M1 Carbine Rifle, .30 Caliber, Semi-Auto, Original U.S. Military Issued - Refurbished To V.G.- Excellent Condition - Rock-Ola Mfg. - C & R Eligible

What a great get. These are original military contract, WWII era M1-Carbine rifles that have been either lightly or fully refurbished by our friends at James River Armory. We are selling them by manufacturer code and the ones being sold under this SKU have the manufacturing stamp Rock-Ola. This group of rifles was manufactured for the war effort by the Rock-Ola Jukebox Company. Founded in Chicago in 1927 by David C. Rockola, the Rock-Ola Scale Co. quickly grew and began producing other products. In 1932 the name was changed to Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corp. and its list of products included scales, parking meters, pinball machines, and furniture. However, in the eyes of history, the firm became most closely associated with coin-operated jukeboxes. Large numbers of Rock-Ola jukeboxes were in use from the mid-1930s into the 1950s and well beyond and their styling and sound, as well as their iconic Rock-Ola logo, were highly recognizable. In early 1942 Rock-Ola was approached by the U.S. Army Ordnance Department with a request for them to produce M1-Carbine rifles. The rest as they say is history and Rock-Ola branded M1-carbines have become some of the most highly sought after and collectible carbines in the world. These rifles have and are being sold under their original serial numbers and have not been importer re-marked. 

These were original WWII Era M1 Carbine rifles that were stored overseas for years before recently being re-imported back into the United States. All of these rifles have had all of their metal components fully re-blued back to a 100% metal finish. However, some of the stocks were candidates for a full refinish, while others were not, so in some cases the stocks were fully refurbished and in other cases, they were only de-greased and lightly refurbished. While all of the metal surfaced have been re-blued back to as close to the original finish as possible there will be some variances in the stocks and the wood even in terms of color and grain and some will be cosmetically more attractive than others. As such, we are offering a hand select option as well. See video for details and a more complete description of each below.