Hello all this is my first post in the forum since I joined a few months ago. Anyway to my current conundrum.
So a family friend recently offered to me the opportunity to purchase an M1 Carbine. One being a late 1942 Inland, and the other being an early 1943 Rock-ola. I do not have any pictures because I didn’t think to take any when I saw them for the first time so bear with me and my description. Both have their original WW2 barrels, flat top bolts, if I recall correctly all parts on both guns are blued and all blueing appears to be original and in nice condition. I also did not find any import marks on the barrel. Both rifle’s have the stamped adjustable rear sight, type 3 barrel band with the bayonet lug, rotary style safety, low wood stocks with oval oiler slot, the inland has a straight stock while the Rock-ola has a pot belly stock (the stock on the rock-ola was also a Winchester stock), I cannot remember if the hand guards were the old 2 rivet or the later 4 rivet style. But I do remember that the wood on both guns matched in color very very well with their respective hand guards. So that’s a plus.
My friend has not given me a price but has asked me for a fair price for one of them. He wishes to put the money towards a very nice shotgun for competition shooting so that’s a little background of where the money I give him will go.
So my question to all of you folks is which one should I buy? And how much would be fair?
Thank you in Advance for your help!