U.S. M1 Carbine Winchester Repeating Arms Serial Number: 5550016 LandesGendarmerieKommando Vorarlberg (LGKV)

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 2009. Barrel Group Barrel   W WP (undated) Front Sight type I NN (Niedner Rifle Corp. of Dowagiac, MI for National Postal Meter) Barrel Band/Swivel type III AMCO on band (GI replacement) Barrel Skirt short   Slide type V PI (Packard Mfg Corp of Indianapolis for Inland) Barrel is undated. Stock Group Stock type II W (Winchester) Handguard II SJ (Jamestown Lounge Company of Jamestown, NY for Standard Products) Buttplate   S-S3 (Shelby Spring Hinge Co. of Shelby, OH for Standard Products) W.R.A./G.H.D. with crossed Ordnance cannons on right side of buttstock. L2 stamped on right side of buttstock just forward of slingwell. Sticker with 240 on right side of stock matches number on bottom of trigger housing. Receiver Group Receiver   Winchester covered by rear sight Rear Sight type II H (replacement sight mfg by Hemphill Co. of Pawtucket, RI) Operating Spring Tunnel Housing   attached Recoil Plate type II W (Winchester) Bevel on the top rear of receiver has been machined, possibly to remove prior markings. Bolt Group Bolt round EM-Q (Elgin Metal Novelty Co. of Elgin, IL for Quality Hardware) Ejector early   Extractor type II W (Winchester) Extractor Plunger type II   Firing Pin type III U (Underwood) Trigger Group Trigger Housing type IV BE-B (unk subcontractor for IBM) Trigger type II RI (Reece Button Hole Machine Co. of Boston, MA for Inland) Sear type I LN (Lyman Gun Sight Corp. of Middlefield, CT for National Postal Meter) Hammer type III HI (Hemphill Co. of Pawtucket, RI for Inland) Safety type IV rotary M encircled by Horseshoe (GI replacement safety) Magazine Catch type M2 unmarked Information and photographs courtesy of Steve Hill