Interesting find at a local antique store

Dub_James · Post by **Dub_James** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:37 pm

Stumbled across a larger-than-scale M1 Garand cutout mockup, with functioning charging handle and trigger components. Must have been used for classroom training, as the whole thing is about 5-5.5 feet long! Only the steel parts, no furniture. Would probably be 7 foot long if it did!

Pics when I can get them. Anyone ever seen something like that?

First Shirt · Post by **First Shirt** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:45 pm

A shop I used to work at had a BAR version of that. Used to hang over the front steps. It was about 7 feet long, IIRC.

The shop owner was a retired AF L/Col, he said he picked it up in a bunch of junk at a DRMO sale.

JAG2955 · Post by **JAG2955** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:46 pm

Did you buy it?

A gun shop that I once frequented prior to them trying to screw a buddy had one of those large-scale BARs. He let me eject the mag and work the charging handle and all sorts of stuff.

Post by **randy** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:55 pm

I've seen pictures of WWII training class rooms with a large scale Garand mockup

Cobar · Post by **Cobar** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:58 pm

Must be a gunshop thing. One of the shops I used to know had the BAR

Dub_James · Post by **Dub_James** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:15 am

JAG2955 wrote:Did you buy it?

A gun shop that I once frequented prior to them trying to screw a buddy had one of those large-scale BARs. He let me eject the mag and work the charging handle and all sorts of stuff.

Sadly not. Price was $500.

arctictom · Post by **arctictom** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:49 am

Cool be a great piece to have.

D5CAV · Post by **D5CAV** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:37 am

Dub_James wrote: Sadly not. Price was $500.

That's a good price.

There are 10,000 rifles for every training aid. I've seen a couple, but never one for sale.

I'm sure you could move it for more than that at auction if you got tired of it

Rumpshot · Post by **Rumpshot** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:15 pm

The National Guard unit back home had a full set, Garand and BAR, maybe a 1903. The army used them as training aids.

Dub_James · Post by **Dub_James** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:57 pm

D5CAV wrote:
Dub_James wrote: Sadly not. Price was $500.
That's a good price.

There are 10,000 rifles for every training aid. I've seen a couple, but never one for sale.

I'm sure you could move it for more than that at auction if you got tired of it

No doubt. I lack initial investment capital, unfortunately

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