U.S. M1 Carbine
Inland
Serial Number: 555,607

Bavaria Rural Police
&
Gendarmerie Rural Police, Lower Austria

Background

Another example of a carbine used by the Bavaria Rural Police that was part of 2000 sold to the Austrian Gendarmerie in 1955.

Barrel Group

Barrel type II Inland Div., 5-43
Front Sight    
Barrel Band/Swivel type IA U on band, UI on swivel (Union Hardware of Torrington, CT for Inland)
Gas Piston Nut    
Barrel Skirt    
Slide type IV PI (Packard Mfg Corp of Indianapolis, IN for Inland)
Operating slide stop    

Last 4 digits of receiver serial number on slide.

Stock Group

Stock type II OI (S.E. Overton Co. of South Haven, MI for Inland)
Handguard type II OI (S.E. Overton Co. of South Haven, MI for Inland)
Buttplate    

Last 4 digits of receiver serial number in slingwell and inside handguard.

Receiver Group

Receiver type II Inland
Rear Sight type III I.R.CO. 7160060 (International Register Co.)
Operating Spring Tunnel Housing   integrated
Recoil Plate    

Bavaria Rural Police stamped into top of receiver left of the bolt.

Bolt Group

Bolt type II OI with sideways 1 (Inland)
Ejector    
Extractor    
Extractor Plunger    
Firing Pin    

Bolt has last 4 digits of receiver serial number electro-penciled on top.

Trigger Group

Trigger Housing type III Inland on right side at rear
Trigger    
Sear    
Hammer type I HI (Inland)
Trigger Spring    
Trigger Housing Pin type II  
Safety type IV SS encircled
Magazine Catch type III  

Trigger guard has last 4 digits of serial number on rear "T", bottom of trigger housing forward of trigger guard is stamped LGKNÖ with 1431 underneath the letters. The 1431 is the inventory number assigned by the Austrians.

Additional Information


label attached to carbine, used by Gendarmerie to identify user to carbine
Gendarmerie Post Ganserndorf District, Lower Austria


Pouch shows no manufacturers mark. This may have been added by an owner in America. Gendarmerie pouches were tan/brown, Bundespolizei pouches were black.
Stitching is different than other pouches seen to date.


Sling may have been added by an owner in America. No manufacturer mark. Gendarmerie was tan/brown, Bundespolizei was black.