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[painter777]

Rock-Ola Sporterized M1 Carbine Military Misc. Rifles US > M1 Carbine for sale, gun classifieds or gun auction from Bromleys Gun Shop. Buy or bid on this Rock-Ola Sporterized M1 Carbine in the category Military Misc. Rifles US > M1 Carbine on GunsAmerica.


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[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

I'm sure a lot of that happened when guys could buy a carbine for $20. It wasn't looked at the same as it is today.

[gsimmons]

I hate that he did it, but he did a nice job. On a high wood stock of course.

[gsimmons]

Sorry, I looked again ,it's not a high wood stock.

[Capt Mil Coll]

$649.00 really?????

[USGI]

The top of that receiver is interesting - was probably a lot of work. That checkering job has my recent Inland beat! Lots of other carbines on that site, too. - Bob

[Tired Retired]

Oh the Humanity!!!!!!!!

I want to ask "why?" but i know the explanation will never make sense to me....

[USAFChief]

.......... I'm sure a lot of that happened when guys could buy a carbine for $20 ...........

Ah yes, in 1964 if you were a member of the NRA you could buy a Carbine through the DCM for $17.50 plus $2.50 shipping and handling. I believe they were all post-WWII rebuilds (mine was). They came with a sling, oiler and one magazine too.

[Thaine]

So what is the big deal? Something you wet behind the ears purists need to get through your skull is that there was an era where these firearms, be they Mausers, Carbines, Krags, Enfields or whatever were a drudge on the market. They were plentiful and cheap. Pages of information weren’t a Google away. You had to have or have access to a library of very specialized material and collectors/experts to know much about these items. Many of the collectors of the era simply collected one of each type they could find, upgrading as they went and learning through the experience. A lot of other folks simply bought them because they were cheap and so was ammunition. They would then alter them to suit their taste/personality/intended use. There was more than one good gunsmith that perfected his trade on these firearms. There was also more than one amateur that struggled and sometimes successfully converted them into something to cherish. Others did a passable job and there were the ones that truly screwed things up. There isn’t a damn thing Bubbaish about the carbine in question. Someone spent THEIR hard earned dollars altering THEIR gun into something that fit THEIR needs and desires. Like it or not, quit castigating the individuals that did it. It was theirs to do with as they pleased.
Thaine

[dbarn]

Thanks for the reminder. In fact I have some old American Rifleman magazines from the mid 1960's. You could mail order M1 carbines or K98 rifles for around $35-79 depending on what you wanted. Some carbines were commercially produced, while others were genuine USGI. The commercially produced ones were higer priced. lol

Unfortunately there are quite of few ads also promoting "customization." It obviously was the thing to do back then.