The truth is in the details. If someone like a gunshow dealer looks it over and sees one non matching part he will tell you its all wrong. If it is a restoration most experts can tell by the details.
I am far from an expert, but Inland and Saginaw are my collecting focus. My father-in-law works at the current incarnation of the SSG company. His family has had someone working there since before the war. His aunt made firing pins during the war.
I would say you have the real deal in your hands. The hammer may or may not have been changed. Sometimes transfers happened off the books, or the original could have been giving the GI problems and it was changed. Who knows??
I you haven't already please fill out a data sheet and send it to the carbine club. Also if you are interested enough to join Newsletter # 353 is the latest and greatest update on your carbine's serial number block.
Dave
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