Value of 37mm breechring?
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Value of 37mm breechring?
I have a live registered but sawcut (underside) 37mm ring, complete. If the carriage sells the ring will be posted here first.
It will be a Form 4 transaction.
Anyone have a solid datapoint for what these recent market value is?
I'm not taking offers and not soliciting them - I won't know if it's available until mid January.
It will be a Form 4 transaction.
Anyone have a solid datapoint for what these recent market value is?
I'm not taking offers and not soliciting them - I won't know if it's available until mid January.
Scott in TEXAS
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
The 75mm Rings Value for $12,000.00 + $15,000.00. So a 37mm ring should be $10,000.00 + up . PDQF
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
IMO less since saw cut. Anybody can form 1 a DD so not really much value in it being registered. People won't want to shoot live with a repaired ring. $5-6000 I think
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
RIng uncut $4500-5500 block $1000 more with all the internals (extractors, sear, firing pin, carrier and spring, end cap) cut ring? blank shooting only $3000
75 and 57mm rings are harder to find, therefore more expensive....not a good comparison for pricing.
75 and 57mm rings are harder to find, therefore more expensive....not a good comparison for pricing.
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
I lean towards the lower end of the numbers tossed out here. A cut breach ring is just bad ju-ju. Unless its for blank firing, or subcaliber stuff, it really isn't useful in a functional sense. I guess an enterprising soul could try welding on it, but the possibility of micro-cracks scares me a bit more than a simple cut.
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
Scott in TEXAS
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
Someone could fix it but I would not want to shoot it live. You could have it fixed right and then run several live rounds through it followed by a proof round. This documented would increase the value but never close to uncut status. Plus the fear of someone shooting an incorrect load and causing a failure that could be blamed on you?
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
Yeah, I guess all I can do with it is send it to the recycling center.tranham wrote:Someone could fix it but I would not want to shoot it live. You could have it fixed right and then run several live rounds through it followed by a proof round. This documented would increase the value but never close to uncut status. Plus the fear of someone shooting an incorrect load and causing a failure that could be blamed on you?
Crap.
Scott in TEXAS
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
Can probably be repaired to blank fire status for saluting, failing that would be nice for someone's restoration as non-shooter.Scott Hubbard wrote:Yeah, I guess all I can do with it is send it to the recycling center.tranham wrote:Someone could fix it but I would not want to shoot it live. You could have it fixed right and then run several live rounds through it followed by a proof round. This documented would increase the value but never close to uncut status. Plus the fear of someone shooting an incorrect load and causing a failure that could be blamed on you?
Crap.
Interested by the 75mm ring values... I have a "spare" live 75mm Pack Howitzer ring... but alas am in the United Kingdom - so I guess no use to anyone over there!
Tim
Ford GPW, 10cwt Trailer, 75mm Pack Howitzer, M3A1 White Scout Car, M4A4 Sherman VC - s/n 4873
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
It works perfectly fine for blanks as is, which is how it would be described if available FS.Packhow75 wrote:
Can probably be repaired to blank fire status for saluting, failing that would be nice for someone's restoration as non-shooter.
Interested by the 75mm ring values... I have a "spare" live 75mm Pack Howitzer ring... but alas am in the United Kingdom - so I guess no use to anyone over there!
Tim
I've fired several hundred blackpowder rounds with .50 bmg primers in 37mm cases. Absolutely no danger concern or issues for that. Projectiles are a different story.
I had concerns about registering it but the fact of the matter is that there is no doubt it would function with projectiles for at least one round. At least. Probably a lot more given the ring is only partially cut. But as such, I felt exposed to a logical BATF concern and opted to register purely for self defense. The next owner more than likely would reach the same conclusion.
Thanks for everyone's insight.
Scott in TEXAS
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
I have seen the same cut on several other rings BUT the cut was only through the FIRST of the Acme threads (maybe an inch long or so into the threaded area) and not all the way through all the Acme threads as shown in this picture. There are several shooters out there shooting their rings with just the first thread cut.....with reduced loads the one thread cut is not likely an issue. No reason to shoot full power military loads in these old guns anyway.
Problem with welding that is matching the type of welding rod to the ring steel type and then heat treating to remove the stresses caused by the differential heating along the weld lines and from the machining to recut the Acme threads. Best left alone.
Like someone else said - will make a great salute gun with black powder
Problem with welding that is matching the type of welding rod to the ring steel type and then heat treating to remove the stresses caused by the differential heating along the weld lines and from the machining to recut the Acme threads. Best left alone.
Like someone else said - will make a great salute gun with black powder
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
I would be interested in it if the price is right in the picture it shows breechblock as well as all of it there or the just the breach ring
Darrell Fisher
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
If available the ring will come with a complete block with all the parts, including extractors.
Scott in TEXAS
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
Carriage sold; ring and related blank items posted separately.
Scott
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Scott in TEXAS
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
Former caretaker of a 1942 GPW
Currently own a 37mm M3 AT Gun - live
1973 M151A2 - someday I'll get to this
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Re: Value of 37mm breechring?
Where is it listed and how much
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