U.S. M1 Carbine Rock-Ola Serial Number: 1707927 Bavaria Border Police LandesGendarmerieKommando OberÖsterreich (LGK OÖ)

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, prior to the armorers. Barrel Group Barrel type IIB Rock-Ola undated Barrel Skirt   long Front Sight type I T R (Taylor Freezer Co. of Beloit, WI for Rock-Ola) Barrel Band/Swivel type III MMQ on band, bayonet lug removed Slide type III Rock-Ola Barrel has Rock-Ola name on top of barrel near front sight and on the right side of the gas piston housing. Barrel band has had the bayonet lug cut off, not uncommon in Austria. Slide has the last four digits of the serial number stamped in the slide arm. Stock Group Stock type I RMC (Rock-Ola Music Company) Handguard type I RMC (Rock-Ola Music Company) Buttplate   National Postal Meter Last four digits of receiver serial number stamped in slingwell and underside of handguard. Letter R scratched into inside of stock in slide cut. Receiver Group Receiver type II Rock-Ola Rear Sight type II H in shield (replacement GI sight) Operating Spring Tunnel Housing   attached Recoil Plate type III Rock-Ola Bavaria Border Police stamped into top of receiver left of bolt. Bolt Group Bolt flat UN stamped on right lug, R etched on left lug (Union Switch & Signal Corp. of Swissvale, PA for Rock-Ola) Ejector type I   Extractor type III R (Rock-Ola) Extractor Plunger type II   Firing Pin type I Rock-Ola Bolt has last four digits of receiver serial number etched on top. War Baby! by Larry Ruth p.400 indicates Union Switch & Signal supplied Rock-Ola with 3278 bolts between August and October 1943 and the bolts were marked UN-R on the face of the left lug. The bolt on this carbine is marked UN on the face of the right lug and etched with the letter R on the face of the left lug. Trigger Group Trigger Housing type II Rock-Ola Trigger   Rock-Ola Sear type I Rock-Ola Hammer type III KR (Kal Machine Works of Chicago, IL for Rock-Ola) Trigger Housing Pin type II   Safety type IV rotary S encircled Magazine Catch type IIA EPB (Eaton Pond Co. of Springfield, MA for IBM) Last four digits of receiver serial numbed stamped in rear of trigger housing at top.