47 Best Surplus and Reproduction Firearms

As warfare evolves and technology progresses, militaries will phase out old weapons and equipment to adopt replacements. While some of Americaâ€™s old guns get pawned off on other smaller countries such as South Vietnam and Israel getting leftover M1 Carbines, other guns get sold to distributors and retailers such as the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). Since gun ownership is protected under the Second Amendment in the US, other countries have sold their leftover firearms to importers who engrave import marks on the guns before sending them to distributors for sale within the US.

Thirty years ago, you could pick up these guns for an incredibly low price at your local gun shop. Nowadays, thanks to factors such as inflation, nostalgia, media hype, and their appearances in movies and video games, antique and surplus firearms have seen a monumental increase in demand. With a finite supply of these surplus guns and an ever-growing demand, the price is only increasing. Some companies, however, have produced reproductions of historic firearms on a mass scale, some re-chambered into more available calibers like .22LR, while other companies may have never ceased production of these old guns.

We've collected some of our most searched surplus and reproduction firearms dating from, or based on, firearms from The Great War through the end of the Cold War. Which of these would you consider the best?

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M1 Garand

The M1 Garand has been called â€œThe greatest battle implement ever devisedâ€ by General George S. Patton and is one of the most iconic American firearms. Adopted in 1936, the M1 Garand became the s... read more

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M1 Carbine

The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and t... read more

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Best Pistol Caliber Carbines

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Norinco SKS

The Norinco SKS Type 56 is a Chinese copy of the famous Russian SKS rifle. SKS was designed in 1943 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. Soviets noticed that Mosin-Nagant rifles were too long and heavy, fir... read more

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Best Assault Rifles

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James River Armory M14 JRA-M14

This rifle is a James River Armory manufactured M14 rifle. It comes with a newly forged receiver and new barrel. The rifle is 22-inches long and comes with one 20Rd magazine. The walnut furniture make... read more

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Century Arms G1 FAL

The gas system is driven by a short-stroke, spring-loaded piston housed above the barrel, and the locking mechanism is what is known as a tilting breechblock. To lock, it drops down into a solid shoul... read more

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Century Arms Sterling Type 2

Century Arms Sterling Type II Semi-automatic Rifle 9mm Luger 16" Barrel 34 Rounds Underfolding Stock Parkerized Finish. The Sterling Type II is a redesign of the Type I which features a full length re... read more

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Best Pistol Caliber Carbines

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Inter Ordnance PPS43C

Polish PPS-43C semi auto pistol ATF approved incl. 2x35rd. magazines. UPC: 896187002858 Caliber: 7.62x25 mm TT Weight: 3.67 kg loaded, 3.04 kg empty Length: 615 Barrel length 250 mm Magazine Capacity... read more

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Century Arms Hex Mosin Nagant M91/30 7.62x54r

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Century Arms Hex Mosin Nagant M91/30 7.62x54r

M91/30 Mosin Nagant with Hex Receiver.? read more

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Walther Gewehr 41

The Gewehr 41 is a German semi-automatic rifle. It had become clear that some sort of automatic rifle with a higher rate of fire than most bolt-action rifles was needed by 1940 to improve the military... read more

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Century Arms Colefire

Colefire Magnum Semi-Automatic 7.62x25mm Tokarev 4.5 Inch Barrel 25 Round Similar in appearance to the Sterling Mk7 9mm Pistol, the Colefire Magnum is chambered for the powerful 7.62x25mm Tokarev cart... read more

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