U.S. M1 Carbine
Inland
Serial Number: 53381XX

Bavaria Rural Police
then
Landes Gendarmerie Kommando NiederÖsterreich (Lower Austria)

Background

Left side of the receiver adjacent the bolt has had the Bavaria marking 80% removed. Was Bavaria Rural Police.

Barrel Group

Barrel type IIB Inland Mfg. Div. General Motors 7-44
Front Sight type I unmarked
Barrel Band type III MMQ
Barrel Skirt    
Slide type V PI (Packard Mfg. Co. of Indianapolis for Inland)
Slide Stop type II  

Slide has last four digits of the receiver serial number. INTRAC import mark likely was behind front sight on bottom of barrel and may have been buffed out.

Stock Group

Stock type II Trimble TN (Trimble Nurseryland Furniture Company of Rochester NY for Saginaw and NPM)
Handguard type II OI (Overton Co. for Inland)
Buttplate   Inland

Slingwell of stock and underside of handguard have last four digits of receiver serial number.

Receiver Group

Receiver   Inland Div.
Rear Sight type II HI (Hemphill Co. of Pawtucket, RI for Inland)
Operating Spring Tunnel Housing   attached
Recoil Plate type III W (Winchester)

Left side of the receiver adjacent the bolt has had the Bavaria marking 80% removed. Was Bavaria Rural Police.

Bolt Group

Bolt type II A.I. (Inland)
Ejector    
Extractor type III R (Rock-Ola)
Extractor Plunger    
Firing Pin type I DU (Underwood)

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

Trigger Group

Trigger Housing type IV BE-B (IBM)
Trigger    
Sear    
Hammer type 3 HI (Hemphill Co. of Pawtucket, RI for Inland)
Trigger Housing Pin    
Safety type IV N within circle
Magazine Catch type III E.I. (Eaton Pond Co. of Springfield, MA for Inland)

Rear of trigger housing on T has last four digits of the receiver serial number.

From the collection of Mario D. Rossetti