carbine or cut down

[Carlsr]

What do you think, cut down or carbine?? Looks a tad thick to me.
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[Tom Trevor]

Put your micrometer on it and see if its .760 in diameter as an original carbine barrel would be. report back.

[Carlsr]

Not able to measure it Tom, it is a rifle on line for sale. Seller says it's a carbine but just doesn't look right to me. The sight looks to be set too far back also
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[Tom Trevor]

Without seeing the whole weapon I would say the sight cover SEEMS to fit and the blade looks tall enough to be a carbine blade. A cut off rifle barrel would be larger and the carbine sight cover would not fit it at 22 inches. Unless this is the sweatheart deal of the century post the location of the item and lets see the whole thing. And when in doubt paSSSSSSSSSSS.

[Dick Hosmer]

Looks like a cutoff to me, crown is funky and the barrel looks "fat".

[Carlsr]

I thought the same thing Dick.
Did not think about the sight cover fitting on a cut off Tom but like you said, when in doubt pass so that's what I decided to do.
Thanks for your input.

[Tom Trevor]

Since you are not going to purchase this hidden treasure i would still like to see the whole arm. Where is it posted for sale? The world wonders? Wait that was for Halsey.

[Carlsr]

Her it is Tom. The whole carbine seems to be correct but it's just that muzzle that says cut down. Who would take the time and most likely a few dollars to fake such a carbine??
Not much bidding on it either, still at a low dollar amount.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/877475581

[mr.j]

Maybe just the pictures but the stock looks kinda thick.

[rayg]

I'm going by memory now, but I used to put a dime in the muzzle and if there is no over hang of the muzzle showing it was a carbine barrel. As the carbine muzzle is about the dia of a dime..