Restoring the M1 Carbine

[INLAND44]

'Sounds like this came from the "humper's" bible'

What? The OP was recommending a carbine restoration that was simply an overall Parkerizing. I thought he should know that while it looks to be an excellent job (great color, etc.), 'the devil is in the details' as they say. I expect when someone uses the term 'restoration' that it's a passable restoration, not just a Park job. I do apologize to the OP for the harshness of my opening statement. I also had no intention of giving secret information to any humpers, and don't believe I did. Looking that post over again, I can see where several of my points do not apply to many carbines from various makers and serial number ranges - they're too general to be of any real use, and no mention was made of the various 'bluing' solutions/surface preps used from time to time. I don't think I've seen a restored carbine that could come close to fooling me, and I'm definitely not an expert. I think we've all seen people selling re-blued small parts, and of course it's true that many rebuilt carbines were totally Parkerized just like the OP's. You just wouldn't call those 'restorations'.