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Posted: 9/18/2002 4:38:19 PM EDT
| I recently acquired a preban Springfield National Match M1A. It is, I think, an early model witht a wooden hand guard. the serial number is 041xxx. It is in a bout 98% condition with the original box. What might this thing be worth? |
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Very little collector interest in these guns. IIRC the only change is the bayonet lug missing from pre- to post-ban. A NM model is probably worth $1000-1200, depending on what part of the country it's sold in. Since this rifle is still being made & sold it would be only a hardcore buyer who'd pay a premium, IMO. |
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Might have had wooden lower but bet had fiberglass upper,and like Bob Cole said I have seen Brand New for about 800.00 and nobody was jumping on them! But what it is worth to you is what it is worth! They are a good rifle none the less! Edited to say yes pre-bans might be worth a little more,just not that much more if you really need one then 1000.00 might not be that high! Bob 
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I don't really know much about NM guns and don't really have much interest in them since i can't shoot to match standards w/ irons. Can qualify expert on the Army qual, but that's about it. Anyway, preban rifles will almost always be worth more than the others. I bought a standard M1A, preban Springfield, like new, for $1200, w/ sling, manual, box, 1 mag. I thought i got a really good deal, since i hardly ever see a SA preban for sale, a standard model anyway. |
It does mean the same thing, thats why its in the crime bill, a preban can change to the bush folding stock or the E3, a post can't. And for the other guy I'll buy all the preban Springfields for 800 dollars you have. Hell yeah it expensive, but so is my corvette boat and of course my woman. GG |
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Well, I bought a pre-ban Springfield M1A National Match about 3 weeks ago and paid $1250 for it. I feel I never made a better purchase ever! The gun is like new and I absolutely love it. It's by far my favorite rifle yet. I have seen these guns priced as high as $1500 or more, so I have no problem with the amount I spent on it. Heck, even pre-ban Springfield's without NM features are pricey, so I feel I got a good deal. I would much rather pay $1250 and get a pre-ban NM M1A than to pay $2200 for a pre-ban AR to get the same exact additional features of flash hider and bayo lug. That's what I have been seeing many of those going for. |
Call or email Springfield. They can at least tell you when it was made. The NM that I have was made back in Oct. 1983. I paid $400 for it in 1989. |
| I'll trade my pre-ban bushmaster M4 for it! Seriously! [email protected] |
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