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Grenade value?

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Capture-4.JPG. Sorry for the clipped photo. Here we have a US M17 Rifle Grenade and a M9A1 Rifle Grenade. These are not dispaly models. They have the internal parts and are inert.

I have an opertunity to acquire these two rifle grenades and would appreciate any personal input regarding rareness and/or value. The person selling these items is someone who I have dealt with before; a long time collector who is selling off his collection. I consider him fair and honest; however, I am not familar with the value of these grenades and am looking for a sanityy check.

Can anyone give me a rough idea of the value?

Thanks,

Robert
 
Jawasinger said:
I have records of M17's sold for $200-$550 and M9's sold for $190-$350
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Thanks....the high side of your figures was pretty much where I thought we should be on these, considering they have the internals and are in very nice condition. The seller's price is above that now. I would feel better about the deall if I could get him down to around $800 for both. We'll see.

Thanks again!

Robert
 
I'm stunned by these prices for M9A1's. I've sold a couple in the UK for 50-60 and some people thought they were expensive. I've got a nice black drill one at present. Maybe I should hang onto it!

John
 
Today I was in Bastogne in Belgium. There is a militaria shop called the 'Original Museum' and they were selling M9A1's for 90 euros (about 70). Ho w come they are so expensive in the US?

John
 
Millsman, Your 'black drill' model is corectly a M11 series (practice-inert). In my years of going to militaria / gun shows I have never seen a real M17 or M9 rifle grenade offered for sale. I have made my own, the yellowT2 is the same as a M17 except for color, the body is an original. The yellow M9s are repainted M11 series practice grenades. The MKII is real (but inert) as is the inert MK1A1. Real HE or AT grenades, even inert, can cause you problems with the law here in NJ.

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Millsman said:
Today I was in Bastogne in Belgium. There is a militaria shop called the 'Original Museum' and they were selling M9A1's for 90 euros (about 70). Ho w come they are so expensive in the US?

John
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I sure wish you fellas could ship over here. At your prices I could afford to buy the grenade and give the buyer a handsom finders fee and still come out ahead.


The person I'm dealing with has his appraised value of MK17 with MKII body at: $750.00

It does have all the internal parts sans explosive.

He puts the M9 value at $550.

He's willing to part with them for $600 and $450. I would be interested if they were $300 and $250. I think we're too far apart to do a deal.

I just purchase a MK-I with twist lever from him for $500. It is very nice! I have not seen a MK-I with the original twist lever for sale until I ran into this guy. Either I don't run in the right circles or these really are very rear. In any case I felt that the $500 may be top end for that grenaded but considering that I have not seen one, ever, except for pictures I was willing to pay the price.

I am hedging on the M9 and M17 though. I have seen those types for sale albiet few and far between.

The reason prices are so high over here is two fold. First we don't have the abundance of ordinance that you boys on or near the continent do. Second, and this isn't strictly a US of A problem, people just don't know how to save and wait. Everything has to be right NOW! Money burns a hole in their pockets.
 
I would say your price on the Mk1 was fair. 5 years ago I had 140 WW1 grenades, from 9 countries, but no US. The price for a good Mk1 was $450-500 when you found one. In 10 years of collecting, I bid on and lost on the 3 that I came across. I have since disposed of the collection and switched full time to 37mm and friends.
 
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