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Pica or Elite?Looks like from the ser. no.3881190 I am getting an International business machine corp.
IBM now lets see what shape it's in.
$700 Is anout what a import marked M1 should be in very good shooting condition.VERY nice stock; would look good on my Winchester! Is it a Blue Sky Import? My first one had that off color park finish.
Those are some Ouigi Board caliber circumstances. You do NOT find a M1 Carbine for $700...except maybe in Florida. Pics of part codes?
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If I remember correctly early carbines where blued and all WWII bolts where blued until they went through the rebuild program and all parts where parked if they went through the mill.You guys,are not going to believe this.So today I go to the Florida FFL to pick up my FN M4
that I won on GunBrokers,and had shipped here to Florida So I walk in,and as I am waiting
to be served I noticed a rack in the corner with some old rifles on it.Now the only reason
this rifle stood out was that all the other rifles were blued,and this one was parkerized.
Yes boys,and girls it was an M1 carbine,so I picked it up,and started to look it over
asking the owner if I could give it the once over.He told me to go right ahead,and
handed me a bore light.I find out later that he lived in Newton MA. not to far from
my house.It'an IBM with an 44 underwood barrel,and a stock stamped WRA GHD.
SER. NO. 3746560 with import stamping Exel/Gardner MA. $700 out the door.
It was in need of some cleaning,but this rifle is in very nice condition.The only
thing that was strange was that the bolt was blued.I have a IBM marked
M1 carbine SER. NO. 3881190 coming from Royal Tiger,and I end up
finding this rifle,that is some really weird sh^t.View attachment 353822View attachment 353824
$700 Is anout what a import marked M1 should be in very good shooting condition.