Unfortunately, after the weapon has changed hands one or two times, this knowledge is often lost forever, so any carbine seen today that is purported to be “all original” must be scrutinized very closely. Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with a competently restored carbine, if the fact it has been restored is passed along to a subsequent purchaser and the weapon is priced accordingly. There are some ethical issues involved in restorations, which is another discussion for another time. The practice of restoring the overhauled carbines by replacing later and/or non-original parts is a widespread practice among many collectors today. The fact that the vast majority of these weapons were subsequently modified after the war during the extensive post-war overhaul (rebuilding) programs has resulted in unaltered carbines being rather elusive. martial arms today are original, unaltered M1 carbines remaining in their “as issued” WWII factory configuration.
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