U.S. M1 Carbine
I.B.M.
Serial Number: 3,896,954

Bavaria Municipal Police

Background

Purchased 08/2007 from Martin B. Retting Guns in Culver City, CA.

Barrel Group

Barrel type I I.B.M. Corp. (no date)
Front Sight type II PO B (Prestole Division Detroit Harvester Co. for IBM)
Barrel Band type II   \  (IBM)
Barrel Skirt   short
Slide type III SG (Saginaw Gear of Saginaw, MI)

Last 3 digits of receiver serial number etched outside on left of slide. No import mark anywhere on the barrel, or elsewhere. P proofmark on top of barrel midway between front sight and barrel band.

Stock Group

Stock type III OI (Overton for Inland)
Handguard type I RMC (Rock-Ola)
Buttplate   S-S3 (Standard Products)

Handguard has 389654 stamped on bottom, having omitted the 9 of 954. Stock has what appears to be the same 6 digits very lightly stamped inside the forearm. The digits are not clear enough to identify beyond doubt.

Receiver Group

Receiver type I I.B.M. Corp.
Rear Sight type III I.R.CO. (International Register Co.)
Recoil Plate type III AU (Underwood)

Top of receiver to left of bolt stamped "Bavaria Municipal Police". Last 3 digits of receiver serial number etched on bottom of recoil plate.

Bolt Group

Bolt type II SG (Saginaw Gear of Saginaw, MI)
Ejector type III  
Extractor type III W.I. (Wadsworth Watchcase Co. of Dayton, KY for Inland)
Extractor Plunger type II  
Firing Pin type I SG (Saginaw Gear of Saginaw, MI)

Last 3 digits of receiver serial number lightly etched in top of bolt.

Trigger Group

Trigger Housing type IV ST (Standard Products)
Trigger type II F.I. (Inland)
Sear type I SW (White Sewing Machine Co. of Cleveland, OH for Standard Products)
Hammer type III SW (White Sewing Machine Co. of Cleveland, OH for Standard Products)
Hammer Spring type II  
Trigger Housing Pin type II  
Safety type III unmarked
Magazine Catch type III EI (Eaton Pond Co. of Springfield, MA for Inland)

Last 3 digits of receiver serial number etched into left side of trigger housing adjacent magazine well. Trigger has the number 8372 stamped on the outside left.

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