My personal recommendation for collectors would be to stay away from anything commercial, such as Auto-Ordnance, Fulton Armory, Chiappa, Universal, and Plainfield to name a few. Remember, I am talking about GI-issue only. ![]() Recently, I have seen prices starting at about $1,000 for one in pretty sad shape and going up to several thousand dollars from there. Depending on what part of the country you reside in, prices can vary quite a bit. Currently, even those sources are becoming scarce, and the price of GI-issued carbines has been climbing. Even so, many people are put off by another country’s proof and import marks stamped on them. Italy is a good example because Beretta rebuilt those carbines that were issued to Italy. ![]() Some imported carbines had been serviced and rebuilt by the country that used them. ![]() and offered for sale through the DCM, and later, the CMP. As the stores of domestically-released carbines started to dry up, those that went to other countries were reimported into the U.S.
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