4 digit correct Inland on GB

[cali201]

this guy has had lots of carbines on GB and they are all in this "condition", so there is little doubt they have been altered to appear in this state IMO. There have been quite a few discussions on him over the last 2 years here and there, he may have gone to the same carbine "updating" school as Sam-T-Bob

[imntxs554]

The GB Carbine is a New Market One. The Others look just as Nice.

New Market Arms

Frank

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[browningautorifle]

Well, the first one shown Frank is the very one we're discussing. That would make me wary of all of them unless you know exactly what you're looking for...

[imntxs554]

Your absolutely Right, Jim....The others looks just as nice, but I was told you better know your M1s before buying those.

Frank

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[cali201]

well it at least found a different stock since this auction
LotNut

[shadycon]

Anyone notice all the scratches? Looks like a kid playing with a screwdriver! Look at the nose of stock closely, looks like he missed a spot with his sanding. Looks to me that at one time it had a T-2/3 b.band.

[Seaspriter]

Does the stock look sanded to anyone else besides Jim

There's no question in my mind that stock has been butchered by a Bignorant who knows little about restoring old wood on a gun.

First, because an M-1 had linseed oil as a preservative, the wood would have aged with a beautiful patina. That patina is GONE.
Second, someone then used sandpaper on the wood, which ruined the patina, but didn't even take out all the dings -- if someone going to create a great FAKE (which is a fraud), they should at least have found a better condition stock to use as a replacement. (I'm not saying this is the right thing to do, but a good faker who wanted a premium price would have done this.)
Third, the Bubba who monkeyed the wood then REFINISHED the stock with a gloss varnish, which is just plain WRONG. There is a big different difference between "refinishing" which makes a military gun look like a modern hunting gun, and "restoring" which brings the finish back to what it might have looked like originally, while retaining the aging (like fine wine).

If anyone is interested, on pages 6-7 of my Enfield Restoration Guidelines I have pictures of an M-1 stock that was properly "restored" and shows the color of properly aged wood.
Dropbox - Laws Principles of Enfield Restoration V1.1.pdf
Hope this helps,
Robert

[browningautorifle]

well it at least found a different stock since this auction

That was a nicer stock by my eye. They probably swapped to a nicer carbine.

[Bill Hollinger]

That was a nicer stock by my eye. They probably swapped to a nicer carbine.

I was thinking the same. I wonder if maybe this "nicer stock" has a rebuild stamp or "other issue" not mentioned

[browningautorifle]

That could be it also.