Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§2574 Armament: Sale of Individual Pieces
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter 153— EXCHANGE OF MATERIAL AND DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE, SURPLUS, OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › § 2574
Summary
Allows the military department in charge to sell a single piece of armament that can be replaced and is not needed for history. The sale must bring at least the item's cost, and the Secretary in charge must decide there are good sentimental reasons to allow the sale.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §2574
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A piece of armament that can be advantageously replaced, and that is not needed for its historical value, may be sold by the military department having jurisdiction over it for not less than cost, if the Secretary concerned considers that there are adequate sentimental reasons for the sale.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 257410:1262b.34:545.50:69.Mar. 2, 1905, ch. 1307 (last 55 words of last par. under “Ordnance Department”), 33 Stat. 841. The words “by the military department having jurisdiction over it” are inserted for clarity. The words “if the Secretary concerned considers” are substituted for the words “when there exist * * * in the judgment of the Secretary”.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 2574
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60