I need help with Carbine Receiver S/N & Barrel Mfg

[DICKX]

I asked a question here about 2 weeks ago, and received some very good feed back from you guy's
At that time I was not sure of complete S/N but contacted the owner, and had him recheck the S/N, so here go's
Saginaw S/N 3,276,136 Receiver
Barrel marked - Inland Mfg, Gen. Motors 44, and then the dreadful Inport mark Exel Gardner,MA.
Carbine must have been thru a rebuild at some time because it has adjustable sights, bayonet lug, flip safety, magazine latch with letter M, 4 rivet upper hand guard. I like the up grade's but not the inport mark.
Bolt is flat type & blue color which I think would be correct,he say's has nice wood , right side of stock has a square box but can't see any thing inside box. The left side of stock has no marks ( like a rebuild mark ), oiler & sling may be a repo don't know ??
He doesn't know ME,and does not have a 30-06 bullet to check ME.
I am wondering if this barrel is a replacement.
Receiver falls within the first batch of S/N by Saginaw but don't know about barrel.
I have to drive 250 miles round trip to see the rifle, he has a 01 FFL but I don't think he knows much about Carbine's. He said he bought it a number of years ago and had to dig it out to give me info. The bad part he went to a gun show and seen a beater that had a tag of 8 bill's & because his has nicer wood he want's 8 bill's, I told him the inport barrel of his rifle hurt's the price.
I don't know how much the Saginaw receiver would be worth.
I don't want to ask him to much to alert him if it is some thing of a rare rifle, I will probably have to drive the miles and look at it which would be to my advantage.
I would appreciate any advice you guy's could give me before I make the trip, as you can tell I am new to this and you all have so much experience.
THANKS
Dick

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