U.S. M1 Carbine
Inland Division of General Motors Corp.
Serial Number: 5241428
Landes Gendarmerie Kommando - Tirol
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This carbine was supplied direct to Austria by the U.S. Military Assistance Program. Included amongst the carbines provided by MAP were the carbines left behind by departing U.S. Forces at the end of the Occupation of Austria. This carbine was issued to the Gendarmerie in Tirol and has none of the digits from the serial number on any of the parts. The only thing identifying the carbine as having been used by Austria are the Gendarmerie markings on the bottom of the trigger housing.
Returned to the U.S. Army by Austria. Purchased from CMP.
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| Barrel | type II-B | Inland 4-44 |
| Gas Piston Housing | I.I. (Inland) | |
| Gas Piston | W.I. (unknown subcontractor for Inland) | |
| Front Sight | type I | unmarked (early mfg) |
| Barrel Band | type III | SI (American Radiator Standard Sanitary Corp. for Inland) |
| Barrel Skirt | short | |
| Slide | type III | AOB (Auto Ordnance of Bridgeport, CT for IBM) |
"Inland hieroglyphics": markings of various inspectors within Inland
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| Stock | type II | OI (S.E. Overton of South Haven, MI for Inland) |
| Handguard | type III | OI (S.E. Overton of South Haven, MI for Inland) |
| Buttplate | S-S3 (Shelby Spring Hinge Co. of Shelby, OH for Standard Products) |
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| Receiver | type II | Inland |
| Rear Sight | type III | I.R. Co. 7160060 (International Register Co. of Chicago, IL for Inland) |
| Recoil Plate | type III | DI (Dayton Mold Co. of Dayton, OH for Inland) |
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| Bolt | type II | A.I. 2 (Autotyre for Inland) |
| Ejector | type III | |
| Extractor | type III | W.I. (Wadsworth Watch Case Co. of Dayton, KY for Inland) |
| Extractor Plunger | type II | |
| Firing Pin | type III | I-I (unknown subcontractor for Inland) |
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| Trigger Housing | type III | W (Winchester) |
| Trigger | type II | W (Winchester) |
| Sear | type III | RIA (Rock Island Arsenal M2 sear) |
| Hammer | type III | SW (White Sewing Machine Co. of Cleveland, OH for Standard Products) |
| Safety | type IV | M in horseshoe (replacement rotary safety) |
| Magazine Catch | type IV | unmarked M2 |
Landes Gendarmerie Kommando Tirol, inventory number 0786
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