From Ben's Private Collection - M1-Carbine, Rock-Ola Mfg Corp., .30 Cal Carbine Cal, Exc Condition - Ser # 4629329 - C& R Eligible

Beautiful M1 Carbine Rifle manufactured by Rock-Ola. The Rock-Ola M1 carbine is highly sought after by collectors both because of the unique history of the company, and the rarity of the rifle. Rock-Ola's accounted for only 3.7% of all of the military contract M1 carbines ever produced. This rifle is in what I am assuming is Refurbished As-New condition with a beautiful parkerized metal finish. The walnut stock features really nice grain and all cartouche stampings are historically accurate. The barrel features a post-war micro adjustable rear sight and Rock-Ola is stamped on the barrel as well making the barrel original to the receiver. The bore is pristine. Bright with strong lands and crisp grooves. There is a very indiscreet import mark on this rifle showing that it was imported by C.A.I Georgia Vt. This stamping is under the barrel and hardly noticeable unless you are looking for it. Century has not brought an M1 Carbine back out of Korea for years so this rifle has been in the U.S. now for a long time. I know that I have had it for at least 15 to 20 years. In full disclosure I purchased this rifle from an individual years ago and do not know the history of it so I can't with any certainty attest as to whether it has been refinished or otherwise altered from its original factory state. However, based on its condition I'm pretty sure that it has, and I would assume that it has been refurbished because you never see a rifle of this age that is this nice in original condition. However, I don't know that for sure. All that I can state for sure is that it is one beautiful looking, somewhat rare piece of U.S. military history which I have been proud to have in my collection and I'm sure that you would enjoy having in yours. I have never fired this rifle but it dry functions properly and is 100% intact. The rifle ships with 1-15 round mag in a hard case for maximum protection. This rifle has been represented here through images and description with 100% accuracy as I know it and if you are not comfortable buying it based on this information Do Not Make the Purchase. All sales are final on this rifle. This rifle is C&R Eligible. The back story. Over the last 30 plus years in the gun business I have acquired some really nice surplus firearms. These guns came from Gun Shows, private collections, and private individuals that I have met along the way, as well as, on occasion, what I would deem as the best of a particular lot when it came in here to Classic. Well, all good things must end and at this point in my life it is time to downsize a little and that includes letting go of some of these "Gun Safe Queens" that I have typically only pulled out to clean ever so often. Now don't get me wrong, there was a time when I would not have even considered giving up one of these firearms as they have been very special to me. However, my daughters show no interest in inheriting them, and I've decided that I would rather see them in the hands of folks that would relish them, than to have them to continue sit in a dark safe here at Classic. Each gun from my private collection is unique and they will sell individually by serial #, so when that gun is gone, it is gone and irreplaceable. At least from me. If you no longer see this rifle in inventory, you will know that it has sold. See more about the rifle below.