M1 Carbine experts : gun condition ?

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cleaning my dcm bought 1984 carbine: noticed that there is very little wear or no wear on parts under the stock, rest is in excellent condition: the only wear is from me shooting it. replaced original birch stock with walnut. could this gun have been un issued, new contidion
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If you look at the serial number and date it, it may not have been used in WWII but these were used in Korea as well. You could do a FOIA to determine where it went
 
What’s the date? what’s the manufacturer? Lots of World War II guns that were re arsenaled had bayonet lugs and better sites added during that process.
That might provide some clues. I suspect you could never know for sure if it was unissued.
If it was mine I’d leave it in the original military stock.
I wish I bought a couple in 1984
 
What’s the date? what’s the manufacturer? Lots of World War II guns that were re arsenaled had bayonet lugs and better sites added during that process.
That might provide some clues. I suspect you could never know for sure if it was unissued.
If it was mine I’d leave it in the original military stock.
I wish I bought a couple in 1984
$100 and $150 for a garand 1984
 
6mil or so M1 carbines made
So possible it seen little use.
All though M1 carbines went everywhere and anywhere from WWII to modern day
Also could have went through the arsenal a few times, been re finished along the way
You just never know.
Although you dont see many un issued M1 carbines ve unissued M1 garands.
 
What does the birch stock look like?
(m1 carbine is the ONLY gun I want and haven't bought yet. the deals in the early 90's were still very reasonable)
 
What does the birch stock look like?
(m1 carbine is the ONLY gun I want and haven't bought yet. the deals in the early 90's were still very reasonable)

I didn't get my lic until late 90's. In 2K or so, there was a company that was selling a gattling gun kit. You'd mount 2 10/22's on this chasis and a crank would fire it gattling gun style.

They made an M1Carbean model as well. I always wanted a 30cal "machine gun." Was unwilling to pay the $600 or so PER M1 at the time so I never got the kit. :(
 
$100 and $150 for a garand 1984
Even 10 years ago they were a steal. I got the first batch of Korean return Carbines and paid about $500 for an Inland that looks brand new.

A few years earlier I got a couple of Service Grade Garands that arrived looking far better than Service Grade should look for $600 each.
 
now the problem is ammo. Reload or bend over.
or if you are old, dip into your stash. Ha.

I've got like. 6 ammo cans of Greek 30-06 that I bought from the CMP 20 years ago.
I've also got a "lifetime supply" of 7.62x54R that I bought when that was cheap. Though lifetime isn't really much when you can only bear to shoot your Mosin 10 times before your shoulder is black and blue and you start pushing. Ha.

One thing to consider. 30 carbine is very easy to reload. It's basically a long pistol cartridge.

I have a Lee Turret press that I use for stuff like this. A cartridge change is $20 plus dies. Cheap compared to my Dillon. And with the auto indexer I can make 150 rounds per hour. Not awesome, but not bad. I use this same press for other low volume loads that tend to be expensive. .357 mag. .44 mag. .454 cassull
 
I didn't get my lic until late 90's. In 2K or so, there was a company that was selling a gattling gun kit. You'd mount 2 10/22's on this chasis and a crank would fire it gattling gun style.

They made an M1Carbean model as well. I always wanted a 30cal "machine gun." Was unwilling to pay the $600 or so PER M1 at the time so I never got the kit. :(
i remember those 10 22 gattling guns. LOL
 
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