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U.S. M1 Carbine Underwood Serial Number: 2653056 Zoll, Austria (Customs)

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. Image by www.euroarms.net, © 2007 Stock Group Stock M2 Pot Belly   Handguard M2 4 rivet   Buttplate     Image by www.euroarms.net, © 2007 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   Image by www.euroarms.net, © 2007 Image by www.euroarms.net, © 2007 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   Image by www.euroarms.net, © 2007 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). Information and photographs courtesy of Euroarms, © 2007 Return to The Armory