Hi,
This question may seem trivial, but it has nagged at me over the years.
When I was about four years old, my father, who saw service as an anti tank gunner in North Africa and Italyicon, was set to go hunting with a fellow worker early one morning. His friend spent the night before the hunt at our house, and placed his M1icon on our living room mantelpiece, ready for the off.
I remember that the carbine chamber was left open and with a small square of blotting paper covering the protruding firing pin and surrounding bolt face. Dad took the carbine down , and pointed out the reason why the pin and bolt and were protected in this way. Of course, I've forgotten his explanation. Was this to prevent debris fouling the pin? Or for some other reason. Is the M1 prone to jammed firing pins? Or is this just an example of good care and maintenance?
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