Rockola M-1 Carbine

[stickhauler]

Mike,

Nice parts. That's a start. Only 20 or so marked parts still to gather to put it together. Now show us one you have in your collection.

If you want to see phoney examples of these, from our favorite seller, to compare.

M1 Carbine Rock-ola mag catch A-R : Other at GunBroker.com

M1 Carbine Rock-ola round bolt : Bolts at GunBroker.com

Gee, that's so poorly done even a noob like me can pick it out, George must have been having a bad day.

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I don't think that Rock-Ola carbines are rare,just that most seem to be in collections and just do not come up often for sale. Now Rock-Ola did not buy out Standard products and finish the contract. Standard products end their contract in April 1944. Rock-Ola ended their contract in May 1944 to try and break even on their costs. The only take over of a maker making carbines was Saginaw taking over the Irwin Pedersen contract and it was not because of problems with the IP carbines but with the management of IP who could not get their act together. The most faked part of a Rock-Ola is the stock and more have been fake then any other maker. The list of production figures is off on a couple of the makers. The S'G' production was 223,620 carbine shipped. IP is thought to have made at least 32,000 receivers but only assembled 3,542 Carbines none accepted by the gocvernment.

I didn't say Rock Ola took over Standard Products, I was under the impression Commercial Controls took over Standard Products.