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I have a model 52 marked US Property on the left side of the action as well as a DOD cartouch on the pistol grip. Gun was manufactured in 1960. My interests have changed and I am thinking about offering it for sale. Does the property mark add to its value, I searched and could not find another that sold or even offered for sale so marked. Thanks
I think it adds some value to certain collectors, how much I guess would depend on the buyer. I have a few friends that will only buy US military marked firearms, and it seems to me that on the more common stuff it’s 50-100 more than the same pice that’s not marked.I am basing this solely on what I have seen them buy.
Bill is correct,
It is value added by the military collectors but is also a detractor to the purist collectors since most of the “US” and US Property” markings on the 52s were crudely applied with an electric pencil.
It also makes a difference if it is a 52C or 52D, the 52C seems to bring a few more dollars than the single shot 52D.
As a data point, I just won this US marked 52D last week at auction for $500. Not much bidding action on it.
I buy them for the Boy Scouts to use for the Rifle Shooting Merit badge. The crude US marking does not hurt the accuracy one bit.
Best Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
In the past, when the M52-C was offered from the CMP, I think they only had 125 of them. A lot of them were beaters. I had a buddy working there at the time, and he handpicked 3 of them, one for him, one for his buddy, and one for me. I got a nice one, US Property marked with the DOD cartouche. As a collector, I put the rifle with a US marked Lyman STS in 20X. About a year ago, I traded the rifle and scope for a nice Winchester M53 in 32-20.
Earlier, I saw some of these rifles go for $2,500. That’s with the Redfield Olympic sights. When they first came out, there was a feeding frenzy. Very few US marked M52-C’s were available. Now, if you were lucky, you could get a papered M52-C US.
I have no clue as to what they are worth now, but more than a standard M52-C. Big Larry
JWA said
I buy them for the Boy Scouts to use for the Rifle Shooting Merit badge.
Encouraging BSA still offers that badge.
Thanks for the information. It is a repeater, model “C”, has the Redfield Olympic sight. I would not call it a beater but does show some use and the wood & screws show the most, blue is generally very good with only wear to the bolt handle and the bottom of the magazine. The property mark was done neatly. I will have to look into if it will paper
I sold one last summer with sights and CMP papers for $1,150. It was a typical condition U.S. Property marked C.
Steve
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