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Background
Returned to the U.S. Army by the government of Austria. Provided to the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), by the U.S. Army.
Purchased from CMP November 2009.
Barrel Group
| Barrel |
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Inland Div. of General Motors 6-43 |
| Front Sight |
type I |
SI (unk subcontractor for Inland) |
| Barrel Band/Swivel |
type IA |
Band unmarked, Swivel marked KV-B (Knapp & Vogt Mfg Co. of Grand Rapids, MI for IBM) |
| Slide |
type II |
PI (Packard Mfg Corp of Indianapolis for Inland) |
Slide rail has last 4 digits of serial number.
Stock Group
| Stock |
type III |
M-U (Marlin Fire Arms Co. of New Haven, CT for Underwood) |
| Handguard |
type III (M2) |
OI (S.E. Overton of South Haven, MI for Inland) |
| Buttplate |
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Late Inland |
9886 in stock slingwell does not match receiver serial number. Crossed cannons appear intentionally partially obliterated. Handguard has no numbers. Right side of stock has large L, meaning not known.
Receiver Group
| Receiver |
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Inland Div. |
| Rear Sight |
type I |
S on left, no other marks (used on various early carbines) |
| Operating Spring Tunnel Housing |
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attached |
| Recoil Plate |
type III |
AU (unknown subcontractor for Underwood) |
Bavaria Rural Police on top of receiver to left of bolt. LGKK and inventory number stamped on receiver bevel.
Bolt Group
| Bolt |
type II (flat) |
AI with sideways 2 (Inland) |
| Ejector |
type I |
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| Extractor |
type II |
WI (Wadsworth Watch Case Co. of Dayton, OH for Inland) |
| Extractor Plunger |
type II |
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| Firing Pin |
type I |
I (second letter stamp missed firing pin) |
Bolt has last 4 digits of serial number etched on top.
Trigger Group
| Trigger Housing |
type II |
Inland within house, stamped horizontal |
| Trigger |
type II |
Rock-Ola |
| Sear |
type III (M2) |
RIA (Rock Island Arsenal post WWII GI) |
| Hammer |
type III |
SG (Saginaw Gear of Saginaw, MI) |
| Safety |
type IV rotary |
double S encircled (post WWII GI replacement) |
| Magazine Catch |
type IIA |
LT-Q (Ludlow Typograph Co. of Chicago, IL for Quality Hardware) |
Gendarmerie Post
9841 Winklern (town & zip)
Telephone Number
Spittal a.d. Drau Region - Carinthia
Inspector's name
Information and Photographs courtesy of Steve Hill
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