3year ago I contacted a guy about a carbine but it was a 250 mile round trip. I told him if I ever got out that way I would stop in. The other day I called him and he said he would be in my area Sat and could bring the carbine. He still had it.
I have a problem with the barrel. The receiver is a Saginaw S/N 3,276,136 with a Inland Mfg. Gen. Motors 44 Barrel, and then the dreadful Import mark Exel Gardner, MA.
The S/N # is within the early first number block. Carbine has all the latest up grades but no rebuild numbers on left side. The right side has a square block but no letters on the inside. He said wood is very nice.
I read some place that towards the end of production that maybe some others barrels were used.
Maybe this barrel was installed when rebuilt ??? He is not very knowledgeable about Cabines which I am also not but I can take my books with me. I hope he will let me field strip it. The up grades don't bother me and I can live with the import mark as Carbines prices have real shot up. I would not go over $ 750 - $ 800 and it has to have a good ME.

I would appreciate any advice you could give on the barrel.
Thanks
Dick
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