U.S. M1 Carbine Inland Serial Number: 417504 Bavaria Border Police & Landes Gendarmerie Kommando Burgenland, Austria (LGK.B.) Background Sold at an auction in Germany April 2008. This carbine has been modified to comply with prior law in West Germany that prevented owning a weapon of war. The carbine has been somewhat sporterized. It has been refinished in a high gloss blue, the stock has been sanded and refinished, the wings have been removed from the front sight. Barrel Group Barrel   unknown Front Sight   modified Barrel Band type I U on band (Inland) Barrel Skirt     Slide   unknown No close up picture of the barrel and it's components could be obtained. The front sight has the wings removed, leaving only the sight blade. The slide does not have the digits of the rifle's serial number. Stock Group Stock type I unknown Handguard type III unknown Buttplate   unknown Stock and handguard have been refinished. Highwood that covered slide has been removed (may have been at prior to use by Bavaria or Austria). Receiver Group Receiver type II Inland Rear Sight type III PI (Packard Mfg Corp of Indianapolis, IN for Inland) Operating Spring Tunnel Housing     Recoil Plate     Receiver and all metal parts have been refinished to a high luster blue. Bolt Group Bolt type II   Ejector     Extractor     Extractor Plunger     Firing Pin     No digits electropenciled into the top. Trigger Group Trigger Housing     Trigger     Sear     Hammer     Trigger Spring     Trigger Housing Pin     Safety type IV SS encircled Magazine Catch type III underlined M Bottom of trigger housing has markings LGK.B. with the inventory number 0497. Information on trigger housing group was unavailable.