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**Quality Hardware M1 Carbine

.30 Carbine, 18" barrel, S/N 1596074. Parkerized finish, blued bolt, oval-cut high-wood stock. Top of receiver marked QUALITY H.M. over the serial number. Chamber marked U.S. CARBINE / CAL. 30 M1 in two lines. Stock marked Q-RMC in sling cut, with small {Ordnance Wheel} cartouche on obverse and clear boxed RA-P and F on bottom of pistol grip. Two-rivet hand guard marked Q-RMC on interior. Barrel marked in three lines: INLAND MFG. DIV. / GENERAL MOTORS / 8-43. Flat bolt top, GO marked Type I rear sight, JQ marked front sight, unmarked Type I barrel band with QU marked swivel, Q-NL marked trigger housing, LT-Q marked hammer. Throat erosion 2.5, muzzle erosion 2.5. Includes a single R-O marked 15-round Type II magazine, a Type II WWII OD Green sling and an oiler.

Provenance:From the Collection of Charlie Hinton

Condition:

Fine as arsenal refurbished. Retains nearly all of the Parkerized finish with light wear and clear markings throughout the metal, slightly weaker markings in the wood. Wood with some added finish and showing some scattered bumps and dings. Mechanically functional, near fine, mostly bright bore with some frosting and lightly scattered oxidation, retaining crisp rifling.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium
$1,440
05/25/2021

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