M1 "Paratrooper" Carbine Question....$$....
...all else being equal, which is better/more desirable/more valuable: folding-stock or telescoping-stock?
M1 "Paratrooper" Carbine s all have a folding stock.
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 14:51 (4152 days ago) @ Boge Quinn
the telescoping deal is a aftermarket stock. Steve Webb will know prices, if not serial number ranges .
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
Yes, that's why I had "Paratrooper" in quotes...
...I have a guy trying to trade me my choice - one is reportedly a "REAL" Paratrooper, and the other has the telescoping stock. I figure the Paratrooper is probably worth double the other, but I don't know, and I don't want to screw the guy - he's not the purtiest man I ever saw.
"All cats are grey in the dark" Benjamin Franklin
Not that I advise this course of action of course.
I think it depends
On the lighting... 
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ICK! I saw enough of that stuff to last me a lifetime...
...when the Schoolmarm and I went on an anniversary trip to Canada the first of this month. Spent a couple days at Niagara, then went up to Toronto for a couple of days, where as it happens, they were having the world's largest GLBT "Pride" parade - and after the recent unpleasantness in the Supreme Court, those freaks were in a party mood! Once we figured out which side of town to stay away from, though, it wasn't really an inconvenience - but that day we spent exploring the city was a day I'd love to have back!
"I feel your pain" Bill Clinton
Last time I visited my one brother who lives in DC they were all over the place. I know they don't generally breed successfully so it is kind of a mystery to me.
No mystery, just Satan spreading his evil. (nm)
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ANYWAY, I sure didn't see any M1 Carbines! (nm)
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We have veered from the intent of the conversation
Which is something we have been known to do around here.
I sure hope you glomm onto a decent paratroop GI issue M1 carbine. I always liked them, and have never shot one. It would be a pricey truck gun, but I think it would be a good one if a guy were so inclined.
If I could just say one thing about Canada
The only thing I remember about the place is the spaghetti.
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For a gun that has rec'd so many mixed reviews over the yrs
It's surprising to me how much the 'real' carbines have appreciated.
About five years ago, I attended a large gun show with a friend who brought along an 'original' (not re-imported), high-condition, Inland M1 Carbine he wanted to sell. In my defense, I never followed the 'M1' market, but I remember thinking something like, 'I dunno. Maybe $600?'
WRONG!!!
IIRC, a dealer paid him $1400 for it.
Looking at GunBroker, it seems current asking prices for 'Paratrooper' M1 Carbines are even higher.
A LOT higher. 
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