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Jim 'JimF4M1s' Flavin It is with heavy heart I report we've lost this long time respected member. Born and raised in Northern Ca May 7-1949. Jim...
Fairly often, people ask for specifics about The Carbine Club. The link below will take you to the Carbine Club's web site that explains all about...
I recently picked up this khaki carbine sling for a reasonable price; nice condition and no real issues. I hadn't unhooked the "Lift the Dot" until...
These pictures were posted on another forum by Milsurp Collector. Well done and very helpful. Our thanks for making them available.
Hope some might find this of use, below the picture is a link to an old war department movie providing excellent detailed explanation of the function...
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Cal .30 M1 Carbine (1943 WWII U.S. Training Film) This video is an official U.S. Army training film. This is an excellent training video, which...
Cal .30 M2 Carbine (1943 WWII U.S. Training Film) This video is an official U.S. Army training film. This excellent video shows the unique...
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
TM-43-0001-27 - Army Ammunition Data Sheets (1994) DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited....
FM23-7 Basic Field Manual for .30 Calibre M1 Carbine Published by War Department (May 20, 1942 - 145 Pages) Observations:
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII and Korean era U.S. Training Films) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era...
Victory Is Our Business (1942) A patriotic motivational film for World War II industrial workers film, located with thanks to member "PBI". It...
Basic Manual of Military Small Arms by W.H.B. Smith (Expired Copyright 1943) Observations: by Badger How to load, operate, disassemble,...
My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...
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Will a newer Ivers Johnson Extractor for or work with a 1944 Quality Hardware Bolt?? I just received the new member of the Family, A very nice 1944...
Could someone ID these Markings on a Quailty Hardware 1944 M-1 Carbine?
How rare is a S W marked safety? Cost of a original?
There was an old boy in central California (NOT RIVERBANK) that did gun shows when I did them as US Armory about 15-20 years ago. He did Carbines...
Hey guys, I know you probably get tired of hearing this question, but I have a chance to buy my first M1 Carbine and I want to know if the price is...
Tuned in to American Rifleman yesterday. They had a segment on the M-2 Carbine. I was pretty surprised, they really bashed it. What do they...
Some earlier information on the IBM is in this thread: https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=35946&page=2 I've had the IBM cleaned up and...
This is a subjective question but I need to start getting opinions. I will soon have a "corrected" HRA Garand finished. It is a service grade that...
I'm cleaning up a Saginaw stock for a friend, and the sling recess has what looks like "TRIMBLE" in small letters along the top, with TN right under...
Was wondering what the carbines went for, I know we will know in a couple of days
It's not mine, but a buddy of ours, and member of this forum just seems to find these in the woodwork. I think he has Way too much time on his...
Gents, picked up my first M1 carbine the other day from an old woman in the neighborhood. She found out I was a gun guy and wanted to know if I...
I have stopped shooting mine, and I never really shot it much anyway, maybe 250 rounds over the last 20 years. It's a rebuild but is in extremely...
Hello All, Would anyone know why the serial number would be stamped on my M1 carbine in front of the rear sight as well as behind? I cant seem to...
I heard that Auto Ordnance did some carbine rebuilds ? if AO did rebuild carbines how were the carbines marked ? Also heard that AO rebuilt some M1...
A friend of mine has this Underwood for sale. He is a good guy and I trust him but I have no experience with carbines except from what I read in...
What are the odds of a collector finding a set like this 20 years apart? Actually a member on this forum owns these, and by chance found the twin to...
Does anyone know where the best place to send my friends M-1 carbine to be reconditioned? Mine is in pristeen shape, but his kinda needs some rework....
I have a chance to buy a M1 NPM Carbine Receiver 1,492,883 NPM ( this # falls in the 1st block made by NPM ) Barrel is underwood 6-43 with flaming...
Hi Folks, I just recently read on a internet wiki that due to the common practice of the GIs using the belt mount style M1 carbine ammo pouches ...
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