M1 Carbine Value Question
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From what I have seen on the EE in the last while, $500+ for a USGI model. Around $750 should get you a really nice looker with a good bore.
Not to say that this is what they are necessarily worth ...but thats the trend lately. I don't imagine they will ever be going the other direction in price either. So if you are looking to get into one ....get it now. If you want to sell one ....pm me
Not to say that this is what they are necessarily worth ...but thats the trend lately. I don't imagine they will ever be going the other direction in price either. So if you are looking to get into one ....get it now. If you want to sell one ....pm me
I see original USGI M1 carbines in the $600-$700 range. In all original WW2 configuration I would think a bit more. I paid around that for an untouched carbine that came off the Alaska Highway Project during the war. All WW2, never been rearsenaled. I paid that asking price because I really wanted an unmessed with one.
Shouldn't be too far along here where a guy will tell us he has never paid more than $300 for one. Good for him.
Shouldn't be too far along here where a guy will tell us he has never paid more than $300 for one. Good for him.
actually Joe my latest is a very early winchester never rebuilt all matching and i got it for free
Just remember 99.9% of carbines that were in US control before korea war were rebuilt and upgraded Ie adjustable rear sights, bayo lug, flip saftey and internal parts such as triggers. of course the later ones had all these features from the factory
The only ones that never got rebuilt were in other countries hands and often those had the stocks sanded to remove us stamps or even replaced (korea did this) if the rifle is blue or black its been refinished
Good for you ! You are well versed in the carbine, more thàn I ever will be. But perhaps we should be careful stating such things as "all matching" as these are not k98 rifles or Lugers after all where most parts were originally serialed to the receiver. Misleading to a new collector whose look for markings that just are not there or never should be.
My Underwood came right from the man who got it off the soldier in ww2. No rebuild ever either. But I did not get it for free. I told the family what the going value of these were, and paid what we both believed was a fair price. Both parties left the scene smiling.
So, once again good for you.
My Underwood came right from the man who got it off the soldier in ww2. No rebuild ever either. But I did not get it for free. I told the family what the going value of these were, and paid what we both believed was a fair price. Both parties left the scene smiling.
So, once again good for you.
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There are precious few US military small arms that haven't been rebuilt at least once. One of the big drivers for barrel replacement on the M1903s, M1917s, and Garands was the corrosive primed .30-06 ammo that was used until the early 1950s. Funnily enough I was still getting WW2 vintage US .30-06 out of the military supply system for recreational shooting into the late 1970s.
The M1 Carbine was an exception by reason of the fact that military .30 Carbine ammo was not corrosive primed. That's why you see so many Carbines with their original barrels in relation to the .30-06 "consumers".
One "virgin" US piece that still turns up are specimens of the M1911A1 pistol, even in original packaging. The reason for this was because they were comparatively small and easy to conceal and the individual serviceman could abscond with one quite easily. Accountability in wartime conditions isn't what it is in the peacetime army. Case in point; I have my late uncle's personal issue .38 S&W revolver that he carried through Europe and mailed home along with another matching one.There are varying estimates of the percentage of M1911 pistols written off as "combat losses" that actually came home in Dad's kitbag. Some of the numbers are surprisingly high.
The M1 Carbine was an exception by reason of the fact that military .30 Carbine ammo was not corrosive primed. That's why you see so many Carbines with their original barrels in relation to the .30-06 "consumers".
One "virgin" US piece that still turns up are specimens of the M1911A1 pistol, even in original packaging. The reason for this was because they were comparatively small and easy to conceal and the individual serviceman could abscond with one quite easily. Accountability in wartime conditions isn't what it is in the peacetime army. Case in point; I have my late uncle's personal issue .38 S&W revolver that he carried through Europe and mailed home along with another matching one.There are varying estimates of the percentage of M1911 pistols written off as "combat losses" that actually came home in Dad's kitbag. Some of the numbers are surprisingly high.
as far as all matching
ONLY the germans put a serial on every carbine part after ww2
all matching for carbines means the parts are all made by the correct company(s) for the date period the rifle was assembled you really do need books and charts to be sure
ONLY the germans put a serial on every carbine part after ww2
all matching for carbines means the parts are all made by the correct company(s) for the date period the rifle was assembled you really do need books and charts to be sure
In the case of re-builds, servicable barrels were salvaged from n/s receivers and installed on any other receiver w/o regard to manufacturer. Ditto with new replacement barrels of any breed being fitted up to a receiver in the overhaul/repair process. Parts is parts and they were all made to be interchangeable regardless of makers.
