Just got an M1 Carbine, Tell what I have and what its worth

[itmustbeslim]

As the title states, I just acquired an M1 Carbine but do not know anything about them. I have done some research and have a fair idea what the components are and their origination but not any overall idea as to value or desirability, so if you could help me out that would be great.

What I have figured out: Blue Sky Barrel, no stamp damage, Underwood receiver with flat bolt Serial 2906xxx (early 44'), low wood stock with cartouche (underwood maybe), late band with bayonet lug (circle A), Rear sight stamped with H inside shield.

Like I said any help would be appreciated.

M1 pictures by itmustbeslim - Photobucket

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[itmustbeslim]

I will delete this thread

[INLAND44]

This is weird.

[USGI]

I looked at all the pictures late last night. Quite a mix of early and late parts - nice patina and doesn't look like a recent "put together." The stock is an Inland.

-Bob

[Bill Hollinger]

No need to delete. It looks like you have a nice post war rebuild, a shooter for sure. Nice

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

I put in the link to the photo's.

Jim

[INLAND44]

What kind of barrel/date? Check behind front sight on top of barrel. It looks to me like it has had some newer parts added but did not get refinished. I'm seeing the Type III barrel band and possibly the Type V slide and stamped adjustable sight that most likely were added later. Hard to imagine that it never got a refinish after WWII and Korea plus being sent to another country, but it sure looks original. I guess it could have been re-Parkerized after WWII and then used heavily in Korea and the foreign country before being brought back in by Blue Sky in the early 1990s. The bolt, however, may indicate original finish (hard to tell, looks more blued than Park'd), and they were usually Parkerized along with the rest of the parts in a rebuild. It's an interesting carbine and certainly has a tale to tell.

[Bruce McAskill]

You have to remember that Blue Sky as far as I know was the only importer who rebuilt many of the carbines they imported from Korea here when they got them. Many were parkerized by them as well as the Garands they brought in. Some of them looked almost new and many of them looked not so new. I also wonder if like the CMP Italian returnes the bolts were shipped seperate from the rifles. So very many of the Blue Sky's had mixed bolts in them.

[imarangemaster]

In the late 80s to early 90s when I was an active FFL doing gun shows, I got Blue Sky import Carbines for as low as $119 in multiples. Usually if I bought 4 or 5 at a time, at least one would be a re-parked one. The only bad thing I found was that some had stocks made of an almost black "spongy" wood. Most were very decent little weapons. The reparked ones, put in a new stock looked really great.

Where did the photos go?

[USGI]

Where did the photos go?

Jim changed the link, but it still works for me. - Bob