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Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this incredible semi-automatic rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Rock-Ola Music Co. M1 Carbine!
The Rock-Ola Music Co. produced the lowest numbers of M1 Carbines during WWII, with approximately 228,500 total (about 3.7% of all M1 Carbines made), certainly making them highly desirable and collectible!
The Rock-Ola Music Co. produced the lowest numbers of M1 Carbines during WWII, with approximately 228,500 total (about 3.7% of all M1 Carbines made), certainly making them highly desirable and collectible!
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Rock-Ola Music Co.
Model: M1 Carbine
Serial: 4582387
Range of Manufacture: 1943-1944
Caliber: .30 Carbine
Finish: Black
Barrel Length: 18"
Optics/Sights: Winged protected post front with Adjustable aperture rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / Top of the barrel is stamped with a very faint "Rock Ola".
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Rock-Ola Scale Company, established in 1927 by David Cullen Rockola, manufactured coin-operated entertainment machines. Mr. Rockola changed the spelling of his name to Rock-Ola after people consistently mispronounced it. In 1932, the company became known as Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation and expanded its production line to include furniture amidst the Great Depression.
Model: M1 Carbine
Serial: 4582387
Range of Manufacture: 1943-1944
Caliber: .30 Carbine
Finish: Black
Barrel Length: 18"
Optics/Sights: Winged protected post front with Adjustable aperture rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard / Top of the barrel is stamped with a very faint "Rock Ola".
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Rock-Ola Scale Company, established in 1927 by David Cullen Rockola, manufactured coin-operated entertainment machines. Mr. Rockola changed the spelling of his name to Rock-Ola after people consistently mispronounced it. In 1932, the company became known as Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation and expanded its production line to include furniture amidst the Great Depression.
By 1935, Rock-Ola had sold over 400,000 jukeboxes under the Rock-Ola brand name, which predated the rock and roll era by two decades and is believed to have inspired the term. During World War II, Rock-Ola became a primary contractor for the production of the M1 carbine for the US Military. The company machined various parts of the carbine, including receivers, barrels, bolts, firing pins, extractors, triggers, trigger housings, sears, operating slides, gas cylinders, and recoil plates. They also made stocks and handguards using their furniture machinery for their own production and other prime contractors. Additionally, Rock-Ola subcontracted production of other machined parts.
Rock-Ola delivered 228,500 military carbines at $58 each before contracts were canceled on May 31, 1944. The company also produced approximately sixty "presentation" carbines as gifts to company executives and other officials. These presentation carbines were finished in polished blue instead of the dull Parkerizing used on military weapons and accompanied by a custom-made wooden case with the recipient's name engraved on a brass plate. Some of the presentation carbines had no serial numbers, while others were numbered in a special sequence preceded by "EX". The military production carbines had serial numbers in the following range: 1,662,250 - 1,762,519 / 4,532,100 - 4,632,099 / 6,071,189 - 6,099,688 / 6,199,684 - 6,219,688.
Rock-Ola produced the lowest number of carbines among successful contractors, amounting to only 3.7% of the 6,221,220 made. As a result, Rock-Ola carbines are rare and highly valued by collectors, especially the presentation carbines.
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Return Policy:
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.30 Carbine
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