Hello all
A good friend has an M1 carbine that he wants to sell as his health is failing and with no heirs he wants to liquidate his gun collection, so we're looking for a valuation. According to his best recollection, he traded his services for this gun 30 or so years ago, and remembers the owners telling him that it was acquired by their soldier father while deployed in WW2 as as ceremonial weapon and brought back soon after. Viewing the condition of the barrel and bore, it looks like the weapon is pristine other than normal patina, so it's possible that the weapon was never fired outside the factory - but this is just speculation. I've done a bit of research but I need some experts to weigh in on the actual value of this piece. I appreciate any and all conversation/information about it, so please feel free to contribute an opinion!
Thanks
Jason
A good friend has an M1 carbine that he wants to sell as his health is failing and with no heirs he wants to liquidate his gun collection, so we're looking for a valuation. According to his best recollection, he traded his services for this gun 30 or so years ago, and remembers the owners telling him that it was acquired by their soldier father while deployed in WW2 as as ceremonial weapon and brought back soon after. Viewing the condition of the barrel and bore, it looks like the weapon is pristine other than normal patina, so it's possible that the weapon was never fired outside the factory - but this is just speculation. I've done a bit of research but I need some experts to weigh in on the actual value of this piece. I appreciate any and all conversation/information about it, so please feel free to contribute an opinion!
Thanks
Jason