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I have a inland m1 carbine

Wittum
On my m1 the two outer front sights are filed off. It is an inland general motors gun. Do you think this will hurt the value alot? Thanks
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  • Laredo Lefty
    Wittum, those are not sights, they are there to protect the front sight blade. Since these guns were made for combat they have these blades on either side of the front sight to protect it during rough handling.

    I dont know why anyone would file those off. It does detract from the guns value, but can easily be replaced.

    If you are concerned about the collector value, them you will need to get a new sight that is correct for the Inland carbine. Its just a matter of tapping out the retaining pin visible from the side.


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  • Wittum
    ok, i saw the pin there but i didnt know if the ring was milled on or not, so i can just replace it, is it tough or do i for sure need a gun smith?

    Thanks LL
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  • p3skyking
    If you can make toast for yourself, you can probably accomplish this task. Not difficult.
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  • Wittum
    nice nice, well thanks to everyone for your help!!
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  • RancheroPaul
    Back in the 60's, the NRA was able to sell some M-1 Carbines and some M-1 Garands too, I believe. Anyway, the Carbine wasn't really thought much of as a collectible but more of something to shoot. There was plenty of surplus ammo and the gun was less than $20 from the NRA. Some Gun Mags of the time then had articles on how to "sporterize" your M-1 Carbine. Included was the idea of taking the "ears" off the front sight to make it more "conventional" appearing. It also included some diagrams on how to "re-shape" the stock and how to cut wood and plug the "Hole" where the oiler was inserted and the sling attached. This would give you a "sporterized" profile and supposedly make the gun "better able to adapt to hunting and sports shooting."

    It seems folks had more time on their hands than they had money.....or something. Last Summer, I had one of these "sporterized" M-1 Carbines brought in for sale. The carpenter work on the stock was superb, but the grinding off of the ears on the front sight may have been accomplished with a "hack saw." Of course, you can't expect a Carpenter to be a Metal worker or Blacksmith, too!

    Gun was an extremely nice Winchester with matching parts.....except the front sight and stock......! Amazing what some folks did to these early released M-1 Carbines in the interest of "hunting!"

    Just a little trivia for you to hopefully laugh about...... Pretty sad in my opinion, tearing up such a gun for a Gun Mags' "propaganda."

    I Miss The World I Grew Up In!
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  • jakelin
    Back in the early 1960s, you could walk into the sporting goods section at the local Montgomery Wards and see whole racks of carbines at $25 ea.
    I've seen some amazing "period" mods done to these thru the years. The guy that reloads my ammo for me has an IBM that has been modified by changing the front sight, rear sight and stock so much that it looks like a .22.
    Simple mods you can (and should) put the gun back to original configuration- some are so extensive it is impossible.
    I miss those days myself a lot.

    John
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