Alpine M1 Carbine- A Carbine you've never heard of

[@richardkiser3228]

I have a Plainfield model. It belonged to my father that bought it new. Great little gun.

[@NorthwoodsArsenal]

Picked mine up at auction for 700 bucks about a year ago. I've run over 1000 rounds through it, and I love it

[@oceanmariner]

I have one that looks very much like yours. Mine had a curious life. Captured by the Marines before 1969 from the Vietcong. They decided to get rid of a stockpile of M1s in Da Nang armory and to sell them off to the Marines that wanted one for $10. I picked mine because it had a nice stock and wasn't beat up like the military version. I also got an M2 that the armorer mislabeled. But I didn't get to bring that back to the states. I was in the navy and ran patrol boats and other vessels. I took the Alpine along and used it a few times, so the M1 fought on both sides. It has better hitting power at close range than I expected. But less accurate than the Garand or my Springfield. When I got back to the states, you could buy surplus ammo for 4-6¢ a round. Some places sold it by the pound. The ammo was usually Lake City '44. I still have some.I used it like a .22 and got a couple coyotes. Illegal for deer in my state.

[@cheekymonkey444]

I purchased a National Ordinance from a guy at work. It had a very low serial number. I traced it to 1962 manufacture. It has ALL G I milsurp parts except the receiver. It was reasonably priced, so I grabbed it. It had a lot of jamming problems. The chamber was all tore up. I had it rebarreled. It shoots like new.

[@jeff7.629]

I've heard of Alpine. I've been told they are probably one of the best "aftermarket" cabines.

[@bertroost1675]

Early Plainfield M1 Carbines are very good.

[@mcdavey2]

I have an Aplpine M1. Had it for about 10 years. Paid around $250 for it. It shoots as good as my Saginaw. No issues, feed problems with it.

[@dennisclapp7527]

Thanks for the information

[@1924ab]

Haven’t heard of these, I had an Iver Johnson in the 80’s that ran flawlessly.

[@TheMilsurpMan]

I've heard good things about the iver Johnson guns

[@alexsweet8585]

I had an Alpine- mine ran great. Only reason it left was an even trade for a pre-64 Winchester 94.

[@TheMilsurpMan]

You done great!

[@masonrh1234]

I saw one of these in a pawn shop in Anniston Alabama, was a little pricey but interesting to see

[@robertbenson9797]

The first thing that I noticed is your carbine has a bayonet lug. In the ETO during WWII, there were no bayonet lugs on carbines. In the Pacific, the Marines, in later battles like Iwo Jima, Saipan and Okinawa, were issued carbines with the bayonet lug. Looks like a nice piece!

[@Pattern51lover]

Looks real thin on the front end, I dig that

[@paulbervid1610]

Very nice

[@thendnjedi1388]

I was a little disappointed that i didn’t picked up a genuine G.I M1 carbine but it gives me the excuse to have two, my stock was refurbished by Rock island at one point and the intial on it are “RIA EB” in the sling slot there is markings in it it’s hard to make out what they say though, at least i know the stock could’ve been in ww2 and maybe refurbished for korea or something. but still i’m glad i have “One” it scratches that itch just enough for me but i will still be looking for an original one in the future plus the guy i got it from gave me extra mags for it a dinky 10 rounder and a standard 15 that was made by winchester so that’s cool and a HOWA split back 30 round mag which if i remember my research they were licensed japanese copies of the gun and mags that were used in Korea so that’s cool and to top it all off we made a deal where not only i bought the carbine but i got an enfield P17 with a bayonet the rifle was made by winchester. anyways i’ll quit rambling thank you for the video you earned yourself a new subscriber

[@davekreitzer4358]

Almost ALL , have never seen or heard about the Howa Carbine - have you ?

[@donwyoming1936]

The only M1 Carbines out there I haven't handled yet are the Chinese. Probably because they only made a handful.

[@TheMilsurpMan]

I have. I'd love to get my hands on one

[@davekreitzer4358]

@@TheMilsurpMan I've had one , and let a carbine collector talk me out of it , his collection wasn't complete without it ! 😎

[@kman0146]

I'm still kicking myself for not buying one I could have got for $600.00 It was from Thailand national police IIRC. Howa were made in Japan and were pretty much mil spec except for the rear sight.

[@davekreitzer4358]

@@kman0146 Yes , the US lend leased M-1 and M-2 carbines to Taiwan and they wanted more , so Howa of Japan - produced them for their military and law enforcement !

[@michaelhislop4840]

Cool rifle

[@richardcarte8378]

How much does it cost

[@bertroost1675]

Just a few years ago, right before they closed for good, Southern Ohio Gun (SOG) had 30 carbine ammo for around $12.00 for 50 rounds. I bought myself some but not enough. If I only had known! I got some soft point Israeli m1 30 cal. ammo too.

[@TheMilsurpMan]

I remember SOG!! it was the absolute best

[@bertroost1675]

@@TheMilsurpMan I went there directly to pick up my ammo order. The place was a big old warehouse with no signage out front and when you went in you had to knock on a wooden sliding 'window' and someone would open it and ask what you were there for. It felt so secretive. It was like going to some Black Op sight. 😅

[@TheMilsurpMan]

@@bertroost1675 😂😂😂 love it!

[@robertbatts]

My dad gave me this same rifle. I haven’t taken it to the range yet.

[@katsu-graphics5634]

Does it have the new magazine catch, for the long 30 round banana magazine (banana clip) .Looks like a Universal "style" trigger housing. . . .

[@TheMilsurpMan]

It does not. It has a WW2 trigger housing clearly marked "inland"

[@dimasjayuli2610]

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