Value Question?

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   Hope I’m not violating any rules here, but on another forum I watch, a Winchester M1 Carbine is listed for sale.  I’d like to pick your brains as to how good (or bad) a price this is?
Listing price is $1800, firm, shipping included. The details listed are below, appreciate your thoughts on the price. Pictures are not good on that site, but the rifle appears to be in good condition.

Seems a bit high, since the bolt, maybe trigger and sear, and almost certainly the barrel band are incorrect for this rifle, but I’m certainly no expert on the subject.

“WW2 U.S. GI issue Winchester M1 Carbine, Serial number 547447XX.  Everything about this looks to be correct, original, and proper Winchester, except the bolt which is an X marked Underwood bolt. The X marked bolts were made to very exacting standards and tolerances.

No import marks, this is an excellent condition rifle.  Trigger housing and hammer are W marked, I don't know what the sear or trigger are. The operating slide is also W marked and is the late pattern.  Barrel band with bayonet lug is Q marked. Stock and handguard are correct type and are W marked, stock has correct ordnance cartouche on the right side.  It comes with an original BW marked Winchester 15 round magazine, and a mint unissued 1944 dated sling”.

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NavySCPO Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Jun 12 2021 Location: Carrollton, GA Status: Offline Points: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote NavySCPO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Value Question? Posted: Sep 05 2021 at 4:03pm
	Hope I’m not violating any rules here, but on another forum I watch, a Winchester M1 Carbine is listed for sale. I’d like to pick your brains as to how good (or bad) a price this is? Listing price is $1800, firm, shipping included. The details listed are below, appreciate your thoughts on the price. Pictures are not good on that site, but the rifle appears to be in good condition. Seems a bit high, since the bolt, maybe trigger and sear, and almost certainly the barrel band are incorrect for this rifle, but I’m certainly no expert on the subject. “WW2 U.S. GI issue Winchester M1 Carbine, Serial number 547447XX. Everything about this looks to be correct, original, and proper Winchester, except the bolt which is an X marked Underwood bolt. The X marked bolts were made to very exacting standards and tolerances. No import marks, this is an excellent condition rifle. Trigger housing and hammer are W marked, I don't know what the sear or trigger are. The operating slide is also W marked and is the late pattern. Barrel band with bayonet lug is Q marked. Stock and handguard are correct type and are W marked, stock has correct ordnance cartouche on the right side. It comes with an original BW marked Winchester 15 round magazine, and a mint unissued 1944 dated sling”.
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Jond41403 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List On Point Joined: Feb 21 2021 Location: East Tennessee Status: Offline Points: 215	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jond41403 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Sep 05 2021 at 4:52pm
	the experts on this forum would certainly need to see pictures of everything, especially the stampings on the stock

NavySCPO Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Jun 12 2021 Location: Carrollton, GA Status: Offline Points: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote NavySCPO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Sep 05 2021 at 5:42pm
	Here are a few pictures, not great resolution.
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Quietus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Aug 10 2019 Location: north Wyoming Status: Offline Points: 63	Post Options Post Reply Quote Quietus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Sep 05 2021 at 10:34pm
	There is information on the parent site of this forum about "x"-marked round bolts. IIRC, the x indicates that the bolt was not made with the dimensional changes to the bolt's rear skirt and possibly to its right lug. Non-x bolts had these changes. The seller is saying something totally different.

New2brass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Dan Pinto, Photo Editor Joined: Nov 29 2015 Location: CT Status: Offline Points: 4664	Post Options Post Reply Quote New2brass Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Sep 06 2021 at 9:20am
	I have never seen an X marked Underwood bolt. I would love to see pictures of that. http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/bolts.html Were those all the pictures? If you like PM me a link and I will take a look at it for you
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