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Posted: 10/28/2014 7:28:06 PM EDT
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Exceedingly difficult to track a U.S. miliary firearm beyond its date of manufacture or possibly the theater is was used in by ancillary records. When this happens, it's usually because the soldier who used the firearm provided the provenance or at least gave information about the firearm he used anecdotally.
There's a great story here somewhere of a guy who was able to locate and purchase his USMC dad's actual WWII-issued M1 Garand. There were also some Garands purchased from a Guam police station that were documented as having been used in the Guam campaign. But attaching a specific firearm to a battle, let alone a specific soldier is exceedingly rare and usually connects in random, unlikely ways. |
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Posted: 10/28/2014 7:47:10 PM EDT
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If it was purchased through the CMP or DCM you can pay a fee to find out when and for how much but that is about it.
Charge is $25.00 per serial number, prepaid, whether they find anything or not. If interested, send letter to CMP, ATTN: Serial Number Research, 1401 Commerce Blvd., Anniston, AL 36207. |
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Posted: 10/28/2014 7:58:27 PM EDT
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Thanks guys
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Posted: 10/28/2014 9:26:33 PM EDT
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Is it an inland? Got any pics to share? Does it have a flip sight (rear)?
Untouched WWII paratroopers are rare. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 5:16:18 PM EDT
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no such records were kept
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Posted: 10/31/2014 6:15:03 AM EDT
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99% of the "paratrooper" are fakes as well!
To start out only Inland made them. Bayonet lug is a post-WW2 addition and means the carbine went thru depot clean and repair. -- Chuck |
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Posted: 10/31/2014 1:01:13 PM EDT
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Uh? That's interesting. It is a Inland but it has a bayo lug. Well it's a pretty cool gun so no loss.
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Posted: 10/31/2014 2:27:48 PM EDT
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Are you sure its even a USGI paratrooper stock or commercial repop?
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Posted: 10/31/2014 6:09:41 PM EDT
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I think it's original, it's the wire stock with what looks like a cast iron butt. I'll try to get some pics up of it.
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Posted: 10/31/2014 6:14:05 PM EDT
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I think it's original, it's the wire stock with what looks like a cast iron butt. I'll try to get some pics up of it. so are repops |
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Posted: 10/31/2014 6:39:39 PM EDT
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Ya need one of the M1 Carbine books, there are many variations.
For the "paratrooper" model the leather and rivets are a key to indemnity. But when collector prices go up the fakes get more common. And the fakers get better, but 70 year old leather is seldom in good shape.. Bayonet lugs were fitted between WW2 and Korea and the arsenals rarely kept parts together when overhauling weapons. Stock is a stock. Barrel is a barrel. Most come out with a mix of parts. M1 Carbine is most often praised or prized by guys who never had to shoot it in combat. There are report the bullet would not penetrate the winter clothing of the Chinese in North Korea. -- Chuck |
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Posted: 10/31/2014 9:55:05 PM EDT
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Alright so there is a few photos, it's my dads carbine just trying to see what I can for him. I wanted to buy it but I didn't want to have to sell a gun to buy a gun. Did that once and still kick myself for it. |
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Posted: 11/1/2014 7:46:07 AM EDT
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From what little pics you supplied I would say the stock is fake. Need to take clear close up pics of both sides of rivets and take a pic of the inside of buttplate. Should be stampings there
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Posted: 11/1/2014 10:34:42 AM EDT
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Knew you guys would say that. Dad took the pics. I'll get some better ones.
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Posted: 11/1/2014 10:42:07 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/1/2014 10:47:54 AM EDT
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looks fake to me
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Posted: 11/1/2014 1:22:32 PM EDT
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Replica or reproduction are nicer words than fake. Not a 1943 stock by any means. Certainly not a "bring back" M1 Carbine (otherwise known as stolen government property).
SARCO still sells them for 'bout $150. The carbine itself needs to be checked for "correct" parts if it is to have any collector value with a "correct" stock.. -- Chuck |
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Posted: 11/2/2014 7:31:12 AM EDT
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Replica or reproduction are nicer words than fake. -- Chuck If the manufacture marks the part somewhere as a replica then yes, otherwise to me they are trying to deceive the unsuspecting buyer and are fakes |
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Posted: 11/2/2014 10:15:43 AM EDT
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This stock is so new as to be an obvious replica.
But there may be fools who think steel and leather look like this 70 years after manufacture.
Leave it outdoors all winter to "age" it. - Chuck |
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