[cyclopsshooter]

I have been on a real U.S. bolt gun kick for a while now. The intricacies of 1903 collecting and tinkering certainly rivals that of 1911s and ARs.. two of my other favorite toys :)

I was wondering if there will be a spike in interest for 03s and the P17s in the coming years as media mentions more and more Great War centennial moments?

Will rifles and parts be harder to come by?

[tahunua001]

short answer: NO
long answer, people do not buy old rifles because they just turned 100 years old nor do they do it on the anniversary of the wars they served in. the prices and parts aren't going to shoot up and disappear because of some date on the calender. however as the supply dwindles and the number of people becoming interested in C&Rs goes up the rifles will continue to appreciate in value and will continue to become harder to find.

[bannockburn]

No, probably not.

Look at the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War; aside from some articles in history magazines, I didn't really see any noticable increase in the interest in Civil War weapons more so than already existed. Colt, Remington, and S&W revolvers, along with most Cavalry carbines and Henry rifles, all have sold, and will continue to sell, for top dollar no matter what anniversary date is currently happening. The collectors interest has always been there for these guns and will probably remain that way for many years to come.

Prices for M1903 and M1917 rifles have been on a steady rise for quite some time now and will continue to do so as collectors aquire them leaving fewer of them in the marketplace. The 100th anniversary of WW1 really shouldn't have any sizable impact on prices or collectability.

[gpb]

No

Most people living in the USA today couldn't come withing 20 years of telling you when
WW1 took place.

[rcmodel]

No.

Not unless Steven Spielberg makes a WWI movie.
If he does that, look out!!

WWII collectables went through the roof after Band of Brothers, and Saving Private Ryan.

rc

[barnbwt]

Not unless Steven Spielberg makes a WWI movie.

Yeah, we need an "Enemy at the Gates" flick that glorifies the Steyr M95 so mine'll actually be worth something and Wolf will start making ammo for it :D

Heck, I recently learned that the MAS 1873 revolver I bought was worth a bit more than I paid for it due to publicity from The Mummy :cool:. You never know.

TCB

[tahunua001]

No

Most people living in the USA today couldn't come withing 20 years of telling you when
WW1 took place. that's not true at all and I can't believe that such an asinine phrase is even spoken here. everyone knows that WWI took place between the years of 19.....er......um...

before the great depression and after the spanish american war meaning I came within 20 years at least :D

[ball3006]

I was at Cabela's in Fort Worth today and they had a plain jane 1903 on the rack for 1150 bucks and an Eddystone 1917 on the rack for 1200 bucks. There were three M1 carbines ranging from 1500-2000.....chris3

[tahunua001]

cabelas has never been one of the smartest when it comes to pricing on milsurps. a year ago they wanted $200 for century import mosin nagants.

[madcratebuilder]

No.

Not unless Steven Spielberg makes a WWI movie.
If he does that, look out!!

WWII collectables went through the roof after Band of Brothers, and Saving Private Ryan.

rc
Don't forget what Star Wars did to the C96:banghead: