Background

This carbine is an all original Winchester from the first 73,000-74,000 Winchester manufactured. It has a number of rare original Winchester parts that accurately match the serial number and other parts. Purchased from a private party. It has no import mark or any of the usual German markings on the stock, handguard, trigger housing, or bolt.

Barrel Group

Barrel	type 1	W & WP proofs, no date
Front Sight	type 1	exterior right upright: L (Winchester)
Barrel Band/Swivel	type 1A	unmarked
Gas Piston Nut	type 1
Barrel Skirt
Slide	type 1	W (Winchester)
Operating slide stop	type 2

Slide has last 4 digits of receiver serial number. Front sight is a very rare Winchester marking. Barrel is not dated or marked behind the front sight, it has the Winchester proof mark in an oblong circle just forward of the stock and barrel band and the letter W in top of barrel closer to the front sight.

Stock Group

Stock	type 1	slingwell unmarked, WRA on right (Winchester)
Handguard	type 1	W (Winchester)
Buttplate	Early model	(Winchester)

WRA GHD (no box) with crossed cannons on right side of stock. Slingwell and handguard do not have last 3 or 4 digits of receiver serial number. Winchester type 1 stocks were left unmarked in the slingwell.

Receiver Group

Receiver	type 1 variation C	Winchester
Rear Sight	type 1	S on left, right base and leaf unmarked
Operating Spring Tunnel Housing	type 2
Recoil Plate	type 2	W (Winchester)

"Bavaria Border Police" milled in top of receiver along left side by bolt. This is a rare Winchester type 1C receiver with detachable main spring housing. The receiver ring has had "U.S. Carbine Cal .30 M1" professionally ground off and buffed out. The rear sight platform has grooves cut/milled from left to right to reduce glare. A number of the M1 carbines used by Bavaria have this rear sight platform alteration. This Bavarian alteration is usually accompanied by the addition of a V notch rear sight assembly welded to the receiver ring (see "Mysteries"). The V notch rear sight was standard on military rifles used by the Germans. With the exception of the bolt, rear sight, and magazine, all parts of the carbine have been parkerized. It is not known who refinished the rifle with the parkerized finish.

Bolt Group

Bolt	type 2	W (Winchester)
Ejector	type 1
Extractor	type 3	W (Winchester)
Extractor Plunger	type 2
Firing Pin	type 1	W (Winchester)

Bolt does not have the last 3 or 4 digits of the receiver serial number etched/stamped on top.

Trigger Group

Trigger Housing	type 2	W (Winchester)
Trigger	type 2	W (Winchester)
Sear	type 1	W (Winchester)
Hammer	type 2	W (Winchester)
Hammer Spring	type 1
Safety	type 1	unmarked, checkered ends
Magazine Catch	type 1A	W (Winchester)
Magazine Catch Plunger	type 1

Rear T of trigger housing does not have last 4 digits of receiver serial number.

Information and photographs courtesy of Mike Luse