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captain-03 · Dec 26, 2009

-- like these little pieces of history. Wife decided to stay the night with her mother last night and I had some unexpected time on my hands. Got the Garands out last week for a reunion so I thought it would be a good time to look over the Carbines, and get reacquainted with them also.

Here they are from top to bottom:
International Business Machines (IBM)
International Business Machines (IBM)
Winchester
Winchester
Winchester
Underwood
Underwood
Underwood
Quality Hardware
Quality Hardware
Inland
Inland
National Postal Meter (NPA)
National Postal Meter (NPA)\
Standard Products

On the Left
Rockola
Rockola

On the Right
Saginaw SG
Saginaw S’G’

thorswhisper · Dec 26, 2009

Awesome Collection!!!! No Doubt youve made a few trips to Anniston........

RustyHammer · Dec 26, 2009

Nice collection ... the surprising thing with all them is that there are only two Inlands! (We both knows those are the easiest ones to get!) Well done, Sir!

dzelenka · Dec 26, 2009

RustyHammer said:
Nice collection ... the surprising thing with all them is that there are only two Inlands! (We both knows those are the easiest ones to get!) Well done, Sir!

Also, all of them look like they have post war rebuilds on them.

shoalsfugro · Dec 26, 2009

captain-03 said:
-- like these little pieces of history. Wife decided to stay the night with her mother last night and I had some unexpected time on my hands. Got the Garands out last week for a reunion so I thought it would be a good time to look over the Carbines, and get reacquainted with them also.

We understand

What she doesn't know is sometimes best. Very nice collection,

captain-03 · Dec 27, 2009

dzelenka said:
Also, all of them look like they have post war rebuilds on them.

Yep - all them them are post WWII arsenal rebuilds ...

Quickdraw22 · Dec 27, 2009

dzelenka said:
Also, all of them look like they have post war rebuilds on them.

Is this a good thing, or a bad thing :confused:

Also, how the heck can you tell from the pictures, the little white tags??

DAVE

dzelenka · Dec 27, 2009

Quickdraw22 said:
Is this a good thing, or a bad thing

Also, how the heck can you tell from the pictures, the little white tags??

DAVE

From a collector standpoint, an untouched WWII gun will have more value. For a shooter, the post war changes provide better sights. The way that you can tell from the pictures is really easy. WWII carbines do not have bayonet lugs. Also, these have adjustable sights rather than the WWII "L" style flip sight. Much like M1 Garands, most USGI carbines have been through an arsenal rebuild at least once in the last 65 years. This doesn't detract from them as they are all "original". Finding a 65 year old US rifle that has all of its original parts, however, is relatively rare and collectors will pay a premium. I am not a carbine collector. I have one Inland that was rebuilt post war. It rarely sees the light of day. I would much rather shoot my Garands. The OP has plenty of both which is the way it should be.

dmiculek · Dec 27, 2009

captain-03 said:
-- like these little pieces of history. Wife decided to stay the night with her mother last night and I had some unexpected time on my hands. Got the Garands out last week for a reunion so I thought it would be a good time to look over the Carbines, and get reacquainted with them also.

Here they are from top to bottom:
International Business Machines (IBM)
International Business Machines (IBM)
Winchester
Winchester
Winchester
Underwood
Underwood
Underwood
Quality Hardware
Quality Hardware
Inland
Inland
National Postal Meter (NPA)
National Postal Meter (NPA)\
Standard Products

On the Left
Rockola
Rockola

On the Right
Saginaw SG
Saginaw S’G’

Nice collection, BTW, do you have any "coded" receivers?

sgt z · Dec 27, 2009

Wow! That's very nice. Have you noticed if any brand shoots better? If so Which one shoots best?
I would like to have a collection of type writer makers.

captain-03 · Dec 28, 2009

sgt z said:
Wow! That's very nice. Have you noticed if any brand shoots better? If so Which one shoots best?
I would like to have a collection of type writer makers.

Nope - not much difference in the shooting quality from one manufacture to another.

dwr461 · Jan 7, 2010

Now I see why they cost so much. You have all of them.

Nice collection.

Dave

captain-03 · Mar 23, 2010

dwr461 said:
..Nice collection.

Dave

Thanks for the kind words ...

Hardballing · Mar 24, 2010

Since your wife doesn't know about these...it would only take a Rock O La and an Inland or two to keep it that way

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Nice group of carbines there. Thanks for sharing.

BobKaro · Mar 24, 2010

I mean this in the absolute nicest way possible...

I hate you.

bigv · Mar 29, 2010

Damn it!

Now i know why it has been so hard to find a decent carbine! This cat has all of them.

Very nice collection my good man. Very nice.

CloudStrife · Mar 29, 2010

The first words out my mouth were "What the f***?". Maybe it's my practical side or my inclination to mix things up a little, but I can't see myself having 19 of the same gun. One from each maker... sure. But damn. To each his own I suppose...

flamatrix99 · Mar 30, 2010

Carbines are a great little gun to shoot.

buttanic · Dec 4, 2010

I have an Inland M1 carbine my father bought back about 1956. It is in original WW II configuration with flip rear sight and type I narrow barrel band. No indication it was arsenal rebuilt but the stock may have been replaced.

deafdave3 · Dec 4, 2010

I know its a long shot, but any chance you'd sell one of the Saginaws?

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