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rebuilt M1 value

vaca151
I was wondering if any one could help me determine the ball park value of a rebuilt M1 rifle. The rifle was rebuilt in Japan during WWII. The stock has been replaced with teakwood. The butt plate of the stock, butt plate of the trigger stock (?), and the front 3" of the forearm are ivory. Half inch strips of ivory are also inlayed from the butt plate into the stock about 5 inches. The stock is engraved with a running deer and the forearm is engraved with a flying dragon. The trigger guard, floor plate, and breach of the barrel are also engraved. The sights have been replaced with a Weaver scope. Any clue as to its value?

Thank you!
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  • nmyers
    Putting a value on something unique like this is truly a "whatever someone is willing to pay" case.

    Personally, I find sporterized US military guns to be abominations. I would consider paying $200-300 for the rifle you described, but that's just me. There might be someone out there willing to pay a whole lot more, but good luck trying to find him. I suspect that it might bring $400-500 if listed on this site, but anyone's guess is good.

    Neal
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  • 101AIRBORNE
    Rebuilt in Japan during WW11?
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  • vaca151
    I thought that would raise a question. Japan is what I was told.
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  • vaca151
    Thank you Neal for your insight. Its a fine rifle for a mantle piece (too nice for the field). i was courious of its value.
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  • jonk
    Well now that depends. If some Jap soldier got his hands on a US M1 (carbine or Garand?) and rebuilt, inlayed, etc. etc., it would be worth a lot IF it could be documented. I suspect you have a bubba special though. Perhaps a NICE sporter, but in the sense of, 'would miseur like his crack pipe prewarmed' nice. THat is, a spade is a spade and a bubba sporter no matter how nice is, imho just that.

    "...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conf
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  • Ross
    During the Korean Conflict, there was a considerable cottage industry engraving guns and knives in Japan. GI's improved the economy in several ways, and tourist goods helped get dollars into Japan.
    I once saw an Indian archer on horseback wearing a turban carved in a gun.
    Priceless.
    Cheers from Darkest California,
    Ross
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