M1 Carbine

[AJ]

They are rare as hen's teeth. I know a collector in Oklahoma that has one in his collection, but that's the only one I've ever seen in person.

That gives him all of the manufacturers. Not many can say that.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

The piston nut is staked in place. Do not remove it unless absolutely necessary. You risk damaging the threads.

.........x10!!!!

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

One of some. Underwood-Eliott-Fisher. Lent to Germany after the war for police work. It is stamped "Bavarian Forestry Police". I shoot cast lead bullets in mine with ZERO trouble. It's BS about clogging a gas port on a gas rifle with lead bullets. Pressure is too high for that to happen. I shot oodles of cast lead bullets through a Ruger semi-auto .44 mag Deerstalker rifle. I shoot lots of cast bullets in my carbines and Garands. Garand smokes like a muzzle loader with cast bullets. Guess it's the lube.

Enjoy your carbine. You are holding a piece of history.

Sho would like to see that I-P mentioned above. Bet it would bring a wheelbarrow full of $$$.

 

[LostintheOzone]

One of some. Underwood-Eliott-Fisher. Lent to Germany after the war for police work. It is stamped "Bavarian Forestry Police". I shoot cast lead bullets in mine with ZERO trouble. It's BS about clogging a gas port on a gas rifle with lead bullets. Pressure is too high for that to happen. I shot oodles of cast lead bullets through a Ruger semi-auto .44 mag Deerstalker rifle. I shoot lots of cast bullets in my carbines and Garands. Garand smokes like a muzzle loader with cast bullets. Guess it's the lube.

Enjoy your carbine. You are holding a piece of history.

Sho would like to see that I-P mentioned above. Bet it would bring a wheelbarrow full of $$$.

I don't normally shoot lead in mine but I loaded a dozen just to see what would happen. They shoot fine. If I didn't have so many FMJ bullets on hand I would just shoot coated lead.

 

[Greyman50]

Here you are. About 30 years ago had one of each except IBM. IIRC used to pay around $100.00 for them.

 

[DWalt]

I don't normally shoot lead in mine but I loaded a dozen just to see what would happen. They shoot fine. If I didn't have so many FMJ bullets on hand I would just shoot coated lead.

Around 50 years ago, I was casting 120 grain lead .308 bullets and shooting them in my carbine. I wasn't shooting thousands, maybe hundreds, but I had no carbine problems resulting from their use.

 

[.357magger]

I too have a Standard Products Carbine, circa 1944. It bears an Underwood barrel, which is also correct for a late 1944 production SP. Everything else is SP and correct per Reich's book (which is an EXCELLENT resource by the way). Finish is excellent. Bore is excellent. Runs like a scalded dog with both FMJ and SPs.

Obviously it has undergone the de rigueur post war/Korean War refit, but the armorers curiously left the earlier push button safety and flat bolt intact. If it ain't broke...

I think this one sat in some Veterans closet for awhile before one of his heirs sold it to one of my favorite pawnshops. Just my opinion but I don't think it's seen much post war use. One of my favorite rifles. If you own one, you know what I'm talking about.

 

[robvious]

my 1943 Std Prod is/was a hoot to shoot, haven't taken it to the range in many years..
as far as I can tell it is in original condition... no bayonet lug, flat top, push button.. etc bought from an estate of a friend's father. All the goodies too... Friend remembered shooting it as a kid, but not much... no one in the family wanted it... I just said sold when it was offered...

 

[DWalt]

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.

 

[Sistema1927]

You should get a copy of military technical manual TM9-1276, Cal. .30 Carbines M1, M1A1, M2, and M3. Again, try eBay. Everything you will ever need to know about Carbine maintenance will be found in that manual.

http://www.easy39th.com/files/TM_9-1276_Carbines,_Cal._.30_1947.pdf

 

[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.