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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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Does anyone know what the different US services did in WWII in issuing belts for those who were issued a carbine. Did they receive a Garand/03...
I was at the doctor's office waiting for treatment for a raging sinus infection and bronchitis when I was sitting next to an old gentleman in the...
Posted this about five years ago, but for the newer guys ! Belongs to an Australian (not Austrian), friend of mine who lives in Norway, married a...
Just fully disassembled, cleaned and oiled M1. The pin was not broken and I've tried numerous ammo. The pin actually puts a VERY SMALL dent in the...
I have 3 mags that are perfect to my eye when compared to 30 round G.I. mags,,,,They have NO markings...I just ran 90 rounds thru then with no...
Thought some of you might find this interesting: Firearms James Julia firearms auction. Some good stuff, and I am curious what everyone thinks...
Standard products ser# 2075xxx. No sling or oiler, later make rear sight, safety and mag release. Marlin barrel with a 'P' imprint. Very clean and...
Looking forward to being more involved in my hobbies now that I am retired. Been in the world of collecting WWII weapons for 20 years and enjoy...
I recently added a Winnie M1 Carbine to my milsurp collection of Garands and M14/M1A's. Having not been involved in the Carbine world, I had no idea...
Just curious as to what you folks think. M1A1 Carbine Orig. Paratrooper m1 carbine Garand : Curios and Relics at GunBroker.com
someone post a link--this is rare piece
I recently acquired a 3.85 m Bavarian/Austrian IBM carbine and I'm puzzled about some of the parts in it. First of all, I went to the Bavarian...
Have a bunch of 15 rounders in the wrap....Is this the right place to post them?
Could an Underwood 8-44 barrel be original to a Saginaw S'G' serial number 3544152?
Big 5 Sporting Goods in the Los Angeles area has "Authentic US Military, Genuine War Surplus, Issued to Troops in WWII and the Korean War" M1...
This book is copywright 1943. it is all about the company called Saganaw Steering Gear. has a history of their production of machine guns and M1...
Thought some of the readers might enjoy seeing the markings on an M1A1 stock. Gun to be sold at auction in a couple weeks (not mine). ...
GB auction has something I have never seen #217889319 bet wearing goggles might be wise
Have located a leather WWII Jeep scabbard in pretty good condition and wanted to know if anyone could tell me how much these are selling for or their...
Im looking for ww2 arsenals during ww2,and the meaning of the letters on the stocks of rifles that through these rebuilds.I had a list but canot find...
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