M1 Carbine .. For those of you who ---

leVieux · Dec 4, 2010

That really cute little blonde use to go spend the night with her mother a lot, just before she disappeared, too !

Hope you have better luck with it than I did.

leVieux

jphilp87 · Dec 10, 2010

That is awesome. I learned how to shoot a rifle with my Grandfather's M1 Carbine. Looks like another family member has it now though. Great collection

Leonidas · Dec 12, 2010

Memories. That's what our high school ROTC battalion was issued in 1970. Still got my rifle card. Sir, the nomenclature of the M-1 Carbine is...........

They are beauties. Thanks for sharing.

dougstump · Dec 13, 2010

Captain-03,

Nice collection, but you need an Irwin-Pedersen. I've got a restored IP, the stock, handguard, hammer & trigger are S'G' (butplate is unmarked) but all else is IP.

Doug

Hardballing · Jan 26, 2011

Always loved the War Baby. For me, the shooters are the thing and I'll leave the pristine collectables to well, the collectors. Better sights and for some odd reason, I always liked the M2 style stock better than the M1 WW2 variety.

Thanks for sharing the pics. Makes me want to get another one as I am without at this time.

Hmmmmmmmmm? Here I go again...

captain-03 · Feb 3, 2011

dougstump said:
Captain-03,

Nice collection, but you need an Irwin-Pedersen. I've got a restored IP, the stock, handguard, hammer & trigger are S'G' (butplate is unmarked) but all else is IP.

Doug

You are a lucky man!!

formulaforspeed · Feb 27, 2011

very nice collection. I have my grandfathers Carbine from WWII. its a Winchester Reciever with Rock-Ola Stock. He hit Normandy Beach on D-Day and from what I gather it was shipped home piece by piece from parts gathered after the invasion

Tim67 · Feb 28, 2011

Nice bunch of kids there. Can you recommend a smith to return my Inland with all the "late features" to it's Nov. 1944 configuration?

captain-03 · Aug 22, 2014

Tim67 said:
Nice bunch of kids there. Can you recommend a smith to return my Inland with all the "late features" to it's Nov. 1944 configuration?

Not really a job for a Smith ... You would need to inventory the parts now on the firearm and compare that with what actually came on it when manufactured. There are several books out there for reference regarding the "correct" parts. Once identified, you will just have to search for the "correct" parts. They can be found on Ebay, Gunbroker ... also, you can place your wants onto the CMP Forum.

Vsotok10 · Aug 22, 2014

OP, are you loading for these or buying off-the-shelf?

FORman · Aug 22, 2014

Nice collection! I have one, an all early configuration National Postal Meter. When I was shopping, I looked for anything but a Winchester. Winchesters are fine, but a postal meter company reciever and type writer company barrel is more typical of the history of the M1 carbine.

ddeacon1 · Aug 24, 2014

Every time I see a carbine, I shed a tear. Growing up, my father had a pre-war carbine. With nine brothers and sisters, pickings were slim when my parents passed. One of my younger brothers ended up with the carbine, and not longer afterwards, he needed money and instead of trying to sell it to one of his siblings, he sold it to a pawn shop. When ever I make the trip back up to Chicago, I just want to smack the crap out of him.

Duke Slade · Aug 25, 2014

So every one has a bayonet lug, huh? Did any come without and you added?
Very nice collection, thanks for the picture.

I have two SP's.
Have father's SN from WWII and it was SP- Pacific theatre, from two pictures can't tell if it has bayonet lug but some didn't, I think.
Thanks

FORman · Aug 25, 2014

The number of carbines that fought in WWII with a bayonet lug said to be few to zero depending on the source. There was a letter that came out during the war that listed 15 parts to be replaced anytime a carbine was returned for repair. The list included the rear flip sight and front band w/o bayonet provisions.

Most carbines were arsenal rebuilt between WWII and Korea and upraded. Parts and stocks were rebuilt individually and not returned to the original reciever. This makes the correct early configuration rare and more valuble.

unclejhim · Aug 29, 2014

There is a nice Inland for sale in the classifieds...:>).

my-rifle · Aug 29, 2014

Curious thing about this thread: I have three carbines. All came frome the Israel shipment that came to Century around 2009. They all have the bayonet lug, and they all have flip-up sights. None are accurate beyond about 150 yards.

twentynine · Oct 1, 2014

Viewing your collection means one thing to me-- I got some catchin up to do.

big boo · Oct 1, 2014

Buttanic:

Feel free to make a permanent loan to your favorite nephew!

gunner_lee · Oct 3, 2014

My wife shot my Inland and the look on her face was like, I want it. I told her NO! I'll find you one. I found her an Underwood and had it restocked with an underwood stock, buttplate, etc. She calls it her "lil' typewriter". Imagine her face when I transfered in an M2 unit and installed it on her Underwood with the "happy switch" on full and she shot it. She got off a 6 round burst and said" what did you do now"?

Rhandhali · Oct 17, 2014

Shooting an M1 carbine is the most fun you can have shooting except for full auto. Awesome guns; mine is currently out of commission with a broken firing pin or some kind of goop in the firing pin channel blocking it. Just haven't had time to get it fixed.

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