U.S. M1 Carbine Saginaw S.G. Serial Number: 3,368,748 Württemberg-Baden, Mannheim Polizei Background Sold on an online auction in NZ in 2007. Barrel Group Barrel     Front Sight     Barrel Band type IA   Barrel Skirt     Slide     Information regarding barrel not provided. Slide does not have any numbers stamped or etched on it. Stock Group Stock type II   Handguard type I   Buttplate     Stock markings not provided. Stock appears to have been coated with a verathane type finish. It is unknown if the stock or handguard have any numbers stamped on them. Receiver Group Receiver type II Saginaw S.G. Rear Sight type III I.R. Co. 7160760 (International Register Co.) Recoil Plate type III SG (Saginaw Gear) Left side of receiver ring has the Wurttemberg-Baden coat of arms followed by the numbers 53, which is consistent with an inventory number. Bolt Group Bolt type II   Ejector     Extractor     Extractor Plunger     Firing Pin     Bolt does not have any numbers etched on top. Trigger Group Trigger Housing type IV   Trigger type   Sear type   Hammer type   Safety type 2 or 3   Magazine Catch type IIA   Rear of trigger housing at top does not have any 3 or 4 digit markings. Bottom of trigger housing marked WB-S-MAN, meaning Wuerttemberg-Baden Stadt (City) Polizei Mannheim. Return to The Armory