U.S. M1 Carbine
National Postal Meter
Serial Number: 1,946,XXX

Bavaria Rural Police
&
LandesGendarmerieKommando NiederÖsterreich (LGKNÖ)

Background

No details.

Barrel Group

Barrel   Underwood 9-43
Front Sight type 1 unmarked
Barrel Band type 1A swivel unmarked, UI on band (Union Hardware Co. for National Postal Meter)
Barrel Skirt   long
Slide type 2 N6 (National Postal Meter)
Slide Stop type 2 unmarked

Last 4 digits of receiver serial number on slide arm.

Stock Group

Stock type 2 Trimble TN (Trimble Nurseryland Furniture Co. for National Postal Meter)
Handguard type 1 TN (Trimble Nurseryland Furniture Co. for National Postal Meter)
Buttplate   early Winchester

Handguard and slingwell of stock have last 4 digits of receiver serial number. Right side of stock has faint NPM/FJA and ordnance wheel acceptance stamps. Stock is highwood w/ oval cut.

Receiver Group

Receiver type 2 National Postal Meter
Rear Sight type 3 I.R. Co. (International Register Company)
Operating Spring Tunnel Housing    
Recoil Plate type 3 D.I. (Dayton Mold Co. for Inland)

Bavaria Rural Police milled into top of receiver to left of bolt.

Bolt Group

Bolt type 2 N11 (National Postal Meter)
Ejector    
Extractor    
Extractor Plunger    
Firing Pin    

Last four digits of receiver serial number electropenciled into the top of the bolt.

Trigger Group

Trigger Housing type 2 N9 (National Postal Meter)
Trigger type 2 SN (Silver Creek Precision Corp. for National Postal Meter)
Sear type 1 LN (Lyman Gun Sight Corp. for National Postal Meter)
Hammer type 2 HN (Hunter Arms Co. for National Postal Meter)
Hammer Spring type 1  
Trigger Housing Pin type 2  
Safety type 4  
Magazine Catch type 3 E.I. (Eaton Pond Co. for Inland)

Bottom of trigger housing has markings LGKNÖ with the inventory number 0267. Rear of trigger housing on T are last four digits of the receiver serial number.

Additional Information

The below tag is attached by string to the swivel.

Information and photographs courtesy of John Powell

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