I live in central Ohio and I wonder if anyone knows of a dealer who would asess/purchase an M1 carbine rifle. I took it to one guy who sells used guns at shows knowing tha he would want it cheap, he had a reproduction M1 Style carbine, looked similiar but the gun was hardly nothing like mine.He had it for sale for $600.00 and said it was not selling. I could understand why the stock was different, the receiver was different only the front sight looked real. This guy looked up values in a gun book that was from 2000 and showed various M1 carbine's from $1100.00 up to $2500.00 and added that he would never pay more than $300.00 for one as he did not know much about them.
The gun I have was my dads and I learned to shoot on it as a child. Its in great looking condition but it was kept in storage for the past 20 years. Dad is 82 years old, he served in Korea I do not know if this was the rifle he carried or if he brought it back with him. It has a savage receiver and an IBM stamped barrel. I am an avid shooter but to be honest this is an old rifle I would like to see a collector own it as I do not think that plinking with it or hunting is in its future, it should be preserved as the piece of history it is.
I do not want to get rich off it but I don't want to be ripped off either, any suggestions?
ed
The gun I have was my dads and I learned to shoot on it as a child. Its in great looking condition but it was kept in storage for the past 20 years. Dad is 82 years old, he served in Korea I do not know if this was the rifle he carried or if he brought it back with him. It has a savage receiver and an IBM stamped barrel. I am an avid shooter but to be honest this is an old rifle I would like to see a collector own it as I do not think that plinking with it or hunting is in its future, it should be preserved as the piece of history it is.
I do not want to get rich off it but I don't want to be ripped off either, any suggestions?
ed