Between August and November 1944.
Many books have been written on the M1 Carbine. Good luck.
I think you have a marking of R I A- for Rock Island Arsenal. Your Inland has probably been back through the Arsenal for repair or replacement of worn/damaged parts.
It would depend on the serial number, if all the parts are original, if it is in bad condition and if it has ever been restored. If you repost the question with the serial number of the gun, if it is beat up or not and if it was restored I will give you a good estimate.
AnswerAbout 1 inch behind the front site there should be a date stamped. That was the date that the barrel was manufactured. My Inland is stamped 11/43 and has a seriel number of 93xxxx so yours should have been made later than that. If it was made during the war, the time between the barrel date and completion of the weapon shouldn't bee too long.I recently sold my other carbine for $450 but it was in really good condition.********FWIW, all M1 carbines made for the US military were made between 1941 and 1945. Inland Division of General Motors made 2,632,097 carbines, and was sole producer of the M1A1 Carbine.
AnswerAbout 1 inch behind the front site there should be a date stamped. That was the date that the barrel was manufactured. My Inland is stamped 11/43 and has a seriel number of 93xxxx so yours should have been made later than that. If it was made during the war, the time between the barrel date and completion of the weapon shouldn't bee too long.I recently sold my other carbine for $450 but it was in really good condition.********FWIW, all M1 carbines made for the US Military were made between 1941 and 1945. Inland Division of General Motors made 2,632,097 carbines, and was sole producer of the M1A1 Carbine.
That is within the block of numbers assigned to the Inland Division of General Motors, and production would have been between May 1942 (serial number 6) and Sep 1943 (serial number 999999). Probably around October 1942 as a guess.
It ALWAYS depends on if all the parts are original, if it has ever been restored and if it is really beat up. Carbines run between $600 and $1600, plus your carbine was made by Inland Division in Mid- 1942. Inland made most of the carbines in the war, so that is not good. But, it was made early in the war so that is good. You will not be able to find a value on Wiki, so check with a professional in person or post pictures and descriptions on another website.
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The advantages there would have been to living near both the Arabian and Indus River would have been that there would have been fresh water for farming, bathing and drinking.
Literally hundreds of pages of material have been written on the M1 Carbine, to include different marks used by contractors and subcontractors. Your best bet is to find a copy of Scott Duff's book(s) on the M1 Carbine.
Depends on what era, in WWII the American M1 Carbine wasnt really a frontline weapon, but more of a personal defence weapon for non-combat roles. In modern times the Carbine has been adapted for close combat service.
Valee will be based on condition, EXACT model, and originality- some of the early carbines are worth more as a collector's item. An ORIGINAL (not rebuilt, mixed parts) M1 Carbine in NRA GOOD is currently selling for $550-$700. Has been in the family for +60 years, all original (stamped+cartouche) with serial #1094645