Value of my M1 Inland

Hi: from what has been said, In my opinion you have a great piece of family/miltary history and a great aditude to go with it! ENJOY! GK

I think you have an awesome piece of history, both US and family. NONE of the items pointed out detracts in any way from its REAL value to you. The only thing I would do is to remove the full auto sear block, and either use a washer to take its place next to the M2 hammer, or replace it with an M1 hammer. Other than that, I would not change a thing!

One of the very first run (except for #1 - #5) of the M1 Carbine from Inland, probably the first week of production, and it amazingly still has the original barrel. Don't forget, war was not declared until Dec. 7, 1941, and the new 'light rifle' basically did not yet exist. I would say the barreled receiver with flip sight and stock together would fetch about $1500, and the other parts would be extra to that. So for insurance purposes, you would want to value it around $2000, although my guesses could be quite a bit low. The stock unfortunately has been rather heavily sanded, but it still has value.