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U.S. M1 Carbine
National Postal Meter
Serial Number: 4,256,036
Württemberg-Baden, Stadtkreis, Stuttgart Polizei
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Background
Purchased at a gun show in Dallas in 2008. Barrel, front sight, barrel band, receiver, and trigger housing have been parkerized
over the original finish.
Barrel Group
| Barrel |
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I.B.M. Corp. undated |
| Front Sight |
type II |
SN (Super Metal Manufacturing of North Bergen, NJ for National Postal Meter) |
| Barrel Band |
type IA |
unmarked (Winchester) |
| Barrel Skirt |
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short |
| Slide |
type IV |
N 13 (National Postal Meter) |
Import mark on bottom of barrel "Century Arms Inc. St Albans VT".
Stock Group
| Stock |
type II |
TN (Trimble Nurseryland Furniture Co. of Rochester, NY for National Postal Meter) |
| Handguard |
type II |
TN (Trimble Nurseryland Furniture Co. of Rochester, NY for National Postal Meter) |
| Buttplate |
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early Winchester |
Underwood rebuild mark
Ordnance inspection mark on right side of buttstock
Evidence of prior round tag nailed to handgrip
Stock is a highwood with an oval sling cut, cut down to a low wood. NPM/FJA and cannon cartouche on right side of buttstock.
Underwood rebuild mark on left side of buttstock. Bottom of hand grip shows impression of round metal plate, one nail hole.
Normally a carbine given to the West German police during the early years of the occupation period would not have a
rebuild mark. The rest of the carbine is not consistent with having gone through a rebuild. It appears the stock was probably not the
stock on the carbine when it was used by Stuttgart.
Receiver Group
| Receiver |
type II |
National Postal Meter |
| Rear Sight |
type I |
leaf unmarked, S on left, N-A on right |
| Recoil Plate |
type III |
.U. (Underwood) |
Wurttemberg-Baden Stadtkreis Stuttgart
Rear sight markings
Recoil plate has the letters WB-S-STG stamped into it (Wurttemberg-Baden Stadtkreis-Stuttgart).
Bolt Group
| Bolt |
type II |
N 14 (National Postal Meter) |
| Ejector |
type II |
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| Extractor |
type III |
N (National Postal Meter) |
| Extractor Plunger |
type II |
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| Firing Pin |
type III |
N-N (Nolan Machinery Co. of Rome, NY for National Postal Meter) |
Trigger Group
| Trigger Housing |
type I |
.U. in mag well (Underwood) |
| Trigger |
type II |
SN (Silver Creek Precision Corp. of Silver Creek, NY for National Postal Meter) |
| Sear |
type I |
BN (Robert Bobbins Co. of Chicago, IL for National Postal Meter) |
| Hammer |
type III |
IN (unk subcontractor for National Postal Meter) |
| Safety |
type III |
SN (Sargent & Co. of New Haven, CT for National Postal Meter) |
| Magazine Catch |
type IIA |
MN Mattatuck Mfg. Co. of Waterbury, CT for National Postal Meter) |
Type I Underwood trigger housing
Crest of the Stadtkreis Stuttgart
Wurttemberg-Baden Stadtkreis Stuttgart
Bottom of trigger guard marked WB-S-STG (Wuerttemberg-Baden Stadtkreis Stuttgart). Between the magazine well and trigger guard
is the crest of the City of Stuttgart with the numbers 292 above it. The 292 is consistent with an inventory
number used by this agency.
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