Hmmmm,
Two thousand for a Match conditioned M1 rifle might not be a bad deal.
It would depend on overall condition with the barrel bore and chamber condition being paramount to the overall value of the rifle.
M1s from the 60s should have an air guaged barrel with a date appropriate to the time of construction.
The barrel should be NM marked but this doesn't really mean much as anybody with engraving skills can produce the NM stamp to hard stamp a barrel with.
Bedding will be minimal and consist of Marine Tec epoxy if it is original.
Front and rear sights will be NM marked with a fine adjustment windage wheel.
The hooded apeture is correct for a rifle from this period but anybody can retrofit a hooded apeture to a common rear sight.
The rear sight base will be NM marked to designate the finer windage detent cuts.
Operating rod should be National Match marked and Remington or Springfield made.
All small parts should be replaced with postwar standard parts, i.e. Stamped/notched bullet guide, long rivited follower arm, late production follower.
Trigger housing will be engraved with, on the left side, and should be, matching numbered to the receiver.
Stock WILL BE, straight grained, and I do mean straight grained, walnut with a DAS mark.
There were no birch stock NM rifles made that I am aware of and none featured pretty figured walnut.
Birch and Circassion walnut should throw up warning flags immediately.
The finish was originally specified to be Tung oil and only Tung oil as it dried more thouroughly and uniformly than linseed oil and didn't leech when the rifle became hot like linseed oil does.
The clear coat only affects the "all original" value, (see below about those all important documenting papers.).
For a potential shooter it affects nothing including performance.
If the rifle meets all these parameters and the barrel bore is still shootable $2000.00 may be a fair price.
You won't buy a modern made example that is worth a hoot for any less.
If the rifle came with legitimate, verifiable, documenting papers, it's value would be several times greater to a serious collector.HTH
