New to me 1943 M1 Carbine

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  • Trepang

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 10, 2015
    3,310
    Southern Illinois
    Mid-1943 Inland M1 Carbine. This was one of the 14k M1’s we turned over to the Germans at the end of WWII for police duties. This one went to the Bavarian Rural Police. It was later turned over to the Austrians and this one was in the Tyrol region near the Italian border.

    These were returned to the US Army early to mid 1950’s. This one was turned over to the CMP and was sold in 2009.

    GM-Inland Barrel dated 9-43. The early war, high-wood stock has correct Inland cartouche and the stock, bolt, trigger housing are all serialized with the last four of the receiver serial number. I have not disassembled it further to check other parts.

    Waiting on a correct “II” marked oiler and sling to arrive.

    Thanks to S and S Guns in Huntingtown for handling the FFL transfer.

    It’s a nice addition to my WWII collection. 1943, 1944, 1944 Springfield Garands. 1943 Remington 1903A3, a Colt Custom Shop 1911 and correct AFH M1905, AFH M1, and ACC M4 Bayonets.
     

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    KP Shooter

    Le Flâneur
    Dec 1, 2009
    360
    Long Island/ MoCo
    Hands down one of my favorite rifles. Great for people of all ages. If there was some sort of unconstitutional limit on the number of firearms ine could own, an M1 would be towards the top of the list
    Hope you enjoy it, don’t be afraid to shoot it.
    Start looking for your second one now…
     

    Trepang

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 10, 2015
    3,310
    Southern Illinois
    Took the Bavarian Rural Police 1943 Inland apart a little bit this afternoon.

    It appears to be "correct" as to the way it was returned to the US Army from the Germans/Austrians.

    Gotta love the German's love of serializing everything.

    So far I have found the last four digits of the receiver's serial numbers (6437) on:

    The bolt
    The slide
    The stock
    The hand guard
    The trigger housing
     

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    calicojack

    American Sporting Rifle
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    May 29, 2018
    5,348
    Cuba on the Chesapeake
    Took the Bavarian Rural Police 1943 Inland apart a little bit this afternoon.

    It appears to be "correct" as to the way it was returned to the US Army from the Germans/Austrians.

    Gotta love the German's love of serializing everything.

    So far I have found the last four digits of the receiver's serial numbers (6437) on:

    The bolt
    The slide
    The stock
    The hand guard
    The trigger housing

    Wow - amazing. Pretty sure my Inland was assembled out of a barrel of spare parts :) I know the stock for example has a National Postal Meter cartouche.

    [EDIT] But it is CMP and shoots well so I am happy.
     

    Trepang

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 10, 2015
    3,310
    Southern Illinois
    The “correct” 1943 II marked oiler finally came in. Gave up trying to find a real WWII sling in decent condition and settled on a high quality repo. The weave, hardware, and “LIFT DOT” snap are pretty much spot on the the original.
     

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