Carbine stock marking - help needed !

[Patrick Chadwick]

Good morning to you all !

I want to replace a warped stock, as aiming off to correct for the weather is a nuisance. I am looking at a low-wood carbine stock that has IO in the sling cut-out. To the left of the cut-out, but stamped so that it reads correctly if you hold the rifle muzzle-down, is

STD
PROD
RWH

Sorry, no photo available.

Standard Products is obvious, but RWH?

Ex-factory original (if so, which period)? Or replacement? Or fake?

Please help!

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[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

IO is actually an OI, manufactured by S.E. Overton for Inland

Check out this site.

The U.S. Caliber .30 Carbine Stocks & Handguards

[painter777]

Patrick,
You have a Original WWII era stock, as Jim stated made by Overton for use by Inland.
STD PRO is Standard Products who was one of the prime war time makers of carbines.
Post WWII, Standard Products received a government contract to rebuild/update carbines.
The RWH stands for the Districts Small Arms Inspector........ whose name I can't recall.

Charlie-Painter777

[Patrick Chadwick]

Thank you Jim for the quick reply.

I had found that site, and knew about IO /OI. I suppose that the stock was supplied to Standard Products by Overton, and therefore marked Std Prod before the rifle was assembled. So it would have been an genuine part for a Std Prod carbine. But who/what was RWH? Standard Products acceptance/inspector???

Oops, thanks Charlie, you posted while I was typing. All clear now. If you (or anyone else) finds out the name behind RWH, please post it here!

[Bruce McAskill]

The time frame of the rebuilding was from 1948 till the contract ran out a year or so later. Those stocks marked with a U were done at Underwood at the same time as Standard Products. Between them they rebuilt over 400,000 carbines. The rebuilding then switched to the major armories.

[painter777]

Who was inspector RWH ?

I can't find the information about the Inspector, that I had here some where.

Help .......

[painter777]

But who/what was RWH? Standard Products acceptance/inspector???

Patrick,
Since you asked about this it's been like a pebble in my boot !
Have no new information about who Standard Products Rebuild Inspector was....
Looks like I'm not alone after looking over this list:
"RWH Unknown Rebuilt Standard Products .30 M1 Carbines"
U.S. Inspectors Markings: U.S. Inspectors Markings

[USGI]

Charlie, I spent quite a bit of time looking up RWH and came to the same conclusion. I did find a statement by one of the moderators on another forum - said that the inspector initials were only stamped on new guns when they were accepted, and not when they went through rebuild facilities. I don't know if that statement is true. - Bob

[Bruce McAskill]

The STD PROD RWH stamp was applied once the carbine had been rebuilt and then inspected. The stamp was similar to the original makers stamp in that it was an acceptance stamp back to the military indicating the carbine was now fit to go back to them.

[painter777]

Hi Bruce,
Got that, but killing me not remembering or knowing who Inspector RHW was !!
I swear I had it noted, I believe on my first copy of War Baby (That I lost/left in New Orleans)
Seems like it was one of our old school guys like BQ, NEWSCOTLANDER, DBARNETTE, ROGERM/BUBBA, etc who had mentioned it.
You know what I mean... the kinda guys that when they talk.. You take notes, sorta like being an Apostle. LOL

Cheers Buddy
Charlie-P777