What is this M1 Carbine worth ???

[AKMIKEFMJ]

What do you guys think this M1 carbine is worth ??? Inland receiver and Underwood barrel. No import marks. Bore is very good.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e350/mbmphoto/m12c.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e350/mbmphoto/M12a.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e350/mbmphoto/M12b.jpg

[thisaway]

$500-$550 range.

[Rick O'Shay]

A few of the parts are obviously after-market. Otherwise, it would go for $650 or so in this area. But the after-market parts will drop the value to about $500-550, as thisaway said.

[AKMIKEFMJ]

I know the stock and handguard is a reproduction and will replace it soon. What other parts are not USGI ? Thanks...

[Rick O'Shay]

Recoil lug and screw/nut are the other obvious ones, in the photos. I would guess by your note that the butt plate also is repro.

These things aren't awful, but they're just not collectible. I have a Winchester M1 carbine that's sitting in a reproduction stock and hand guard right now, and it's because I don't have a nice original stock for it. But I'll keeping an eye out for originals to replace it with.

Usually, the value of the repro set is maybe $40 or so. Originals with carthouches, correct for the rifle, can run a couple hundred. Nut urgent, but better to get them while the prices are where they are instead of, say, 5 years from now.