Midway carbines

[tenOC]

Those of us who know how to spot one that is still as built from the factory are happy that others can't tell the difference. There are a bunch out there.

There is no excuse for Midway's false statement. It might apply to 25 Winchesters as an exception, but not in the slightest for the bulk of those Carbines. They aren't even corrected.

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[tom gray]

[QUOTE=lboos;500320]

In 20 years, if we're still allowed t have these, there will be plenty of Carbines sold out of long time collections in original config of people in my age bracket.

tinOC,
I don't think there are any carbines today in original configuration, only corrected ones.

I think there are many out there. I have 2 a Quality Hardware and a Saginaw S'G'

[Ben Cartwright]

In 20 years, if we're still allowed t have these, there will be plenty of Carbines sold out of long time collections in original config of people in my age bracket.

In 20 years I will be 88 and probably in a nursing home so I don't think I can wait for those collections to come on the market

[USGI]

Don't forget to read Midway's updates on condition - made on 5/19/21. - Bob

https://www.midwayusa.com/us-militar...us-m1-carbines

[tenOC]

Yeah, we've been over that on other sites. This discussion is new to this site but not the others. The description doesn't say that update.
Search M1 Carbine on their sight, find the MILITARY SURPLUS link and select a Carbine. This is the blurb attached:

The backstory:

After years of effort, our Supplier has been successful in securing a large lot of U.S. made M1 Carbines and MidwayUSA has purchased all of them! These M1 Carbines have not been arsenal refurbished. Per our supplier, these guns are believed to have come directly from use in the European theatre of WWII, eventually making their way to the Italian Armed forces. From there they went to the Carabinieri – the Italian National Police - and have been in storage since the early 1950s. There are no records indicating how the Italian Armed Forces came into possession of these WWII M1 Carbines.

These guns are a piece of history and prime examples of wartime production. They are still ‘as assembled’ during the rapid mass production of WWII. These guns have not been reworked at an arsenal nor refinished at any point. As the US spooled up its wartime production of military guns, it was necessary for multiple manufacturers to work together to complete production of a single working M1 Carbine. Not all receiver manufacturers made barrels and many used barrels from multiple sources. The barrels are appropriate to the receiver as they were manufactured. There are variations among these guns, including sights, safeties, gas blocks, etc. Variations were common during the years these guns were manufactured. Small parts may have been replaced during the war due to normal field use and maintenance. In service during the war, these M1 Carbines were then placed in storage for almost 70 years by the Italian government.

[USGI]

This discussion is new to this site but not the others.

Actually we've been talking about them here for nearly a month. The mods moved the thread, so it kinda' got hidden. - Bob

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=74117&page=1

[usabaker]

Wow! that's neat! original config or not, I'm tempted to buy one. Wonder if Midway will still give me my discount on these.

[ssgross]

I can't seem to find condition descriptions. Are they using the NRA surplus grading scale?

[Ben Cartwright]

I can't seem to find condition descriptions. Are they using the NRA surplus grading scale?

Yes they are using NRA scale. It is on the Midway descriptions

[ssgross]

hmm. which manufacturer should I get? I don't have any carbines yet. I was thinking NPM. My son is very in to old computers and suggested we get an IBM.