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    Quote Originally Posted by maxwells View Post
    Hi,

    could I please have your thoughts on this carbine. I don't have it in hand. It belongs to a guy that wants to sell it to me. He got it out of a house about 15 yrs. ago. The stock was marked with a WRA CHD but the pic was too blurry to put here. There is a F on the hand grip or unless it was a P that didn't come out good. I am not sure. I don't know a lot about them but it has the has the flat bottom stock and the round bolt. There is something stamped in the sling well but I don't know what that is. I couldn't find it on the internet anywhere. Also it has the eye shaped for the oiler. Not sure about anything else. I do not see any import marks. I do know that this gun was never in a collection before. The sling is a kaki color but on the pics it looks somewhat greenish. Any opinions would be appreciated.

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    Hey Maxwells,

    I´m not an expert, but I love M1s, the one in the pictures looks cool.
    Regards

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxwells View Post
    Thank you very much for all your responses. You guys are great. I did ask him for the pic of the WRA CHD. The one I had was blurry & I didn't hear back from him. He said he got it right out of a house that the veteran brought it back. I was guessing that maybe it was a Korean war vet because he didn't know. I know Winchester did have the bayonet lug on the very late WW2 ones. Could this be one of them? I do have a pic that I forgot to post. Here it is. It looks like an F but it could be a P that didn't come out right. The guy told me that he saw M1icon carbines on line with the bayonet lug and they were in the over $2000.00 zone. SO maybe it is worth that, I don't know.

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    For sure is a cool Carbine, but for sure isn´t a 2K one. You may are showing too much interest and the seller is taking advantage of that. Patience always rewards.
    The guys in this forum are awesome, for sure they have taught me great things, listen to them, you won't regret it.
    Regards

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxwells View Post
    Thank you very much for all your help. I offered the guy $1600 for it but he said $2000 firm because from what he saw on the internet it is worth $2500 or more. He saw one with import marks going from $1200-$1500 & more he said.

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    What do you mean by import marks?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Singer B View Post
    Couldn't have said it better. I once found a Type 38 with the bring-back letter and intact mum
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    What do you mean?
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    Quote Originally Posted by maxwells View Post
    The stock was marked with a WRA CHD but the pic was too blurry
    Are you sure the letters aren't lightly stamped NPM over FJA all in a box?
    With a Crossed Cannons stamp to the side of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EddieM View Post
    For sure is a cool Carbine, but for sure isn´t a 2K one. You may are showing too much interest and the seller is taking advantage of that. Patience always rewards.
    The guys in this forum are awesome, for sure they have taught me great things, listen to them, you won't regret it.
    Regards

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    What do you mean by import marks?

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    Hey SingerB
    What do you mean?
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    When military members came back from the war, they were allowed to bring captured weapons home as war trophies. They needed permission for this and would obtain a letter from their command authorizing them to "bring back" a captured firearm or weapon. These letters add value to a surplus weapon since you can track its origin and who/where/when it was obtained.

    An "intact mum" refers to the "Chrysanthemum" stamping found on.tje receivers of Arisakaicon rifles. The "Mum" is the symbol of the Japanese emperor. When Japan surrendered their weapons, the Mums were often defaced or removed to prevent dishonor to the emperor.

    I hope that was helpful!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Singer B View Post
    When military members came back from the war, they were allowed to bring captured weapons home as war trophies. They needed permission for this and would obtain a letter from their command authorizing them to "bring back" a captured firearm or weapon. These letters add value to a surplus weapon since you can track its origin and who/where/when it was obtained.

    An "intact mum" refers to the "Chrysanthemum" stamping found on.tje receivers of Arisakaicon rifles. The "Mum" is the symbol of the Japanese emperor. When Japan surrendered their weapons, the Mums were often defaced or removed to prevent dishonor to the emperor.

    I hope that was helpful!
    Very interesting SingerB
    As always I really appreciate it

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    I once saw a carbine I wanted at a show, but felt the price was too high by $400, so I made the guy an offer. He refused. Next show, it was still there. Same offer, refused. To make a long story short, at show number 7, I walked up and looked at the same carbine, shook my head and started to walk away. The guy called to me and said aren't you the guy who offered me X dollars for this one? I said yes. He asked if my offer was still good. I said yes. I went home with the carbine at my price. This was early last year. Make the offer and sit back. If it doesn't sell, you may still go home with it.
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