Inland M1 Carbine Help

[Bill Hollinger]

Wow 11Bravo! Very nice. It looks like an unmolested early Inland with all the right finishes to me. Cool!!!

Wecome aboard!

[Tired Retired]

Bravo,

First, welcome and thanks for taking your all-expenses-paid-vacation last year. Those "walking" tours are a b*t*h, but you do get to meet so many friendly locals ! ( that was a sarcastic pun since you don't know me yet)

It is probably going to take several opinions of some of the real collectors here to give you an idea what someone else will pay for it... you are already getting a good input from a couple of them and more will weight in over the next few days.... BUT...

In my humble opinion, the REAL value to can be summed up like this... Your father left you the carbine. So for you (and your kids) the value is PRICELESS... It looks to be in great condition with some highly desirable parts. That dogleg and the hammer spring seem to be difficult parts to find now adays. Now I warn you right up front, carbine collecting is a very addicting habit - we think it may be something in the cosmoline. But the more you learn about your father's carbine, the more you are going to want to get another one. And it may not stop there... Don't say that you were not warned...

But all joking aside..... With deep sincerity, I am sorry for your loss especially during such at such a difficult and dangerous time.

[imarangemaster]

Priceless, absolutely priceless. The family heirloom we all dream about!

[Garandrew]

It very well could be a duplicate of mine, however my recoil plate is an earlier dulite finish.Bravo says his is phosphate

[11Bravo]

Thanks very much everybody, I really appreciate all the help. I am going to get another carbine to shoot, as I don't think this one has been shot. The gun including the inside of the barrel was still in cosmoline when I got it. When I came home on emergency leave I didn't have time to even look at it, I figured as soon as I got home I would check it out, but I ended up volunteering for another tour, and then I volunteered to teach national guard units that are deploying for another year. So it has been sitting in my safe for over three years. It really is enjoyable learning about these guns. Again thanks everyone for the help!

[Garandrew]

Good luck Bravo...this is a dangerous hobby.
Ive whittled myself down to 5 "original" carbines, and with so many mixmasters, and FAT rebuilds from the CMP out there to shoot, its best to keep a super collectable as is, no more post war wear..In my opinion, only..My son is out there too USMC..Andy

[painter777]

11Bravo,
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Very nice carbine. Like some........ you can't put a value on something like this, passed on from your Father.
I was given my Fathers carbine from his time spent in the PTO during WWII. It sat in a safe for years. After finding out he was in the early stages of Alzheimers, while thinking about him I pulled it from the safe, started researching and asking questions about it. Before that I hadn't really handled a M1 carbine. That was 21 or 22 carbines ago over roughly 7 years. 16 of which I still have. But then come the 1911/A1's and .38's......... etc...etc...
So you've been warned ;-)

Questions for you.......
Can you see any signs of green number stamps inside the stock? Where the Op slide would cycle?

Welcome and Thanks for sharing the history !

Charlie-painter777

P.S. Almost forgot the most important part.......... Thank You for Your Service !!



My Fathers WRA 5,573,898

[11Bravo]

Painter, Thanks, Wow thats alot of carbines, I can see my wife is not going to be happy about this! I have 27 various rifles and shotguns and 16 pistols already and she thinks thats way to many. In answer to your question there are some numbers stamped in there but they are hard to read. It looks like 104 3 possibly. They are located on the bottom of the inside of the stock directly below where the slide is. Do they mean anything?
Thanks again Gary

[Tired Retired]

11Bravo, that 104 3 is the winning numbers to the lottery - you just don't know it yet!

As far as numbers, Charlie is just an "average" collector. I am still trying to play catch up (divorce is a killer on hobbies). There are some guys around this forum that have 20 or MORE carbines, but I won't rat them out - yet. Don't worry about numbers, just quality. Don't settle for the rebuilds and fakes, these guys here will help you find the really good ones which will grow in value over time. Your bank account will see it as an investment, but unfortunately, your wife will see it as an addiction. And those other firearms in the safe???? most will just be a fading memory pretty soon!

Oh, just to try yourself on luck of the drawn, you can always pop over to CMP and drop an order for a carbine straight from Govt release. Your military service more than qualifies you. They are not in the best of condition, but they are genuine, well priced and actually a very good way to learn about carbines. But you better hurry, they will be completely out within the next week to 10 days.

Ed

[Mikey51]

Welcome to the Club ! I Cut and Oval. I'll try and sort out a Hi/low wood pic for you. But it can get a little complicated from there on in. MikeAttachment 14801Attachment 14802