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    Photos of my first M1 Carbine

    I have attached the photos of my first M1icon Carbine. As I said in a previous post it is an import and as such was more in my price range and looked like it would be a good shooter. I can just make out the paint from the rack number and I believe it was used in Korea either in the war or as part of the large number of carbines that were sent over in the 60s I believe.

    Inland44 commented that Arlington Ordnance imported most of theirs from Israel (import mark is very hard to read but under magnification it is the top edge of ARL ORD ARLINGTON VA). If any see anything unusual about it I’d be very interested in your comments. The trigger housing is stamped but did not look like the photo’s I’d seen of other stamped ones. It has no markings that I can see other than the flaming bomb on the bottom of the trigger guard.

    Most parts have some mark but several do not. It shoots great, the 15 round magazine is marked with a “U” but the seller said it was a Korean reproduction.

    Again I’d be interested in all comments I know as a 1943 Inland having gone through an arsenal rebuild it is not rare and exotic compared to some others but I’m very happy with it.

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    Looks good to me. Look in mag well to see if it is stamped .U., if so it's Underwood.
    The import stamp is so light most folks will never notice it.
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    I wouldn't worry about the mag being a repro, they were so marked and there's lots still around if you want a for sure GI.
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    Bingo shadycon .U. in the mag well. I did not notice it and I thought I looked it over pretty good. Thanks!

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    The ordnance bomb on the trigger guard is an indication of it being an Underwood.....
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    Check the Face of your Recoil Plate sometimes you will find a very light " D.I." mark from Dayton Mold Co. for Inland Carbines. I have a F.I. Trigger, but never did find out what Company made them. Nice looking Carbine.

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    Well, I went back over the recoil plate and cleaned it up a bit but if it ever had D.I. stamped on it I think it is gone now. Thanks for the tip.

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    Excellent photo collage of the parts. Ray

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    Nice work. I'd have to say it most likely was not an Israeli because they always stamped the stock with the SN. I don't think the stock is 'HI' and the 'cartouche' is not an Inland mark - it would be twice that size and back in the wide part of the stock in front of the oiler slot. Bolts are marked on the outside face of the small lug.
    If it was a Korean, you got lucky because they did not do their atrocious 'Parkerizing' on it. All in all, you got a decent shooter for $650 and it carries a lot of 'mojo' after having been used in WWII, probably Korea and who knows where else? The mag looks good as far as blued finish but no way to tell from hear if its old or new.
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    I know it is very hard to tell but any thoughts on who made the stock? It does not show up well but under magnification you can tell it is a crossed cannon mark but that's all you can tell. Anyone else use a small stamp further up? And yeah, the H I was just my best guess it really looks like ll l to be honest. Also it's not walnut the grain looks like birch maybe.

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