U.S. M1 Carbine
Underwood
Serial Number: 2653056

Background

Advertised for sale on Euroarms Jan-Apr 2007, possibly earlier. Euroarms lists the allotment of carbines they received from Zoll of Austria as early as 2002. This one was listed as one of the few remaining. The Zoll marked M1 carbines are the first seen with post WWII arsenal rebuild marks on the stock. Unlike the carbines used by the Gendarmerie, there are no visible numbers from the receiver serial number marked on various parts.

Barrel Group

Barrel	type	(markings not visible)
Front Sight	type 2
Barrel Band/Swivel	type 3
Gas Piston Nut
Barrel Skirt
Slide	type
Operating slide stop

No close ups available for detailed markings.

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Stock Group

Stock	M2 Pot Belly
Handguard	M2 4 rivet
Buttplate

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Stock is an M2 pot belly stock with the opening to the left of the receiver ring for the selector. Handguard is an M2 four rivet. Sling is standard issue Austrian for the M1 carbine, mfg by Stolla of Vienna.

Receiver Group

Receiver	type	Underwood
Rear Sight	type 3
Operating Spring Tunnel Housing	type
Recoil Plate	type

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Underwood receiver marked with B, indicating receiver was manufactured by Singer with probable barrel date of 11-43 or 12-43. Total production by Singer was approximately 25,000 receivers.

Bolt Group

Bolt	type 1 or 2 (flat)
Ejector	type
Extractor	type
Extractor Plunger	type
Firing Pin	type

Trigger Group

Trigger Housing	type 4
Trigger	type
Sear	type
Hammer	type
Trigger Spring	type
Trigger Housing Pin	type
Safety	type 4
Magazine Catch	type

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Bottom of trigger housing forward of trigger guard is stamped ZW with 753 underneath the letters. The 753 is the inventory number assigned by the Austrians. Z for Zoll, W for Wache (Tariff Guard).