Need help from m1 carbine experts, please

[Clintoon Eastwood]

so gentlemen my question is if this is worth paying $750-$800. We can't have cool stuff like this in NJ so my cousin is buying this M1 winchester carbine serial # 1,318,xxx from his neighbor in Pa. and it has these markings on it. No mags, no pitting or rust, little dings on the stock, bluing is still very present and it has a cloth green sling, thats all the info I know. Last but not least, he was told that it hasn't seen the light of day since 1982.

Please any info would help. What should I look for if I get to see it by this weekend.

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[thebearpack]

From the limited information visible in the pictures, it looks like a very nice Winnie with many Winchester parts, though not all necessarily correct for the S/N range. At any rate, check for an import mark on the barrel. If it's not an import, it's probably worth a good bit more than the range you mention. If it is an import, it's still a fair price.

I'd say pay the money.

[Clintoon Eastwood]

Thank you for replying. I appreciate it.

[elementfreak431]

I saw this first on the cmp forums. I hope your cousin bought it!

[PaleDriver]

Did those not come with a lever rotating safety?

[PaleDriver]

According to this the early ones were push button
http://world.guns.ru/rifle/autoloadi...carbine-e.html

[1832]

According to this the early ones were push button
http://world.guns.ru/rifle/autoloadi...carbine-e.html

Roger that, I've got a four digit SN Inland, marked July 1942 and it has the push through button safety.

[PaleDriver]

Roger that, I've got a four digit SN Inland, marked July 1942 and it has the push through button safety.

I'd pay 750 for it if that's all legit.

[1832]

I'd pay 750 for it if that's all legit.

Sorry, my brother, I've already been offered over double that and still am hanging on to it. Yes, it's all legit. It belonged to an uncle who was a USMC radioman in the Pacific.

[PaleDriver]

Sorry, my brother, I've already been offered over double that and still am hanging on to it. Yes, it's all legit. It belonged to an uncle who was a USMC radioman in the Pacific.

Then I wouldn't sell it unless I was destitute or to protect it (divorce, legal problem). I love mine and it does not a story like that. Sounds lovely.