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Background
Hand scribed importers mark on left side of receiver by Century Arms of St Albans, VT identifies this carbine as amongst
thousands they imported from Bavaria in the mid 1970's. These were sold to law enforcement agencies and officers, only. This carbine has the somewhat unique
alteration of the rear sight to a German v notch sight, silver soldered to the top of the receiver ring with the GI sight removed. The Bavaria agency name markings have
been obliterated with a grinder and the area covered with a black paint type substance. These are believed to have been used by the Bavaria Rural Police and/or
Bavaria Border Police during the American occupation. Purchased at a gun show in Birmingham, AL in October 2008.
Barrel Group
| Barrel |
type II-B |
Inland Div. General Motors 11-43, I-I on front of gas piston housing |
| Gas Piston |
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LI (Lombard Governor Co. of Ashland, MA for Inland) |
| Front Sight |
type I |
N (Inland) 62 in circle on outside of left wing |
| Barrel Band |
type IA |
unmarked (weld marks indicate Inland) |
| Barrel Skirt |
long |
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| Slide |
type IV |
PI (Packard Manufacturing Co. of Indianapolis for Inland) |
number 62 inside circle is of unknown origin |
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letter J on top of barrel, directly in front of receiver
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letters I-I | 
letters LI |
Inland hierogyphics (internal inspectors marks) |
modified slide to accommodate sight |
Last four digits of receiver serial number on slide arm.
Stock Group
| Stock |
type III |
IR & Ordnance bomb (wartime replacement stock) |
| Handguard |
type I |
markings obscured |
| Buttplate |
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(late Inland) |
Stock has the last 4 digits of the receiver serial number in the sling well. Handguard has same last 4 digits
on it's underside.
Receiver Group
| Receiver |
type II |
Inland Div. |
| Rear Sight |
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German replacement |
| Recoil Plate |
type III |
DI (Dayton Mold Co. of Dayton, OH for Inland) |
grooves to prevent glare
German V notch sight removed from receiver ring
Century Arms early importer mark
Last four digits of serial number engraved in bolt.
Bavaria agency name has been removed from the top of the receiver to the left of the bolt (required by Bavaria).
Century Arms St. Albans, VT hand engraved into the left side of the receiver parallel to the breach (importer mark). Receiver ring above breach has been machined to
accomodate the German v notch replacement sight. Agency name removed from top left of receiver and covered with black substance.
Bolt Group
| Bolt |
type II |
17 over S, on right lug (Standard Products) |
| Ejector |
type I |
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| Extractor |
type III |
SW (White Sewing Machine Co. of Cleveland, OH for Standard Products) |
| Extractor Plunger |
type II |
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| Firing Pin |
type I |
SDP (Detroit Plastic Co. of Detroit, MI for Standard Products) |
Bolt has last 4 digits of receiver serial number engraved into the top.
Trigger Group
| Trigger Housing |
type IV |
ST (Talon Inc. of Meadville, PA for Standard Products) |
| Trigger |
type II |
SN (Silver Creek Precision Corp. of Silver Creek, NY for National Postal Meter) |
| 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) |
| Safety |
type III |
IN (IBM Electric Writing Machine Division of Rochester, NY for National Postal Meter) |
| Magazine Catch |
type II-A |
AU (Underwood) |
Rear of trigger housing at top has last 4 digits of receiver serial number.
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