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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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Has anyone got one close to this ?
Where these ever used on USGI M1's at anytime?
A friend passed along some before cleaning pictures of a nice Inland he took in on trade. I've worked on a few carbines for members of his gun club...
In my quests over the last few years I've had the opportunity to have a few carbines in my hands. I've passed a few on to (what I call) upgrade my...
I have the oppourtunity to trade my (I would say like new) Glock 22 .40 cal with LaserMax for a late 1974 Plainfield M1 serial range 681xx. The M1 is...
There are a lot of new handguards without the metal. Can the metal be purchased?
First time I had all my Magazine pouches out in about five years. What a wonderful hobby. Please Enjoy! rlc_hntr
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I have Rock-ola 45501XX. It has an I.R.Co Type III Adjustable stamped rear sight. According to Riesch, this would not be correct until #6.2 mil. ...
I've noticed some stocks, especially on the Plainfields, are a very light, blond colored wood. Is that birch?
i had a address to some good info about m1a1 production dates and serial # ranges, but must have been to the old site. anyone have any info on the...
Note the small numbers "21" inside my WRA stock, 1108196, must be an inspector? Note proofs in front of trigger housing lug..B over B, and E or T...
Anyone know the significance of the " 7" stamped in front of the trigger guard? Thanks!
I cant seem to find answers as to why my mid 1943 WRA, and mid 1943 UEF have different left legs, 9/16"..first 2, from the Inlands 1/4" WRA UEF ...
More doctored pictures using that green hue.......... See how the colors change from one picture to another. M1 Carbine - "1944" Rock-Ola :...
Asking and researching for a friend. I've read this post a number of times, gathering what info I could from it... Front sight…..sideways N or Z...
I have 2 Type IV safeties, I'm looking for any information about the markings. This first one came out of a DCM Carbine bought in 11-6-63. I can...
Per CCNL #346, Pg 5 My early Inland SN 208499 has the "." before .30M1 My Inland/SG SN, 712046 made around the same time frame has no "."...
I was reading the old CC newsletters and #148 talks about IBM using about 5000 swaged on cylinder barrels vs. The normal integral gas cylinder. Were...
I replaced the trigger on my M2 for appearance purposes only, and now the sear won't engage the hammer securely. The triggers are identical except...
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