I remember right they were pretty well used up. I beleave the Koreans used these weapons pretty hard up through the 70s.. But I would still love to see the rifles come home..

bevobaseball44 · August 15th, 2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by nicholst55

I read that the Koreans acknowledged that **some** of the weapons were provided under Foreign Military Sales, and that some came as foreign aid. They supposedly couldn't separate the two categories due to clerical errors, and wanted to sell the entire lot.

My apologies for this misinformation. I would hope these rifles make it home in the near future.

mercman · August 16th, 2011, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mtime7

well years ago some M1s were imported commercialy from Korea, and if I remember right they were pretty well used up. I beleave the Koreans used these weapons pretty hard up through the 70s.. But I would still love to see the rifles come home..

Yes, I was a FFL01 back then and sold several M1 Garands and M1 Carbines. I still have a QH M1 Carbine. The barrels were all stamped with the importer's name but that didn't affect how most of them shot. A few had been stamped so hard that it deformed the barrel, or I heard. I've never seen one that had a deformed barrel.............

Of all those that I sold none ever came back, but the were well used.

andyh1956 · December 10th, 2011, 08:37 PM

hey guys - news about the importation of these weapons. my most recent issue of century arms international flyer has a write-up in it about pending legislation to allow the importation of South Korean USGI carbines & Garands back into the country. the article refers to the Collectable Firearms Protection Act, S.381 and H.R.615. the bill is being sponsored by Senator Jon Tester & Rep Cynthia Lummis. so it looks like it's time to ring up your congressman / woman & remind them just who they work for. since Century is going to import them it seems reasonable to expect to see them for sale at SOG and not CMP if they are successful. SOG already has Israeli .30 carbines at $695 dealer. good luck everybody!
andy

Prince Humperdink · December 10th, 2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by andyh1956

hey guys - news about the importation of these weapons. my most recent issue of century arms international flyer has a write-up in it about pending legislation to allow the importation of South Korean USGI carbines & Garands back into the country. the article refers to the Collectable Firearms Protection Act, S.381 and H.R.615. the bill is being sponsored by Senator Jon Tester & Rep Cynthia Lummis. so it looks like it's time to ring up your congressman / woman & remind them just who they work for. since Century is going to import them it seems reasonable to expect to see them for sale at SOG and not CMP if they are successful. SOG already has Israeli .30 carbines at $695 dealer. good luck everybody!
andy

I saw the article in the flyer as well.Perhaps this LONG journey may come to an end?

Gus Fisher · December 11th, 2011, 09:20 PM

I hope the legislation will be passed, but not sure if President OneBigA$$MistakeAmerica will veto it.

barrym · December 12th, 2011, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by EBRbuilder

The real story on these is that they are Lend Lease and therefore still US Government property. We will not allow them to be sold through importers for profit. The only way they will be allowed back into the US is via CMP.

Orest has said on a number of occasions these won't be going through CMP.

conditionone · January 19th, 2012, 11:24 AM

any merit to this?
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news...16_103154.html

Orlando · January 19th, 2012, 11:29 AM

I havent heard one word on it from US source only from the Korean Times
Sounds fishy to me

shep854 · January 22nd, 2012, 04:46 PM

According to this article on StrategyPage, M1 carbines will be banned, but Garands will be permitted back into the US:
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htp.../20120122.aspx

Disclaimer: Some take StrategyPage with a grain of salt.