Value of my M1 Inland

Travis does your stock have the crossed cannons on the butt?

It looks like the pic attached.

Yours wouldnt have the box around it or the initials next to it.

Here are the pictures of everything disassembled. I am not going to sell it. It is going to be my sons one day. Let me know if everything looks good if you do not mind.

The slide has the numbers - 7161843

The Bolt has a 10 with a 3 turned sideways

Trigger housing says Inland in a little box

The Hammer says H.I.

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No it does not have the crossed cannons on the but but I believe it has the crossed cannons on the bottom of the grip. It is really faint. You can kind of see it in one of my pictures.

Travis, that's a nice one! I agree with Jim about seeing some later upgrades on it, but I think I would leave it alone. That cut-out area on the stock (left side of the receiver) shouldn't be there. Do you ever remember your Grandpa having a scope mounted on it? - Bob

Just now saw the pictures of the insides and see some other upgrades that the others will probably comment on - it may have seen some "full auto" action at sometime in the past.

You also have an M2 full auto hammer and disconnector block. I would remove the full auto disconnector and replace the hammer with an M1 hammer. While it is not illegal unless the other M2 parts are installed, it isn't worth a chance. At some point it was changed to full auto.

also see the holes on the left side of the receiver from when a scope was mounted, thus the modified stock.

The bolt and slide hinted that there might have been some changes. The hammer, disconector block, and trigger housing show a few more. The housing pin doesn't appear spring loaded. Things like that.

But even with those parts inside, the stock has not been cut for a selector switch, big plus there. Maybe at one time there was a second stock used and a bag of goodies to go with it. Who knows, hard to say.

Bottom line is there are enough of the hard to find good items, that locating the others will not cost you an arm and a leg. If you even choose to do it. An M-1 Inland type 3 hammer will only cost you $15/20, dogleg would be much more. But you can get rid of the disconnector block and M-2 hammer, which you can sell, to pay for the new hammer and have a little cash left over for possibly other items. Unless you are a collector wanting original parts, I'd only change the hammer and keep the rest the way grandpa had it and you shot it.

You have a lot of options.

Jim

Thanks for the info on this M1. I really appreciate it. This stock has a varnish of some kind on it and I am assuming my grand dad put that on there at sometime. Is there a safe way to remove it with out messing the wood up or the cartouche stamps? I know not to sand it and I do not want to mess anything up with a chemical stripper. Plus once I get the varnish off, what can I put on the wood to bring out the cartouche stamps? Thanks again every body.

You have a nice gun ther for sure. It does look like it saw some full auto action at one time. Even the trigger housing is the type VI Inland used for it's M2's. I wouldn't worry too much about trying to make it original either. The cost of the parts and even trying to find them will or should convince you not to try. I would cherish it for a long time to come.

My goodness what an interesting carbine!!!!

Now I don't feel so bad that mine is drilled and tapped either. Thank you!!!

I can't believe how low that number is. That's astonishing.

I would leave it alone, and just think of your Grandpa when you look at it and shoot it. So cool.

Although the suggestion of making sure it doesn't have any M2 parts is probably a good one. I wouldn't want to take any chances. Man, what an interesting carbine. Wow.

Thanks guys. Yeah It does suck that it is drilled and tapped, but I am assuming my grand dad did it so it doesn't bother me. The stock being shaved a little sucks but oh well it is what it is. lol. It sure is a fun gun to shoot so that is all that matters to me.

Travis Id say Grampa probably sanded and refinished that stock. Its too bad with an I cut high wood. That would cost some to find a replacement for it.
Everyone else chimed in on the parts you have. Heck of an interesting rifle.