handloader357
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So I'm in the position where I have to downsize my collection considerably and I've got a buddy who wants to buy my RockOla. We both know the gun is worth some decent money and neither of us wants to rip anyone off. Is there some kind of valuation service we could use to set a fair price or authenticate the guns originality?
This carbine appears to be 100% original and never arsenal rebuilt. No lug on the barrel, early flip sight and magazine release, the bolt seems to be blued (hard to see in the pics) and the rest of the metal is parkerized. All markings (barrel, sight, receiver, magazine, etc...) all show correct markings. There is a tiny bit of the wood missing out of the stock near the sling/oiler and normal handling marks for a weapon that has served its duty. The minor damage to the wood has no affect on using the weapon. I had it out last weekend and it still runs like a champ.
I bought the carbine from a guy I worked with around 10 or 15 years ago. He received it from his father who served in WWII. The story his dad told him is that the carbine was carried by his close friend who was killed. His dad kept the carbine and brought it back in a duffle bag. It sat unfired until I bought it. We live in a very dry climate so there's no rust to speak of anywhere that I can see without disassembly. The bore was clean when I bought it and still is. I've only put a couple of hundred rounds of modern ammo through it since I've had it.
Over the years I collected a couple of original cloth bandoliers still almost full with the old corrosive ammo (one pouch was empty) which I never shot, and an unused M15 grenade launcher sight. I'm not sure if these addons add much value or not, but they're cool nonetheless!
One day I was going to put it all in some kind of shadow box and hang it on the wall, but never got around to it (and its too much fun to use at the range!).
We're guessing it's worth somewhere between $1500 and $3000, any help in getting a fair value assigned would be much appreciated. Thanks!
This carbine appears to be 100% original and never arsenal rebuilt. No lug on the barrel, early flip sight and magazine release, the bolt seems to be blued (hard to see in the pics) and the rest of the metal is parkerized. All markings (barrel, sight, receiver, magazine, etc...) all show correct markings. There is a tiny bit of the wood missing out of the stock near the sling/oiler and normal handling marks for a weapon that has served its duty. The minor damage to the wood has no affect on using the weapon. I had it out last weekend and it still runs like a champ.
I bought the carbine from a guy I worked with around 10 or 15 years ago. He received it from his father who served in WWII. The story his dad told him is that the carbine was carried by his close friend who was killed. His dad kept the carbine and brought it back in a duffle bag. It sat unfired until I bought it. We live in a very dry climate so there's no rust to speak of anywhere that I can see without disassembly. The bore was clean when I bought it and still is. I've only put a couple of hundred rounds of modern ammo through it since I've had it.
Over the years I collected a couple of original cloth bandoliers still almost full with the old corrosive ammo (one pouch was empty) which I never shot, and an unused M15 grenade launcher sight. I'm not sure if these addons add much value or not, but they're cool nonetheless!
One day I was going to put it all in some kind of shadow box and hang it on the wall, but never got around to it (and its too much fun to use at the range!).
We're guessing it's worth somewhere between $1500 and $3000, any help in getting a fair value assigned would be much appreciated. Thanks!
