Washington has agreed to allow the importation of M1 Garand rifles from Korea

[Malsua 1,422]

I'm curious as to how many Korean war vets are going to buy them..but hey, this is a win.

 

 

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/01/113_103154.html

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Washington has agreed to allow the importation of M1 Garand rifles from Seoul, reversing its earlier decision to ban the shipping of the weapon used by South Korean and U.S. soldiers during the 1950-53 Korean War, a senior defense official said Wednesday.

 

“The U.S. government approved the imports of some 86,000 of the rifles,” said Lee Sun-chul, deputy defense minister for force and resources management.

 

“The historic firearms are expected to be sold to American Korean War veterans and their families in time for the 62nd anniversary of the Korean War, which falls on June 25 this year.”

 

Kim Mi-sung, an official of the force and resources management office, said the defense ministry received an approval letter from the United States on Sept. 2 last year that stated Washington agreed to allow the importation of the M1s.

 

She noted that the U.S. government, however, rejected Seoul’s proposal to export some 600,000 M1 Carbines, which were also used in the Korean War, as they come with a magazine that can carry multiple rounds unlike the Garands.

 

“We plan to announce a bid later this month or in February for the selection of agencies to sell the M1 rifles to Americans,” Kim said. “The U.S. has been reviewing legal procedures for the approval of a third party transfer.”

[matt6669 71]

uhhhh wtf no cmp?

[usnmars 136]

yup and they are being sold to the importer for a whopping $220 each! I bet we pay around 600 for them in the end.

[MarkWVU02 47]

$220! Too bad we can't get a NJGF group by haha

[Babaganoosh 192]

Too bad we cant get the M1 carbines period. Such bs.

[BlackOps Badger 52]

She noted that the U.S. government, however, rejected Seoul’s proposal to export some 600,000 M1 Carbines, which were also used in the Korean War, as they come with a magazine that can carry multiple rounds unlike the Garands.

 

[GRIZ 3,369]

uhhhh wtf no cmp?

 

CMP gets their rifles from DoD. They do not get to request any they just get what DoD sends them. The controversy over these rifles was that the US looked at them as "loans" and should be returned to DoD and then ultimately CMP. The Koreans took the stance that the rifles were gifts so they owned them and could sell them for whatever they can get.

 

The Obama administration apparently needs a favor from the Koreans.

[Krdshrk 3,878]

Weeeeeee more garands! Time to pick one up!

[Regulator72 80]

Will be interesting to see how this plays out, importer, pricing and such..

[1563621 388]

We might see a flood of D&C versions!!!! YOOHOOOOO

[pepsi71ocean 2]

If i can find a cheap Winny or IHC ide pick it up and send it off to Tim Schuff but that is as far as non cmp Garand and i will go.