m1a1 folding stock paratrooper carbine

[guzziguy1000]

I have found an Inland div carbine that by all appearances shows to have never been fired or seen combat. It appeared to me with a miltech aftermarket sheath and just seems to be correct. sounds too good to be true.

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[fredball]

Welcome

 

[jbett98]

I have found an Inland div carbine that by all appearances shows to have never been fired or seen combat. It appeared to me with a miltech aftermarket sheath and just seems to be correct. sounds too good to be true.

Yes it does.

 

[guzziguy1000]

how does one go about authenticating the piece? serial #5105931 positive input would be nice.

 

[Mark W.]

First step if you want someone to help you prove its real is to post about a dozen clear well lit photos that show ever stamp every number every rivit in the stock assembly.

then it can be compared to known examples.

 

[guzziguy1000]

thankyou! I'll get on it.

 

[coop44]

there are some beautiful m1a1 stocks out of Italy, sarco sells them. they can be distinguished from the originals easily, they have the cutouts for M2 parts

 

[guzziguy1000]

View attachment 60223View attachment 60224View attachment 60222thankyou! I'll get on it.

had issue with pics,only allowed 5. I have more!

 

[jbett98]

Does it have a barrel band with a bayonet lug, a flip safety or an adjustable rear sight?

 

[coop44]

probably is GI just not not an m1a1 stock appears to be a repro

 

[guzziguy1000]

And? Is there a bit more input,ya think? If not GI,what?

 

[guzziguy1000]

Yes to all!

 

[coop44]

RJ Militaria - Collecting The M1 / M1A1 carbine

 

[Mark W.]

The Carbine itself is US GI the stock is a modern reproduction

Use this page to show you why.

RJ Militaria - Collecting The M1 / M1A1 carbine

 

[guzziguy1000]

RJ Militaria - Collecting The M1 / M1A1 carbine

Thanks for the info,it was very informative.

 

[RicInOR]

I saw on TV that there were like 10 of these made for WWII - on the NRA Show American Rifleman.
Something that had provenance would be worth 6 figures. For that money, get an expert and have it
validated.

The M1 Carbine

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But I didn't find the video from the Show.

 

[Mark W.]

I saw on TV that there were like 10 of these made for WWII - on the NRA Show American Rifleman.
Something that had provenance would be worth 6 figures. For that money, get an expert and have it
validated.

The M1 Carbine

<broken link removed>

But I didn't find the video from the Show.

Pay closer attention when you watch TV there were approx. 140,000 M1A1's made in two batches of 70K each all by Inland and all within certain serial number blocks.

The Stock shown in the photos above has Brown leather. NO US GI M1A1 stock was made with anything but BLACK LEATHER. The stock in the photos also doesn't have the proper cut out on the side from what i can see that all Original M1A1 stocks have.

Theres nothing to confirm the carbine shown in the photos is something someone put together and worth less then a nice example with a solid stock. Now with the crazy market right now I have no idea how to guess what that would be.

 

[guzziguy1000]

Pay closer attention when you watch TV there were approx. 140,000 M1A1's made in two batches of 70K each all by Inland and all within certain serial number blocks.

The Stock shown in the photos above has Brown leather. NO US GI M1A1 stock was made with anything but BLACK LEATHER. The stock in the photos also doesn't have the proper cut out on the side from what i can see that all Original M1A1 stocks have.

Theres nothing to confirm the carbine shown in the photos is something someone put together and worth less then a nice example with a solid stock. Now with the crazy market right now I have no idea how to guess what that would be.

Thanks for the input,this is getting interesting. How does one find an expert on this machine?

 

[Blitzkrieg]

First clue is, IMO the pristine condition of the stock.. screams repro, but worth investigating

 

[guzziguy1000]

I saw on TV that there were like 10 of these made for WWII - on the NRA Show American Rifleman.
Something that had provenance would be worth 6 figures. For that money, get an expert and have it
validated.

The M1 Carbine

<broken link removed>

But I didn't find the video from the Show.

Would like find an expert,if there's a link/website that's available,it'd be appreciated! ! ! nudge,nudge!