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U.S. M1 Carbine
Inland Div. General Motors
Serial Number: 5179538
LandesGendarmerieKommando Vorarlberg (LGKV) |
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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 May 2009. Excellent example of an M1 carbine used by the Austrian Gendarmerie in Vorarlberg.
Barrel Group
| Barrel |
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Inland 44 (no month indicated) |
| Front Sight |
type I |
N (Inland & others) |
| Barrel Band/Swivel |
type III |
D inside diamond on band, SA2 on lug (D is Donaldson Manufacturing during WWII, SA2 believed to be a subcontactor for Donaldson) |
| Slide |
type II |
PI (Packard Mfg Corp of Indianapolis for Inland) |
Barrel has year only, no month indicated.
Stock Group
| Stock |
type V |
SA (Springfield Armory) |
| Handguard |
2 rivet |
unmarked |
| Buttplate |
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Late Inland |
Full serial number stamped in slingwell, bottom of handguard, and on stock under buttplate.
Receiver Group
| Receiver |
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Inland Div. |
| Rear Sight |
type III |
I.R. Co. 7160060 (International Register Co and Ordnance drawing number) |
| Operating Spring Tunnel Housing |
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attached |
| Recoil Plate |
type |
D.I. (Dayton Mold Co. of Dayton, OH for Inland) |
Receiver has no prior Bavaria markings.
Bolt Group
| Bolt |
flat |
U (Underwood) |
| Ejector |
type I |
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| Extractor |
type III |
R (Rock-Ola) |
| Extractor Plunger |
type II |
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| Firing Pin |
type III |
N-Q (Nolan Machine Co. of Rochester, NY for Quality Hardware) |
Trigger Group
| Trigger Housing |
type III |
SG (Saginaw Gear, Saginaw, MI) |
| Trigger |
type II |
RHI (Reflector Hardware Co. of Chicago, IL for Inland) |
| Sear |
type I |
SG-B (Sargent & Greenleaf Co. of Rochester, NY for IBM) |
| Hammer |
type III |
NI (National Cash Register Co. of Dayton, OH for Inland) |
| Trigger Housing Pin |
type II |
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| Safety |
type IV rotary |
SS in circle (late WWII by Wm. Steinen Company) |
| Magazine Catch |
type III |
WA adjacent M (Walt Manufacturing, during WWII) |
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