Bavarian M1 Carbine Value

John Wesley Hardin

John Wesley Hardin

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Can anyone give me their opinion on the value of a Inland Bavarian M1 Carbine in good condition? It has the Vee type rear sight silver soldered on .Otherwise looks good with sling ,oiler good cartouche, etc.
Apparently the Germans were quite fanatical about numbering each part and keeping each part with the right firearm. So apart from sights just may be the most original of carbines and not a mish mash of armoury rebuilds in the States??
There is quite a website on these Bavarian M1's but I am wondering on Canadian values.
Thanks
J.W.
 
Without seeing it I would guess $400-$600. Maybe higher maybe lower but that is the average.

Maybe someone who is more of an M1 Carbine collector can chime in.
 
the barvarian ones are/were generally in VERY nice shape well maintained by the germans

BUT with the v notch site brazed/welded on and the #ing of each part they destroyed the origional collector value,

they do make an nice example for post war use of the m1 carbine but wont command the prices of orig carbines

also on many the germans milled off or pluged the orig dove tail slot for the peep sights

personally i would stick with a non german one for everyday use (the peep sights were better)
 
My Inland "Bavarian" was the most accurate of any of the GI type carbines that I owned over the years--as pointed out above they are not as desirable from a collection standpoint but should be priced as "shooters".
 
44Bore said:
My Inland "Bavarian" was the most accurate of any of the GI type carbines that I owned over the years--as pointed out above they are not as desirable from a collection standpoint but should be priced as "shooters".
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well that was likely due to little use thus no barrel wear althrough the germans did make some barrels for replacement but ive never seen one
 
Some think they are as collectable as the originals, as they were used right after WWII, and modified by the Germans, unfortunately those collectors are across the border., Could have got a goood buck for mine from the originator of the Bavarian website, but import costs for a single US military weapon made it too costly..may just get Bits of Pieces in Vancouver to make a new non-restricted barrel for the kids...
 
Thanks to all. After reading these posts and the many pages on a site titled Bavarian M1 carbines;by Jim Mock: I will purchase this firearm. If I am reading that site correctly, the carbines left behind in Germany and Austria were those that came ashore at Normandy brand new and were carried and used thru out Europe before being left behind. Those that returned Stateside immediately after wars end were sent to various armouries for rebuild and parts were interchanged with various manufacturers to bring them up to snuff. and ready for their next broad use which was Korea.
These may be some of the few carbines where it is not necessary to search out parts to make a complete Inland, IBM etc as some unscrupulous collectors or sellers apparently have done and then passed off as a correct USGI .
I think the asking price is fair and I won't have that nagging question if the barrel band or bolt though being Inland are the Inland parts that originally came with the weapon or were added recently by someone trying to pull a fast one for added value
J.W
 
del3840 said:
Some think they are as collectable as the originals, as they were used right after WWII, and modified by the Germans, unfortunately those collectors are across the border., Could have got a goood buck for mine from the originator of the Bavarian website, but import costs for a single US military weapon made it too costly..may just get Bits of Pieces in Vancouver to make a new non-restricted barrel for the kids...
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That sounds interesting; any idea what a non-restricted barrel would go for?
A non restricted M1 is more fun for me as I would rather shoot it than just look at it in my safe or only use it at the range. I guess that's why M1's are more costly south of the border. You can shoot and enjoy them more.

J.W. Hardin
 
John Wesley Hardin said:
That sounds interesting; any idea what a non-restricted barrel would go for?
A non restricted M1 is more fun for me as I would rather shoot it than just look at it in my safe or only use it at the range. I guess that's why M1's are more costly south of the border. You can shoot and enjoy them more.

J.W. Hardin
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any us government firearm and esp ww2 gun cannot be re-imported into the us UNLESS you can prove that the weapon were paid for and that they were NOT lendlease

they made over 7 million m1 carbines

yours did not likely come ashore on d-day hell it may not have even been fired in ww2 buy the gun NOT the story

and depending on the serial range well it was in U.S inventory it would have been thru a rebuild and update before going to germany (after the war)

when you get it post the serial (you can leave out last 2 digets) and we can tell you what it should have feature wise
 
One thing we do know is that it wasn't rebuilt after Korea for Viet Nam or rebuilt after Viet Nam for surplus sale to Israel or several other countries. So it was only thru one conflict not three or more.The time frame for Bavarian return is well documented.
I am understanding that M 1's left in Germany were those already in Europe as opposed to having to wait for supplies to be sent from home. Didn't M1 production cease long before hostilities ended??
I think the odds are in its favor that it got to see Europe.
Many Thanks
J.W. Hardin
 
It was 285 for liner and 500 for new barrel, but that was a while ago so these are ball park figures..and I like stories...lots of M1 carbines, not so many Bavarians ( thought mine was a bubba till i did some research)
 
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