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Post by bigblue on Nov 15, 2006 18:42:06 GMT -6
I know you were interested in an M1 Carbine so I thought you might like this. They are being made by Auto-Ordinance of Thompsom fame, which is now owned by Kahr. Don www.tommygun.com/ao_aom110_f.html |
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Post by psycho on Nov 15, 2006 18:46:27 GMT -6
Maybe im just ignorant on the type of woods used for stocks, but how common is birch stocks?? That is a first for me. Birch is not necessarily known for hardness.
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Post by bigblue on Nov 15, 2006 20:53:00 GMT -6
Birch and poplar have both been used to cut costs on some rifles. I believe the lower priced Marlin 336 and Ruger's 10/22 both use birch. They both prefer to just call it hardwood in their descriptions and don't name the species. All walnut Marlin's have that white with black center eye on the bottom of the butt stock. I guess as long as it doesn't affect the accuracy the type of wood makes little difference other than to the eye and the value.
Don
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Post by DocHolladay on Nov 16, 2006 0:15:23 GMT -6
This is the one I have...paid a gunsmith friend $100 for it about 4 years ago...  |
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Post by psycho on Nov 16, 2006 6:47:34 GMT -6
nice Doc
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Post by bayoukid on Nov 16, 2006 6:58:49 GMT -6
Kewl. I had one of those when I was a kid. My grandfather had given it to me. It was actually used in the war, I guess the Korean War. It even had notches on the stock, wonder what that was from?!? My dad sold it out from under me when I was at school one day then bought me a 30-30. I think I would rather of had the 30 cal carbine. It was not a very good deer rifle tho.
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Post by bigblue on Nov 16, 2006 19:45:45 GMT -6
Doc,
That's a real nice piece. Who manufactured it? There were quite a few different companies that made them. Some are worth some big bucks today.
Between the years 1941 and 1945 there were over 6 Million M1 Carbines produced by 10 different government contractors (Winchester, Standard Products, Underwood-Elliot-Fisher, Quality Hardware Machine, National Postal Meter, Rock-Ola, IBM, Irwin-Pedersen, Inland of GM, and Saginaw Steering Gear of GM).
Don
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Post by DocHolladay on Nov 17, 2006 22:38:12 GMT -6
I dont know who made it, honestly. I would have to take and look up the serial number.
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Post by GrampaJer on Dec 3, 2006 17:03:12 GMT -6
That M1 is a honey... Seems with us oldies kicking the bucket every day, that some would turn up in estate sales.. There was a case in NY, where a Widow turned her diciest Husbands GERMAN LUGER into a Police Surrender program for $ 50.00.. Its a shame that Beautiful Guns are made with Birch, and Maple, when there is Black Walnut all over the place here. I have a 30 " wide 75' Black Walnut by the farm House that I want Cut. Nobody has a use for it...Except fire wood..
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Post by bigblue on Dec 4, 2006 19:24:44 GMT -6
GrampaJer,
I would think that Walnut would be worth some real money. I think it's just a matter of knowing who to contact. The computor might help out with that. Do some searches and see if you can find a buyer. If that doesn't work, try contacting some rifle stock makers.
Don
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Post by smokepole on Dec 5, 2006 8:05:34 GMT -6
Grand pa call some of the saw mills or call some of the furniture companies that are local in the area black walnut is going for a premium DO NOT LET ANY ONE BURN IT . Heck g-pa Ill help you drop it for some of the board stock I need to build me a new bed and black walnut would do the trick.  smokepole |
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Post by GrampaJer on Dec 8, 2006 18:55:45 GMT -6
I have 12 + Black walnut on the Farm. I called Remington Arms about them, and was told that they buy from lumber Company's.. I can have Amish saw 5/4 Furniture lumber from them, but I had that done with Black Cherry, and Still couldn't sell it. I was going to have it planed, and have a cabinet made from it, It still is overhead in the Barn..
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