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So, I inherited a M1A and an M1Carbine today both from WWII times I believe. I know the carbine was brought back by my grandfather. And one of these days I will be inheriting a Marlin lever action that is over 110 years old. I cannot wait. The marlin is in perfect shape. The M1A is in good condition but the carbine considering it was a duty weapon is rougher than I would like and because of that I think was put on the backburner as far as care goes. I want to clean it up a bit and keep the minor rust on it from spreading. Can anyone give me some tips for this? Also, can the stock be oiled and wiped down with gun oil or is that a bad idea? Basically, how should I care for these classics?
 
I've had good luck with 000 steel wool and WD-40. Get some other opinions before you try this, however. Just because it worked for me doesn't mean it's the best thing out there.
 
And one of these days I will be inheriting a Marlin lever action that is over 110 years old. I cannot wait.

Doesn't sound right to me. Makes it sound like ya want someone to expire.
 
And one of these days I will be inheriting a Marlin lever action that is over 110 years old. I cannot wait.

Doesn't sound right to me. Makes it sound like ya want someone to expire.
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My first thoughts exactly, I had to go back and re-read it to make sure it said that.
 
M1A does not date back to WWII. It is a commercial semiauto version of the 1957 M14.

I agree with the others, it sounds like you are anxious for the owner of that Marlin to kick the bucket so you can get his rifle.
 
I'm going to give the guy the benefit of the doubt and say he is inheriting the rifle before someone dies. I inherited my grandfathers Iver Johnson 16 gauge shotgun a few years back and he is still alive.
 
Same here, I inherited a 1959 Mod-70 Winchester .243 from an old uncle (82 yo). He got the rifle from his brother who got the rifle from my dad way back, My dad was the original purchaser of the rifle soon after that caliber came out, still had some of my dads reloads with it, dated from 1959 on the Norma box's with the recipe.
Had to wait 8 years from when my uncle showed it to me, he wanted me to have it cause it originally belonged to my dad (died in 2000). Cut the OP some slack, its his business on how he gets the gun. Not for us to judge him.
 
Hahaha! Nah, sorry guys I guess I should have explained that better. I do nit want anyone to expire. I would much rather have my dad around than have a stupid gun. Well, it isn't stupid but you get what I mean. I want him around as long as possible. He just basically said that one of these days he would pass it down to me.
 
M1A does not date back to WWII. It is a commercial semiauto version of the 1957 M14.

I agree with the others, it sounds like you are anxious for the owner of that Marlin to kick the bucket so you can get his rifle.
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Thanks for the correction. I was actually referring to the carbine but it may not be from that era either. All I know was that at one time it was supposedly his service weapon and he served in some way or another for a very long time. Maybe what I am calling a carbine is an M14. Like I said I do not know much about these kinds of guns. I will take some pics when I can. That will help us sort it out.

As far as someone kicking the bucket to inherit a gun, it's not like that at all. I should have explained that better. I would much rather have my dad around than some old rifle. In fact, I wish I could spend more time with him than I do. My point was that one day he said he would hand it down to me but probably not anytime soon. In other words he is just letting me know that it will be passed down as it has from generation to generation. I love my dad and hope he is around for a long time.
 
I am not quite sure how I can post pics from my phone. Let me figure this out real fast. Well, it looks like I will need to host them somewhere in order to post them. I will see if I cannot snap some tomorrow and post them. Oh and the Carbine is definitely an M1 carbine. I just looked it up. The weird thing is that is has some kind of weird writing on the stock. It almost likes like Japanese or something.
 
The carbine looks identical to this:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=286304842

and it does say Inland on it. In fact, it is 100% identical to that other than the weird japanese writing looking stuff on it and the missing sling. Again, I will take more pics of it tomorrow. I am really interested in what this writing is on it. Unfortunately, it looks like it has been shot, a lot, as it has some serious looking wear on the rifling. Or, it could just be that it appears that way to me but you can barely see the channels of the rifling. So, it has either been shot a lot or cleaned a lot I would assume.
 
The M1A looks like the one on top.
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That makes it an M1 Garand, which could date from WW2 (though some were made after). An M1A is a semi-automatic only version of the rifle on the bottom. For what it's worth my M1 Garand is my favorite rifle hands down.

The carbine you mentioned is an M1 Carbine. Like the M1 Garand, it could be from WW2 though some were made post-war.
 
Very doubtful they were both his Service Rifle, he would not have carried both the Garand and Carbine . More likely one of them is just like the rifle he carried. These stories get passed down and facts get twisted
 
Very doubtful they were both his Service Rifle, he would not have carried both the Garand and Carbine . More likely one of them is just like the rifle he carried. These stories get passed down and facts get twisted
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^This.



I'd hazard to bet that less than 0.01% of M1's and M1 carbines out there are actual true war bring backs.

Pistols I'm sure where ALOT more common, but rifles I don't really see how its even possible to sneak one back.




These rifles were "the" rifle your dad used most likely. When he showed them to you and said "these are the rifles I used in the war" he was probably saying "these are the KIND of rifles I used in the war"
 
Silent stalker - you got some great rifles with some awesome history. You should be able to check on both barrels to see when they were made that would gve you an idea of when where they might have served. Also you should be able to get information on the web regarding the serial numbers, that can give you a better idea on your rifles history. I own both of the weapons you mention and they are two of my favorites. Keep them oiled and they will not disappoint! They could both be from war service it sees to me that a lot of the posters do not know how easy it was fore service members to mail firearms to the US before Vietnam.
 
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