Inland M1 Carbine questions

[mrstang01]

Found an Inland M1 Carbine, converted to Korean era sights, but has WWII style safety, original stock which has a repaired area, low serial #, and bayonet lug. It has been rebarreled, barrel looks fairly new, and has been reblued, any import markings removed. Shop is asking $425 for it, does this sound reasonable?

Thanks,

Michael

 

[kaferhaus]

as a shooter, maybe but the "gasp" universals can be bought for a couple hundred bucks and in my experience shoot better than my GI carbines do!

As you described it, it has ZERO collector value, don't let the dealer fool you.... many many guys are getting burned everyday buying these re-import mish-mash carbines for 6-$800, when there are tens of thousands of non-import correct guns in great shape being held by collectors already.... these recent imports will not hold their value over time.... there's just so many serious collectors and these guns don't pass muster as collectibles....

 

[mrstang01]

The dealer made a point to tell me that any collector value was gone, which I already knew. If I could find a Universal for a couple hundred, I might be tempted, but the only ones I've seen are $400 +

 

[Dave Markowitz]

$425 sounds like a fair 2005 price for a mixmaster GI Carbine in good shape.

 

[NEtracker]

Seems like a fair price for one with a good barrel.
Note that a local shop had an Import consignment (so owner priced it) for $739, import stamped Davidsons Greensboro, NC. Another Quality HMC non-import USGI sold for $1000. These non-imports, when they show up, move in a week or so, all around $1000-$1200. Demand is high, supply low in MA.

Here's an Underwood import that cost me $400.
As received,


After new stock,


This Inland was a bit more...

 

[MrAcheson]

Yes that is a fair price. Around here even a POS M1 carbine is at least $550.

 

[Pa. Patriot]

I concur, FAIR price.
One concern. The barrel, you mention it is a replacement.
Find out what make. If it is unmarked check for chrome chamber.
There is a large quantity of chrome barrels on the market being sold as "new military surplus replacement barrels"
Truth is that the army never accepted any chrome chambered barrels. They were all rejected for quality reasons, including SHORT HEADSPACE.
I've seen numerous carbines that had these (too cheap to be true) chrome chambered replacement barrels installed by unknowing owners only to find out that they will not chamber a round and the finish reamers in 30M1, able to ream chrome, are extremely expensive (if you can find one).