The rifle comes with a 15 round magazine. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance requirements.īox, Paperwork & Accessories: The rifle has a green canvas sling attached.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly.
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Overall, this rifle rates in about Very Good Plus condition. The right side of the receiver and the bolt each show thinning constant with cycling. The barrel shows some light surface erosion. The exposed metal shows discoloration from oxidation. The top of the barrel shows a spot of thinning under the barrel band. The sides of the receiver and trigger group show areas of light thinning from contact with the stock. The hole does not go all the way through to the chamber.
The left front of the receiver shows a drilled hole that has been filled with epoxy. The metal shows light scrapes & handling marks. Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 87% of its metal finish. There is fouling and intermittent erosion in the grooves near the muzzle. The stock rates in about Very Good Plus to Fine overall condition.īore Condition: The muzzle and grooves are semi bright. The LOP measures 13 1/4 inches from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. Some of the marks have damaged small portions of the finish or surface wood. The wood shows scrapes, scratches, and compression marks. Stock Configuration & Condition: The two piece hardwood stock has a pistol grip, Type IA barrel band with sling loop, sling well, sling pass through, and a metal buttplate. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a post set between two protective wings. The rear sight is a Type II adjustable aperture assembly. The rear of the 15 round magazine is marked “U” which is listed as a miscellaneous mark (page 142-143). The other markings have been lost to refinishing (page 108 – 109).
The underside of the handguard is marked with a partial “LW-B” stamping which is an IBM mark (page 138). The sling well is marked with a faded flaming bomb. The Type IA barrel band is marked “U” which was used by NPM and Inland (page 59). The Type II rear sight is marked “H in a shield” on the left which was used by others (page 29). The Type IA barrel band is unmarked which is consistent with NPM and others (page 59 & 60). The front sight is marked “NN” which is an NPM mark (page 56). The left lug of the bolt is marked “AI” which was used by Inland mark and NPM. The bottom of the operating slide is marked “ROCK-OLA” which is a Rock Ola mark (page 65 & 66). The smooth push button safety is unmarked which is consistent with NPM and others (page 95). The magazine release is marked “BR” which is Rock Ola mark (page 100-101). The hammer is marked “WA” which is a post WWII rebuild mark (page 89-90 & 185). The right rear of the trigger group is marked “S’ G’ ” which was used by Saginaw S’ G’ and Irwin-Pedersen (page 78). Underwood supplied barrels for NPM (page 50-51 of Craig Riesch’s book, U.S. The barrel is marked “UNDERWOOD / 2 – 43 / flaming bomb”. 30 M1” on the front and “NATIONAL / POSTAL METER / 1478620” on the rear. Year of Manufacture: April to June, 1943 (page 29 of Scott Duff’s book The M1 Carbine Owner’s Guide).Īction Type: Semi Auto, Detachable Magazine Arrow_back Returns To All Sold Items arrow_back Return To Sold Post-1900 U.S.
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