Yes, this is most likely the southeast Asian mahogany . I have owned several of the early re imports from Korea including a nice IP rebuild with these stocks. The wood is very strong.They make great...
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Yes, this is most likely the southeast Asian mahogany . I have owned several of the early re imports from Korea including a nice IP rebuild with these stocks. The wood is very strong.They make great...
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From what I can see looks like a restoration, as are most of these guns.
The few carbines I have seen in person near me the last year asking price was between 1000 to 1600. This is for well worn mix masters some with import marks. People with carbines for sale walking...
The housing has the clover shaped hole in it. Yes it is refinished. I built it up with mixed parts for a shooter grade carbine. I probably took it out of a carbine years ago that I was upgrading to...
I had first considered Winchester . The lack of a small w and the round shaped markings steered me away from that.My brain cells have sort of reactivated and I do agree it is most likely Winchester....
This housing has been in my spare parts stash for years. I was never able to determine the maker so it was never used on a project. I have been digging though the stash figuring out what I can get...
The site looks real to me. I have collected carbines for about twenty five years and owned quite a few with original sites. I have also owned at least fifteen sites that I have bought in person not...
Nice Carbine. I had a similar one that I sold three years ago through Rock Island Auction Company for 3250 and the buyer paid a hefty premium on top of that. That looks to be in better overall...
Thank you for that. The way I read it , that supports my statement that rear sights were sometimes replaced with type three outside of arsenal rebuild where stamps would have been place on the stock.
The DCM carbines of the early sixties were sold off because they were deemed" unserviceable". This was because they had never been through an arsenal rebuild. I have observed many carbines that don't...
I bought one back in October, have used it twice and it worked well. I have replace a ton of them with a wood dowel and hammer this is much easier.:thup:
I use the old standby miltary grease. I have a tube of tetra but have not taken the plunge to the new tech. yet.