value of Underwood M1

[ChipS]

That appears to be a pretty nice Inland (?) Type II highwood sock which has seen some use but does not appear to have been sanded or abused. This is a valuable stock and a LOT better than most stocks found on $700 mixmaster carbines. You might want to replace it with a good (and cheap) Type III (low-wood) or Type IV or V (M2) replacement stock if you plan to shoot it, and save or sell the valuable early highwood stock. JMHO

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[edteach]

That appears to be a pretty nice Inland (?) Type II highwood sock which has seen some use but does not appear to have been sanded or abused. This is a valuable stock and a LOT better than most stocks found on $700 mixmaster carbines. You might want to replace it with a good (and cheap) Type III (low-wood) or Type IV or V (M2) replacement stock if you plan to shoot it, and save or sell the valuable early highwood stock. JMHO

Thanks. Can you explain or link to a site that shows what your talking about? I have no idea, not that educated on these. When I say shoot I mean shoot it once in a great while. I collect WW2 guns just not the high end ones.

[martin08]

Here is a good site to browse.

http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/

[ChipS]

Thanks. Can you explain or link to a site that shows what your talking about? I have no idea, not that educated on these. When I say shoot I mean shoot it once in a great while. I collect WW2 guns just not the high end ones.

You have a $200-$250 collectable stock, maybe $300 cleaned up on a good auction day. If you shoot your carbine ONE time and the stock cracks you would have about a $75-$125 stock, maybe less, depending on the crack. You can buy a solid, non-collectable USGI replacement stock anywhere (Fleabay, GunBroker, WTS forums, gunshows, etc.) for about $30-$50 and blast away all you want without risking serious loss of value. Others here may adjust the market values I estimated above as they see fit, but your stock has real value. For the benefit of some reading this, I do not sell stocks.

Your stock is not museum quality but it is clean, honest and original and I would not use it to shoot if it were mine. ChipS

[edteach]

You have a $200-$250 collectable stock, maybe $300 cleaned up on a good auction day. If you shoot your carbine ONE time and the stock cracks you would have about a $75-$125 stock, maybe less, depending on the crack. You can buy a solid, non-collectable USGI replacement stock anywhere (Fleabay, GunBroker, WTS forums, gunshows, etc.) for about $30-$50 and blast away all you want without risking serious loss of value. Others here may adjust the market values I estimated above as they see fit, but your stock has real value. For the benefit of some reading this, I do not sell stocks.

Your stock is not museum quality but it is clean, honest and original and I would not use it to shoot if it were mine. ChipS

Thanks. Do the thin part that makes it a high wood have a tendency to crack there? Or were you saying that if it cracks anywhere?

[deldriver]

Thanks. Do the thin part that makes it a high wood have a tendency to crack there? Or were you saying that if it cracks anywhere?

Yes, the highwood stocks tended to crack where the wood partially covered the slide. As far as your stock being collectible, it is to some degree, but because your carbine has the type three barrel band on it, impressions will be left in the nose of your stock that will turn true collectors off to one degree or another. True collectors want to see only type one barrel band marks on the nose of stock like this. Still, it's a very nice looking stock with only a few issues. I think 150 to maybe 200 is more like it, but crazy things happen in today's carbine world on a daily basis.

[USGI]

You can buy a solid, non-collectable USGI replacement stock anywhere (Fleabay, GunBroker, WTS forums, gunshows, etc.) for about $30-$50

That sounds a bit low for a solid USGI replacement. I got a good walnut SA at What-a-Country for $55 about 5 years ago, but they had "c" tip slings for $45 then, too. - Bob

[ChipS]

That sounds a bit low for a solid USGI replacement. I got a good walnut SA at What-a-Country for $55 about 5 years ago, but they had "c" tip slings for $45 then, too. - Bob

Yes, I think you're right. I didn't consider shipping and I tend to live a few years in the past. Many $20 stocks on eBay but hardly good, sound stocks. $60-$80 is probably closer but you can score a real deal every now and then because there are so many average M2 stocks out there in the market. ChipS

[USGI]

you can score a real deal every now and then because there are so many average M2 stocks out there in the market.

Yep, I agree - always on the lookout for those! - Bob