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Purchased at an auction house near Dallas, TX in March 2005. Prior owner purchased the rifle at Cheaper Than Dirt in Ft Worth, TX. Said they had a dozen other carbines like it, for sale. Cheaper than Dirt received a number of the INTRAC imported M1 carbines from Austria.
The trigger guard stamped LGKNÖ identifies this rifle as having been in the inventory of the Gendarmerie Rural Police, Lower Austria, Austria. There are no other markings on the rifle indicating it's an Austrian or Bavarian carbine.
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| Barrel | type 1 | Underwood 9/43 |
| Front Sight | type 1 | JQ (Quality Hardware) |
| Barrel Band/Swivel | type 3 | MMC/EMQ (Quality Hardware) |
| Gas Piston Nut | type 2 | |
| Barrel Skirt | type 1 (long skirt) | |
| Slide | type 2 | .U. (Underwood) |
| Operating slide stop | type 2 |
Barrel has flaming bomb ordnance mark just below date of manufacture, letter P proofmark 4" below ordnance mark. Underside of barrel below manufacturer is stamped "INTRAC KNOX, TN". Slide has flaming bomb ordnance mark and last 4 numbers of serial number stamped on the outer side of the rail.
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| Stock | type 3 | IO (Inland) |
| Handguard | type 2 | IO (Inland) |
| Buttplate | (Inland) |
Ordnance crossed cannon cartouche barely visible on right side of buttstock. No rebuild marks. Stock is stained and has clear protective coating. Left side sling well below manufacture mark and underside of handguard have last 4 digits of serial number individually stamped.
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| Receiver | type 2 | Underwood |
| Rear Sight | type 3 | H in shield (various mfg) |
| Operating Spring Tunnel Housing | type 2 | .U. (Underwood) |
| Recoil Plate | type 3 | AU (Underwood) |
Serial number and manufacturer name obscured by rear sight. Flaming bomb ordnance stamp on receiver top at rear.
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| Bolt | type 2 | NPM (National Postal Meter) |
| Ejector | type 2 | |
| Extractor | type 2 | IB (IBM) |
| Extractor Plunger | type 2 | |
| Firing Pin | type 2 | .U. (Underwood) |
Bolt has last 4 digits of serial number etched on top.
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| Trigger Housing | type 3 | Inland |
| Trigger | type 2 | F1 (Inland) |
| Sear | type 2 | no marking (Saginaw) |
| Hammer | type 3 | SW (Standard Products) |
| Trigger Spring | type 2 | |
| Trigger Housing Pin | type 2 | |
| Safety | type 4 | J.A.O. (J.A. Otterbein Inc, Middletown, CT) |
| Magazine Catch | type 4 | M underlined |
| Magazine Catch Plunger | type 2 |
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Trigger guard has last 4 digits of serial number individually stamped on rear "T", bottom of trigger housing forward of trigger guard is stamped LGKNÖ with 1957 underneath the letters. The 1957 would be the inventory number assigned by the Austrians.
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First time shooting the rifle, after 12 rounds the bolt cracked. On removing the bolt the crack snapped the bolt into 2 pieces. This is a flat bolt manufactured 1942-1944, I figure it had served it's country well. Still have it. Replaced it with an Underwood flat bolt with "correct type" Underwood parts. It now functions flawlessly. At 100 yards it will maintain a 4" group with a bench rest, using PMC hardball ammo.
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