Les Jones

Guns > CMP M1 Carbine News

CMP updated their their M1 Carbine page with some prices and more information.

Inland-made M1s will be the first for sale, with orders accepted April 30. Other manufacturers will be released later, but apparently not before September. Price for Inlands will be $495.00 plus $22.95 shipping and handling. I had hoped they'd be about a hundred bucks cheaper, but oh well.

There's a limit of one manufacturer per customer in 2007, so you could buy one Inland, one Winchester, etc.

CMP describes the guns as Service Grade.

Carbines have been rebuilt and refinished at least once and will exhibit in most cases varying degrees of wear on many of the parts and generally no noticeable or significant pitting on metal. All the carbines have late features - such as adjustable sights (heavily staked) with bayonet lug bands and rotary safeties. Metal parts are mixed USGI. There are no carbines with early features. Muzzle will gauge 3 or less on muzzle gauge. Stocks will be replacement Italian marked M2 type birch or beech pot belly or USGI walnut but having seen heavy use with possible rebuild marks (no original stock cartouches remain). Most stocks have the “FAT” stamp / cartouche (Fabbrica Armi Terni ).

That solves one mystery. There was speculation before that the guns were returns from the governments of Greece or Korea, but it was actually Italy.

CMP now has a guide to identifying genuine GI 30 round magazines (PDF link).

See also:
- CMP to Offer M1 Carbines Again (explains eligibility requirements)
- More M1 Carbine Info - Parts and Magazines