The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

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The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by captain-03 on Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:51 pm

In 1944 === How much did each one of these cost ...

M1 Garand??

M1 Carbine??

Garand Bayone??

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by Jarhead5811 on Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:18 pm

$75

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by DirtyWorks on Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:23 pm

$75.01

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Post by Eaglestroker on Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:27 pm

$74.99

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by Beladran on Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:34 pm

Pawpaw's pay in the navy back then was $85 a month doubt the gun would cost more than two weeks pay

$20

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by captain-03 on Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:35 pm

Jarhead5811 wrote:$75


Beladran wrote:$20


Which gun -- Garand or Carbine?

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by dhollis51 on Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:43 pm

$85 garand
$45 carbine
$12 bayonet


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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by Jarhead5811 on Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:55 pm

captain-03 wrote:Which gun -- Garand or Carbine?


M1 Garand - $40

M1 Carbine - $30

Garand Bayone - $5

Combined price - $75

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by DirtyWorks on Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:04 pm

$46
$34
$7


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Post by shoeshooter on Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:28 pm

$65
$38
$6.50

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by SubGunFan on Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:41 am

Garand - $85

Carbine - $76

Bayo - $8

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Post by mildot on Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:59 am

Garand $58
Carbine $32
Bayonet $4.5

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by M1GarandFan on Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:00 am

I'll take a guess at:

Garand - $90
M-1 Carbine - $65
Bayonet - $7

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Post by bubbat on Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:17 pm

Garand $85
M-1 $45
Bayonet not idea $10

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by captain-03 on Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:01 pm

February 1944

Sure caught me off-guard -- I would have thought the Garand would cost more than the carbine!!



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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by DirtyWorks on Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:32 pm

So I won?

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by bubbat on Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:50 pm

Thought I had won, Wikipedia list the unit cost as what I posted... lol

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by fastarrow on Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:14 pm

Uncle Sam would have given you one for free if you joined the service at that time. And all the ammo you could sling out of it.

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by SubGunFan on Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:46 pm

Someone needs to tell CMP they are asking TOO MUCH for theirs..... Smile

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Re: The Price is Right -- Answer Provided!!

Post by butch86 on Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:54 pm

SubGunFan wrote:Someone needs to tell CMP they are asking TOO MUCH for theirs..... Smile

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