M1 Carbine

[Faulkner]

I have seen only a few of the genuine WWII unconverted Carbines. One was bought by a friend at an estate sale around 15 years ago for several hundred dollars. I tried to buy it from him at a handsome profit but with no luck. It was a Saginaw. The other was a bringback from WWII by a friend of my father's. The latter was the first Carbine I ever fired, back in the late 1950s. I clearly remember that it had the L-shaped two position rear sight and no bayonet stud. I have seen a few others at gun shows over the years.

This is a picture of a USGI M1 carbine from my collection that is in early configuration that I believe to be original, made in 1943 by IBM.

 

[AJ]

I have seen only a few of the genuine WWII unconverted Carbines. One was bought by a friend at an estate sale around 15 years ago for several hundred dollars. I tried to buy it from him at a handsome profit but with no luck. It was a Saginaw. The other was a bringback from WWII by a friend of my father's. The latter was the first Carbine I ever fired, back in the late 1950s. I clearly remember that it had the L-shaped two position rear sight and no bayonet stud. I have seen a few others at gun shows over the years.

This is a picture of a USGI M1 carbine from my collection that is in early configuration that I believe to be original, made in 1943 by IBM.

I have owned about 30 or so carbines. I have examined several hundred at gun shows and for a dealer that I know. I have had one that I felt to be original, it was a Winchester. The serial number was 7,275,583, it had a bayonet lug and a rotary safety. The rotary safety brought questions to my mind, so I checked it out. I called J.C. Harrison who had written "Collecting The M1 Carbine III". Gave him the S/N and his response was "that is in the last bunch made". We went over the parts and when I came to the rotary safety he thought about it and said he would call it correct. I had bought it for $425.00 and sold it for $1800. No regrets.