
The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber ….M1 carbine. SOLD – Rare Irwin Pedersen M1 Carbine 8/14/20 – This is an M1 Carbine that was produced in 1943 by Irwin Pedersen, the rarest and most desired manufacturer of WW2 carbines. I would highly recommend the Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine if you are in the market for an M1 reproduction. The weight is phenomenal, and accuracy is impressive for its design type of weapon. The iron sights are basic but true to the original GI design.

It weighs 5 lbs., 6 ozs., and the MSRP is $1,395.Įach are made at the company’s state-of-the-art plant in Worcester, Mass., and held to tight CNC tolerances unheard of during World War II.Are National Ordnance M1 carbines any good? Its folding stock drops overall length from 35.75" to 25.75" with combat speed. If you’re looking for something closer to what many members of the 82nd and 101st Airborne carried shortly after midnight on June 6, 1944, Auto Ordnance also offers a paratrooper model based on the M1A1 carbine. Overall length is 35.75", it tips the scales at 5.4 lbs., has a walnut stock and black-oxide finish on the steel receiver and barrel that measures 18". The company’s standard M1 carbine is available with 10- or 15-round magazines-the former being California-compliant-and is chambered in. Auto-Ordnance has two factory-fresh models in its lineup today, each with the same nimble handling, original feel and timeless look. There is hope for any enthusiast eager to experience and own the same lightweight carbine. How ridiculous are the prices? In 2008, an Inland M1A1 ‘paratrooper’ carbine with ironclad D-Day provenance sold at auction for $20,125.” A standard model with no field-use documentation sold for $3,525 in Rock Island Auction’s August 2022 sale. Even beat up guns go upward of $700 these days. Two years ago, NRA Publications Editorial Director Mark Keefe noted in a story for American Rifleman that, “Original carbines, especially in high condition, are rare, and they are a collecting field unto themselves. Unfortunately, military-surplus examples, which were once readily available on the commercial market at reasonable prices, are now scarce enough that collectors eagerly buy those in good condition.

30 Carbine-was nimble, lightweight and the longarm produced in the greatest volume by the United States during that war. Audie Murphy, America’s most decorated soldier during World War II, carried an M1 carbine and used it with great effect against overwhelming enemy forces.
