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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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My Winchester has the milled housing (type A var 4) but I've ordered a NPM SG based on Ruth's recommendation of brand quality. While it was probably...
Aprox date needed for IBM 3,669,6xx. Curious if it would have had a dated IBM barrel. Part of my search to find a receiver that could be used with...
I have a M3 infrared night scope I need information about the batteries for the scope I know that the light uses a 6 volt battery. I have heard that...
Anyone done any...My is 2 stage, and I like that in a trigger, but the pull is very heavy and the second stage is CREEEEEPY... I have three...
OK all you diehard M1 Carbine collectors I am going to try and do something meaningful for our hobby. I have been asked and accepted an invitation to...
I've been told that IBM barrels used by NPM have a punch mark. I believe the punch mark would be near the P proof, IIRC. I trust the source of this...
Please take a little time to read the post in the Watering Hole about a..... Early Christmas. Your help is needed. Thank You Charlie Holland
came across a government web site yesterday, type in m1 carbine and these where the results. click on the column on the left ,to veiw the file, you...
Could anyone give me the approximate born on date for my Winchester SN 57276XX, Thanks Russ
We've seen some of these RMC Stocks marked in the slingwell with RMC and a I. Have also seen RSG and I marked ones. Here's a RMC I marked I cut...
The following article was written by the late Charles Karwan. Karwan was a West Point graduate, Vietnam combat veteran, and considered to be an...
Hello , I was never a collector , just a user but now I have received a Winchester carbine from CMP annd the barrel band seems to be a type 2 but I...
Hi everyone. I just received my CMP carbine. Its a 266xxx service grade Quality Hardware. This is my first carbine. First of all BZ to CMP. ...
I can't remember I have two milsco scabbards one has the 4 in 1943 open in top in, the other is closed. I was using the repo one for re-enacting 10...
I recently purchased an IBM M1 carbine from CMP and am hoping if someone could answer a couple of noobie questions. What would be the appropriate...
Howdy all. It appears that there may not be anymore Carbines coming to CMP. Being a proud owner of more than a few of the little rifles, I wonder...
I have an original ROTCM 145-30 "Individual weapons and Marksmanship" July 1958 that my dad gave me. In the section on carbines on P170, it states...
Hello all,new guy first time poster here:beerchug: Just made a trade for my first m1 carbine,got it for a worn...
Serial #1412179. Thanks for your help! Bavarian via Austria from CMP. Should arrive Monday. Will post pics in between slewing the whitetail...
The Saginaw SG 3,403,022 I bought came in today. It has a SG receiver with the SG stamp on the left side of the receiver and the wide rear tang. Rear...
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