Value of Universal M1 Carbine?

Stonyman

Stonyman

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Hello,

I've recently acquired a Universal M1 carbine. It has a wood stock with a perforated metal hand guard (upper) and a skeletonized folding butstock. No rust, no pitting. Wood has some wear signs but it still looks good overall. This weapon was given to me and I would like to sell it. I do not have an idea of what it is worth. It comes with 2 5/30 round mags and a 3 die set of RCBS dies. Can't tell you more than that but the previous owner said it sat in his closet for the last decade and hasn't seen much use at all other than regular maitenance. Can any one tell me the value?

Thanks

Sean
 
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well the universals are the WORST made of all the m1 carbines

If your has the dual recoil springs its even worse


you want an my carbine stay with USGI OR plainfield which used and accepts all GI parts Unlike the universals which GI parts wont fit
 
I gotta say guys, that I have never had a single lick of trouble with my late production Universal with double springs AFTER I tweaked it a bit. I have heard a lot of guys growl about them over the years and I have seen one that worked like crap myself as well, but mine is great. I have to confess that I did swap out the lower assembly for an Inland one I had in my M-1 parts goodies. Yes, it interchanged perfectly! I only did it because I hated the aluminum lower it came with and the crappy stock that went with it. It looked cheap as hell. I stuck an original GI stock on it. Yes it can be done! I had to grind out the interior of the handguard and stock for everything to fit properly but it was only about 15 minutes work MAX.. Another thing I did was polish the feedpath surfaces in the receiver and it eats anything I toss into it for ammo. I had some hangups with it the first time I used it and it was the rough machining causing it. The gun shoots excellent and has fired many hundreds of rounds without a hiccup of any kind AND it came with an unrestricted 19" barrel. I love it. If you are looking for parts interchangability stick to the early production Universals though( interchangeability was fine on these) as there is a limited number of pieces that interchange with the newer dual spring guns. As for value Sean, I saw two of these folders at gun shows this year for $350.00 each and they looked like new.
Al
 
It worked Sean. You have a UN-restricted M-1 carbine which I would think should make it worth a bit more than a run of the mill Universal. It does have that stigma about what it is, which makes it harder to sell than an EARLY Universal or a Plainfield carbine. $400 - $450 max range would be my guess for everything, but it is Unrestricted so I'm not positive on that price. There are guys out there on this forum that know these guns way better than me. It has the late model aluminum trigger group which should also indicate dual springs as well as a NON floating firing pin( which is usually way too stiffly sprung causing misfires in extreme cold). I have taken several bolts apart for Other Universal owners with my bolt dissasembly tool to shorten that spring which ends that problem. It definitely is late production which may or may not hurt your ability to sell it. Best of luck.
Al
 
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