grease gun M3

[singlesix]

About 10 years ago I saw in a gun shop a semi auto m3 grease gun. Does anyone know who made it and are the still for sale?

 

[Snowninja]

I believe Valkyrie Arms made a version...

 

[John Frederick Bell]

I believe Valkyrie Arms made a version...

Correct. At last check they were still available in their second (possibly third) variation. At present they only offer a copy of the M3A1 with no plans to offer the earlier M3. I believe the internals are based largely off the AR-15.

Valkyerie Arms M3A1 Page

As a range toy they look fun. As a reenacting/display piece they'll pass the fifteen-foot rule but no closer. Earlier variants were more egregiously incorrect. The new run has remedied some of the issues.

For their asking price of $1450 I'd sooner save a little more and get a semi-auto SBR Thompson. Your mileage my vary.

 

[crazyphil]

U.S. M3 was designed before WWII. Called the "grease gun" they were manufactured by a division of General Motors for about $15 per copy. It was improved in 1944 and became the M3A1. Both were used in WWII and in Korea. .45 ACP about 350 rounds per minute. 30 round magazine.
I was checked out with one so, if necessary, we could defend our communications shack. I remember you point at the feet because the
fire climbs.

 

[Donn]

Quite a few made it to Vietnam. An NCO in my outfit had one. A lot of old-timers preferred M3's, Thompsons, and M-14's to the M-16. Reason being that the bigger, slower moving 45acp and heavier 7.62 rounds would cut down the underbrush Mr. Charles liked to hide behind. The faster moving 5.56 would just go thru it. Trouble was, most unit armorers didn't have the parts or knowledge to fix a sub gun if it broke.

 

[alwslate]

There were quite a few floating around in Vietnam. My brother acquired
one while he was over there and sold it to a newcomer when he left.
He said it was a hassle to use because the magazines were so hard
to load. I've always wanted one but a $1450 sorta look a like with a
totally different design wouldn't get it.

 

[Grayfox]

In 1973-74 I was a driver of a M578 VTR. I was supposed to be issued a 1911A1, but we didn't have enough to go around. No rifle rack in the drivers compartment, so the M-16s they gave me bounced around. After breaking 3 stocks, or armorer somehow came up with a M3A1 for me. I carried that for about a year and a half. Not the most accurate weapon in the world, but a lot of fun.

 

[Joe Kent]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the M3A1 was the weapon of choice in tanks until fairly recently{last 15 years or so}.

 

[Mexican Kerry]

I got to try one a couple years ago when I went to Vegas. Living in Canada where they are prohibs, it was pretty much the only way I'd ever get my hands on one. Now I want one more than ever.

 

[John Frederick Bell]

A comparison of an original and the VA offering. Second-to-last paragraph and closing line pretty much sums up my opinion of the examples I've seen.

90th IDPG M3 Grease Gun Comparison: Valkyrie Arms vs Guide Lamp

 

[explorer13421]

About 30 years ago I visited Ithaca Guns in Ithaca, NY to talk with management about providing some professional services. I remember walking down a long hallway that had examples of firearms made by Ithaca in display cases, and I knew enough to know I was seeing some wonderful shotguns. Then there was a grease gun in the case, made by Ithaca during the Korean War. I think there were also some model 1911s. I was impressed.

 

[BigBill]

The GM light and guide lamp div. stamped them out.

The orginal tanker rifle was the shorter tanker garand carbine. In my state I can own a Thompson 1927a1 45acp in full auto but not in semi auto.