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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.
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| Barrel | 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.
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| 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 | 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.
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| Receiver | Inland Div. | |
| Rear Sight | type I | S on left, no other marks (used on various early carbines) |
| Operating Spring Tunnel Housing | 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.
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| Bolt | type II (flat) | AI with sideways 2 (Inland) |
| Ejector | type | |
| Extractor | type II | WI (Wadsworth Watch Case Co. of Dayton, OH for Inland) |
| Extractor Plunger | type | |
| Firing Pin | type I | I (second letter stamp missed firing pin) |
Bolt has last 4 digits of serial number etched on top.
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| 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) |
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Gendarmerie Post
9841 Winklern (town & zip)
Telephone Number
Spittal a.d. Drau Region - Carinthia
Inspector's name
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Information and Photographs courtesy of Steve Hill