Rifle coming up in Thursday auction

[A. F Medic]

Coming up in a local auction. Part of it has been sporterized. Worth bidding on?: Poor image is on their end. I had to copy and run it through image processing.

50 (http://www.plossauction.com/new_page_50.htm)

Rest of auction is Huge Liquidation Auction (www.plossauction.com)

[A. F Medic]

Item number for rifle is 50. Link still works. Huge Liquidation Auction should be Huge Liquidation Auction (www.plossauction.com). Link still works for prior one. Thanks.

[A. F Medic]

1st posting for adding web sites. Ploss auction is the web site

[John from the Cereal City]

The barrel is cut short (20"?) so that wouldn't be a good canidate for restoration to military configuration. The stock can be stretched. Action OK too. Has a M1901 sight.
Otherwise it could be stripped & parts sold on Ebay if the price was right.

[thorin6]

If that is a M1899 carbine with a 22-inch barrel (proper front sight and crown), and the M1901 sight has the proper "C" markings, the only thing wrong is the cut-down rifle barrel.
Replacing the stock will cost approximately $300, M1899 carbines go for $1000-$1200, sometimes more.
M1901 Carbine sights can cost $200 or so, so if the sight is wrong, figure that in.

[andiarisaka]

The sight ladder is broken, so it's going to need a new one, carbine or otherwise.

[A. F Medic]

The sight ladder is broken, so it's going to need a new one, carbine or otherwise.


You have a good eye! The sight was broken. It did have a flip sight at it's base. I do not know if the flip was original.

Best thing about it was a beautiful 1891 cartouche and the action. Went for $350.00!!!