wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Share #1 Posted June 21, 2017 OK, have I missed anything so far!? Will try to post some pics, but important info I believe is here. Inland Manufacturing Division of General Motors second run, May 1944-January 1945, 69,0 Serial numbered 6265669. (2nd run range is 5,000,000 - 6,449,868) "I.R.CO." marked adjustable rear sight Inland barrel dated "10-44" Low wood pattern M1 stock pistol grip ordnance stamped, no other stock markings M (no underline) marked magazine eject button smooth unmarked button safety "N" marked blade front sight Cheekpad with steel rivets and an oiler, and the spring-loaded buttplate with proper casting numbers on the interior No bayonet lug Thanks! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted June 21, 2017 pistol grip ordnance stamped, no other stock markings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted June 21, 2017 Serial numbered 6265669 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted June 21, 2017 "I.R.CO." marked adjustable rear sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted June 21, 2017 M (no underline) marked magazine eject button smooth unmarked button safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted June 21, 2017 Cheekpad with steel rivets and an oiler, and the spring-loaded stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted June 21, 2017 and... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted June 21, 2017 whew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted June 21, 2017 Interior mark on stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo35 Posted June 21, 2017 Share #10 Posted June 21, 2017 What letters are on the Rt. hand face [when looking at it from the front] of the mag. release? Nice acquisition! Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted June 21, 2017 What letters are on the Rt. hand face [when looking at it from the front] of the mag. release? Nice acquisition! Chuck. Thanks. Not sure which lettering you mean. Mag release marked M a shown above, no marking on the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo35 Posted June 21, 2017 Share #12 Posted June 21, 2017 It is the face that lies up against the magazine when one is inserted into the mag well. Usually letters like EI, WI, SI and HI. Inland, as a rule, did not use unmarked mag catches. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted June 21, 2017 It is the face that lies up against the magazine when one is inserted into the mag well. Usually letters like EI, WI, SI and HI. Inland, as a rule, did not use unmarked mag catches. Chuck Post an example pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo35 Posted June 22, 2017 Share #14 Posted June 22, 2017 I hope this works. Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share #15 Posted June 22, 2017 OH Du-uh, kinda slow in the summer. The mag catch is marked SI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo35 Posted June 22, 2017 Share #16 Posted June 22, 2017 Thanx Wartime. Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted June 23, 2017 Share #17 Posted June 23, 2017 The folding stock looks legit, anything past that is only speculation as to whether that specific gun was factory installed in that stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share #18 Posted June 23, 2017 The folding stock looks legit, anything past that is only speculation as to whether that specific gun was factory installed in that stock. I would imagine that could be said of any firearm that has all factory and date correct parts but where, unlike some weapons, the parts are not numbered to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo35 Posted June 23, 2017 Share #19 Posted June 23, 2017 We can at least say that all parts are correct for the time period in which this carbine would have been produced. We don't have to worry about "humped" assembly/serial numbers. Except for the lack of a firing proof [Circle P] on the rear or side of the main stock, everything looks okay. Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo35 Posted June 24, 2017 Share #20 Posted June 24, 2017 The actions found in M1A1 folding stocks were not dedicated by Inland for those stocks, it was the luck of the draw. It is quite possible some barreled actions found in these stocks were first assembled in regular carbine stocks, pulled off the racks at Inland and put into the newly produced folders as they were needed. There is no way to verify what stock any particular action has been in since it was first put together. I have a very nice high wood folding stock/hand guard with just a type 1 barrel band signature [impression in the wood] and a mostly correct Inland barreled action in the mid 200K range that is now in a nice type one stock. I just cannot justify putting them together, it would look good, but, it would not be historically correct. Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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