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xdron40 · 06-19-2007, 09:23 AM

About a month or so ago, a buddy asked me if I would be interested in buying his M-1 carbine. Said the only problem with it was at one point, he had given it to his former girlfriend and her brother "cleaned" it up. Sight unseen, I said sure, I'd be interested. How much? $175.00. So I said OK. Well, Sunday, I gave myself a fathers day present and got it. It's all broken down now so I can work on the stock and try to get it back to as close to original as possible.

But, for $175.00, I don't think I did too bad.

Mr. Wolf · 06-19-2007, 08:08 PM

Nice find!
Paint stripper and a nice stain should make it pretty again

Cheers,

xd4life · 06-19-2007, 11:46 PM

Mix up a 50.50 mix of tung oil and boiled linseed oil after you get it stripped. apply several light coats giving it about 8hrs dry time between coats till you get the desired finish.

What a good deal...

sa-xd9shooter · 06-19-2007, 11:48 PM

That thing is worth at least $500.

Arps · 06-20-2007, 03:15 AM

Nice find, that is a good deal.

Brickboy240 · 06-20-2007, 09:18 AM

Who is it made by? Is it a GI issue or Iver Johnson commercial Carbine?

If its a GI Carbine...even a Korean War rebuild mixmaster...yes...its worth at least 500 bucks. Congrats. I its a low number maker like my Rock-ola...it might be worth considerably more money.

If its a Plainfield, Iver Johnson or other commercial Carbine...you paid about what its worth. It might be a good shooter...it might not.

Whichever model you have - YES - strip that awful shiny polyurethane from the stock and put a linseed oil finish on it. It will look much better.

They're an absolute blast to shoot. The 15 rounders are more reliable than that 30 rounder.

- Brickboy240

xdron40 · 06-20-2007, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brickboy240

Who is it made by? Is it a GI issue or Iver Johnson commercial Carbine?

If its a GI Carbine...even a Korean War rebuild mixmaster...yes...its worth at least 500 bucks. Congrats. I its a low number maker like my Rock-ola...it might be worth considerably more money.

If its a Plainfield, Iver Johnson or other commercial Carbine...you paid about what its worth. It might be a good shooter...it might not.

Whichever model you have - YES - strip that awful shiny polyurethane from the stock and put a linseed oil finish on it. It will look much better.

They're an absolute blast to shoot. The 15 rounders are more reliable than that 30 rounder.

- Brickboy240

It's an Inland. By the serial number, between Jan & Aug '45. (It's in the upper third of the range of numbers there -- 6848XXX). Got a lot of that paint off, still have some work to do, but the wood looks really good. Will get some BLO soon and as soon as I'm sure I've got all the paint off, will start applying.

xdron40 · 06-27-2007, 03:25 PM

After spending a number of hours over the past week and a half, I got all that awful paint stripped, rubbed in BLO for the past few days and cleaned every thing up. Quite satisfied with how it turned out.

jtkratzer · 06-27-2007, 09:57 PM

Looks much better. Have you shot it yet?

xdron40 · 06-28-2007, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtkratzer

Looks much better. Have you shot it yet?

Nope, just got it back together. Hope to get to the range soon, though.

06-19-2007, 09:23 AM	#1
xdron40 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 400	I get lucky sometimes About a month or so ago, a buddy asked me if I would be interested in buying his M-1 carbine. Said the only problem with it was at one point, he had given it to his former girlfriend and her brother "cleaned" it up. Sight unseen, I said sure, I'd be interested. How much? $175.00. So I said OK. Well, Sunday, I gave myself a fathers day present and got it. It's all broken down now so I can work on the stock and try to get it back to as close to original as possible. But, for $175.00, I don't think I did too bad. __________________ # 4693 XD40 Service

06-19-2007, 08:08 PM	#2
Mr. Wolf XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NC Posts: 300	Nice find! Paint stripper and a nice stain should make it pretty again Cheers, __________________ Mr. Wolf - "That's 30 minutes away, I'll be there in 10."

06-19-2007, 11:46 PM	#3
xd4life XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in HOTLANTA Posts: 2,251	Mix up a 50.50 mix of tung oil and boiled linseed oil after you get it stripped. apply several light coats giving it about 8hrs dry time between coats till you get the desired finish. What a good deal... __________________ "A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well." Rick Hebert "The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities.... It is best to win without fighting." Sun-tzu 300 B.C Bob Barr FOR PRESIDENT

06-19-2007, 11:48 PM	#4
sa-xd9shooter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Jordan, Utah Posts: 383	That thing is worth at least $500. __________________ Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. Guns kill people just like fish need bicycles.

06-20-2007, 03:15 AM	#5
Arps XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,059	Nice find, that is a good deal. __________________ "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." -Frank Zappa

06-20-2007, 09:18 AM	#6
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,313	Who is it made by? Is it a GI issue or Iver Johnson commercial Carbine? If its a GI Carbine...even a Korean War rebuild mixmaster...yes...its worth at least 500 bucks. Congrats. I its a low number maker like my Rock-ola...it might be worth considerably more money. If its a Plainfield, Iver Johnson or other commercial Carbine...you paid about what its worth. It might be a good shooter...it might not. Whichever model you have - YES - strip that awful shiny polyurethane from the stock and put a linseed oil finish on it. It will look much better. They're an absolute blast to shoot. The 15 rounders are more reliable than that 30 rounder. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

06-27-2007, 03:25 PM	#8
xdron40 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 400	After spending a number of hours over the past week and a half, I got all that awful paint stripped, rubbed in BLO for the past few days and cleaned every thing up. Quite satisfied with how it turned out. __________________ # 4693 XD40 Service

06-27-2007, 09:57 PM	#9
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,478	Looks much better. Have you shot it yet?

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