U.S. M1 Carbine Saginaw Serial Number: 3,597,xxx German Police

Background This carbine has the altered rear sight done by an unknown German police agency. The agency name on the top left side of the receiver has been ground down and covered with a black substance. This is one of many carbines that have had the agency name removed in this manner and have had the rear sight alteration. The U.S. rear sight was removed completely. On the top of the receiver front and back of the rear sight groove lines have been milled to reduce sighting picture glare. Barrel Group Barrel Type 2 Underwood 7/43 Front Sight type 1 N, 66 lft outside Barrel Band type 1A   Barrel Skirt     Slide Type IV unknown Barrel has ordnance bomb and P proofmark below the Underwood marking. Last 4 digits of receiver serial number stamped in right side of slide rail. Stock Group Stock type 2 not marked Handguard type 2 not marked Buttplate   unknown Stock has been given a glossy protective coating, consistent with Austria and some of the German agencies. Stock has the last 4 digits of the receiver serial number in the sling well, the handguard in the bottom side. This stock is not marked with a manufacturer code. It appears to be a German replacement stock. This stock has been observed on other German M1 carbines. Receiver Group Receiver type 2 Saginaw Rear Sight none removed Operating Spring Tunnel Housing     Recoil Plate type 3 BB (IBM) U.S. M1 carbine sight removed. Area behind rear sight groove has small grooves side to side for minimizing glare. Rear sight on receiver ring is same as other M1 carbines that have had this done in Germany. It is adjustable for windage, not elevation. There is an H under the sight adjustment, on the left side of the sight. Agency name removed from top left of receiver. Bolt Group Bolt type 1   Ejector     Extractor     Extractor Plunger     Firing Pin     Bolt has last 4 digits of receiver serial number electropenciled into the top. Trigger Group Trigger Housing type 3 SG (Saginaw and Saginaw Gear) Trigger     Sear type 2 SW-N (National Postal Meter) Hammer type 2 HI Hammer Spring type 2   Trigger Housing Pin Type 2   Safety type 2 or 3   Magazine Catch type 2A AU (Underwood) Additional Information No further details. Information and photographs courtesy of: Return to The Armory