U.S. M1 Carbine
Saginaw S'G'
Serial Number: 3643791
Austria Gendarmerie, Lower Austria
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Background
Purchased from a private party off one of the Internet Forums in April 2007. Previous owner purchased the carbine from a dealer in St. Louis in 1996 for $380.00. At the time, no one wanted to buy an “Import”. He put about 20 rounds through it, cleaned it, and put it away in the safe. The dealer had about 10 of them in stock, but the purchaser liked this one because it was the only one with a sling.
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Barrel Group
| Barrel | type IIB | Inland, 11-43 with two P (proof) marks |
| Front Sight | type I | none, small groove behind blade |
| Barrel Band/Swivel | type III | band marked MMQ, lug marked EM-Q (G.I., used as replacement) |
| Barrel Skirt | short | |
| Slide | type III | AOB (Auto Ordnance for IBM) |
| Operating slide stop | type I |
Last 4 digits of receiver serial number on slide. "INTRAC Knox TN" engraved on bottom of barrel behind front sight.
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Stock Group
| Stock | type V | SA in barrel channel (Springfield Armory) |
| Handguard | type I | unmarked |
| Buttplate | square pattern |
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Last 4 digits of receiver serial number in slingwell and inside handguard.
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Receiver Group
| Receiver | type II | S'G' (wide tang) |
| Rear Sight | type III | IRCO 7160060 (International Silver Co.) |
| Operating Spring Tunnel Housing | integral | |
| Recoil Plate | type III | W (Winchester) |
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Bolt Group
| Bolt | type III | EM-B (Endicott Machine Co. of Endicott, NY for IBM) |
| Ejector | type 1 | |
| Extractor | type III | IB (IBM) |
| Extractor Plunger | type II | |
| Firing Pin | type III | NL-Q (National Lock Co. of Rockford, IL for Quality Hardware) |
Bolt has last 4 digits of receiver serial number electro-penciled on top.
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Trigger Group
| Trigger Housing | type IV | Q visible, rest illegible |
| Trigger | type II | W (Winchester) |
| Sear | type I | GE-Q (Gerrard Co. of Chicago for Quality Hardware) |
| Hammer | type III | W (Winchester) |
| Trigger Housing Pin | type 2 | |
| Safety | type IV | M inside C |
| Magazine Catch | type IV | none |
Trigger guard has last 4 digits of serial number on rear "T", bottom of trigger housing forward of trigger guard is stamped LGKNÖ with 2533 underneath the letters. The 2533 is the inventory number assigned by the Austrians.
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Additional
Leather “STOLLA” marked sling. Another stamp on the inside (rough) side of the leather is unreadable.
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