U.S. M1 Carbine
Standard Products
Serial Number: 2,164,5xx
Bavaria Forestry Police-U (Lower Franconia)
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Gendarmerie Rural Police, Lower Austria
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Background
Purchased by the owner from a gun store in Knoxville, TN in May, 1995.
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Barrel Group
| Barrel | type I | Underwood, 1-44 with "P" proof |
| Front Sight | type I | N |
| Barrel Band/Swivel | type IA | unmarked |
| Barrel Skirt | ||
| Slide | type IV | circled S inside bottom (Standard Products) |
| Operating slide stop |
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Last 4 digits of receiver serial number on slide. INTRAC import mark on bottom of barrel behind front sight.
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Stock Group
| Stock | type III | S-HB (Hillerich & Bradsby Co. of Louisville, KY for Standard Products) |
| Handguard | type II | S-HB (Hillerich & Bradsby Co. of Louisville, KY for Standard Products) |
| Buttplate | Early Winchester |
Last 4 digits of receiver serial number in slingwell and inside handguard.
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Receiver Group
| Receiver | type II | STD. PRO. |
| Rear Sight | type III | I.R. Co. 7160060 (International Register Co.) |
| Operating Spring Tunnel Housing | attached | |
| Recoil Plate | type III | Standard Products |
Bavaria Foresty Police-U stamped into top of receiver to the left of the bolt. Although the receiver is stamped in English, the -U was added afterwards and stands for the Bavaria District of Unterfranken, meaning the Bavaria Forestry Police in Lower Franconia. Left side of receiver has Standard Products code 9H, consistent with the date on the barrel as the time period of manufacture.
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Bolt Group
| Bolt | type II | S'G' (Standard Products Grand Rapids) |
| Ejector | type | |
| Extractor | type III | SW (White Sewing Machine Co. of Cleveland, OH for Standard Products) |
| Extractor Plunger | type | |
| Firing Pin | type I or II | WS (White Sewing Machine Co. of Cleveland, OH for Standard Products) |
Bolt has last 4 digits of receiver serial number electro-penciled on top.
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Trigger Group
| Trigger Housing | type IV | BE-B (IBM for Standard Products) |
| Trigger | type | |
| Sear | type II | SW (White Sewing Machine Co. for Standard Products) |
| Hammer | type III | SW (White Sewing Machine Co. for Standard Products) |
| Trigger Housing Pin | type II | |
| Safety | type IV | circle containg SS |
| Magazine Catch | type IIA | SG (Saginaw) |
Trigger guard has last 4 digits of serial number on rear "T", bottom of trigger housing forward of trigger guard is stamped LGKNÖ with 0943 underneath the letters. The 0943 is the inventory number assigned by the Austrians.
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Additional Information
This carbine came (as received by the seller) with a leather sling and a blued oiler marked IS. Sling is stamped Stolla Wien on outside end. Cut into the outside of the sling is the name Kaltei'z.
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Information and photographs courtesy of Jac Davis