Standard Products M1 - value?

Hello guys,

Been wanting to have an M1 for a long time and finally got one last month:

It's a Standard Products with late model upgrades, the serial number is 20799XX.

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The stock and recoil plate were made by Rock Ola

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The serial number was also deeply stamped on the stock

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On the reverse side there is "308" just above the sling cut out

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The barrel is from underwood, marked 11-43, with the smoking bomb and "P"

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The front sight

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The magwell and the hammer I think were also from Underwood as they were marked with a "U"

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The Bolt was marked "WU"

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The slide has these markings

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The rifle came with 3 magazines (15 rounders), one was Marked AI while the other 2 were marked IA (these 2 had a lot of rust and pitting). I bought the 30 round magazine separately. It did not come with any sling or oiler, unfortunately.

I brought the rifle to the range for testing, fired 50 rounds at 50 meters and encountered no problems, the shots were still grouping pretty good with no "key holing".

Could you guys give me an approximation on the value of this carbine that I got?

Thanks a lot!

It looks like an average mixmaster rebuild, but I am not an expert. I don't have my book with me to check subcontractors. Stock looks pretty nice, though! In fact, looks like a great carbine.

Several questions:

Any import stamps under barrel?
What kind of accuracy at 50 yards (average 5 shot group)?
Is the muzzle counter bored?
Private party or CMP?

Sure makes for a nice looking carbine.
Appears to have been in that configuration for quite some time.
More than likely original barrel.
Stock shows nice, light even wear. Great color to it.
No re-build stamps on the stock?

Value?
Who knows anymore. We see real beaters fetch twice what you'd expect while nice rebuild examples can seem to stay on auction sites forever.
Many would be happy to own a first block Stan Pro.

Thanks for the pics,
Charlie-painter777

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Originally Posted by imarangemaster

It looks like an average mixmaster rebuild, but I am not an expert. I don't have my book with me to check subcontractors. Stock looks pretty nice, though! In fact, looks like a great carbine.

Several questions:

Any import stamps under barrel?
What kind of accuracy at 50 yards (average 5 shot group)?
Is the muzzle counter bored?
Private party or CMP?

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Thanks sir,

I live in the Philippines by the way. The carbine may either have been brought in during the liberation of the Philippines in mid 1944 or by a Korean war veteran. I verified the serial number with our National Police firearms database but there were no records of it, I had it registered and licensed under my name.
I do not see any other stamps on the barrel
At 50 meters (54.6 yards) I got 2.5 inch groups, I plan to try again next week for accuracy.
The muzzle was not counter bored.
The previous owner had a Garand and 2 carbines, one was an M2.

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Originally Posted by painter777

Sure makes for a nice looking carbine.
Appears to have been in that configuration for quite some time.
More than likely original barrel.
Stock shows nice, light even wear. Great color to it.
No re-build stamps on the stock?

Value?
Who knows anymore. We see real beaters fetch twice what you'd expect while nice rebuild examples can seem to stay on auction sites forever.
Many would be happy to own a first block Stan Pro.

Thanks for the pics,
Charlie-painter777

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Hi Charlie,

What would the re-build stamps on the stock look like? Can't seem to find any other markings except a circle near the barrel channel.

My first experience with the M1 carbine was 10 years ago there in Michigan. 2 of my cousins had GI carbines and they brought me to a range to try them out. Fired of a few hundred rounds and told myself I had to get myself one when I get back to the Philippines.