That all started in World War II and the M1 Carbine. Rifles have gotten lighter and shorter because modern tactics and warfighting technology allow them to. These days most rifles on the battlefields are considered carbines of one type or another. The M1 Carbine actually managed to fit that bill nearly 50 years before the term for the concept was invented.
NATO wanted a lighter, shorter weapon that was more capable than an SMG or a pistol. and his pithy reply was simply, "800 is right on the money".Finally, the M1 Carbine can be considered the world’s first Personal defense weapon, even if the PDW concept didn’t become official until the 1990s. I'm gonna drop an e-mail to my buddy, I might get a quick response.Įdit: I heard back from my buddy this a.m. Going from what I recall from my freind, I'd say your Inland, IF all original and in good shape with all matching serial numbers, ( and considering the semi-auto rifle craze has waned) is realistically worth $ 800+, give or take. Rock-olas are VERY premium M1 carbines, and $1500 was at the upper edge here in the Fort Benning area (where you'd expect a decent market.) The guy was getting offers in cash and trade that were in the $1400-1500 range, but he held out (still has it, I believe.) A year+ ago,he sold his highly prized Rock-ola to a good freind of his, and then the freind decided he wanted something else and took it to a gunshow to sell or trade ( post Newtown shooting).
I have a very bright and knowledgable freind, a big history buff, that really knows his stuff about weapons from this era, and has a few nice M1 carbines, including an all original Inland, with period-correct extras.
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