U.S. M1 Carbine IBM Serial Number: 3,866,xxx Landes Gendarmerie Kommando Burgenland, Austria (LGK.B.)

Background Sold at an auction in Germany September 2006. This carbine is very rare. Very few M1 carbines served in Burgenland, Austria. Until finding this one and a second one, it was thought none had gone to Burgenland. This carbine does not have the customary last 3 or 4 digits on the parts that are visible, where they would normally be placed. This may have been replaced parts, or Burgenland may not have marked it in all the usual places. Unfortunately the seller did not have better pictures, but did authorize the use of these. Owner did not share details of the various parts of the carbine. I have included it because it's from Burgenland. Burgenland was in the Russian zone of occupation, as was Lower Austria. Barrel Group Barrel   unknown Front Sight type modified Barrel Band type 2   Barrel Skirt     Slide Type unknown No close up picture of the barrel and it's components could be obtained. The front sight has the side upright tangs removed, leaving only the sight blade. This has been observed on a number of M1 carbines being sold and bought in Germany. Likely it was not done by the Austrian gendarmerie. Barrel band has non-U.S. swivel. The slide does not have the digits of the rifle's serial number. Stock Group Stock type 2 unknown Handguard type 3 unknown Buttplate   unknown Handguard is for an M2 carbine. Receiver Group Receiver type 2 IBM Rear Sight type 3   Operating Spring Tunnel Housing     Recoil Plate type   Letters in rear sight are illegible. Bolt Group Bolt type 2   Ejector     Extractor     Extractor Plunger     Firing Pin     No digits electropenciled into the top. Trigger Group Trigger Housing type 3   Trigger     Sear type   Hammer type   Trigger Spring type   Trigger Housing Pin Type   Safety type 4   Magazine Catch type 3 underlined M Bottom of trigger housing has markings LGK.B. with the inventory number 0598. Additional Information Seller was in Germany and purchased the rifle several years prior, in Germany. Return to The Armory