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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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So I own several what I believe to be 100% correct Inland 1st contract M1A1`s I've gone down the rabbit hole and everything checks out My most...
Local pawn shop has a Saginaw with a serial number in the 18xxxxx range which would be IP contract. On second look it had appropriate narrow band,...
I took 2 old vets to the range yesterday. An Underwood, and an IBM. They functioned smooth as butter. I have enjoyed them for decades, with never one...
I acquired this all correct beautiful early Winchester to bookend my July 1945 born Winch. This is a beauty :-)
My Father made this gun cabinet for me 35 years ago when I really started collecting MilSurps. It fits M1 Carbines perfectly! All have their...
I recently acquired an absolutely amazing very early vet bring back M1 Carbine. It’s wood and metal are in the best condition of any of the early...
I have the opportunity to try and purchase one of three M1's that will be up for sale at the end of this month. The first one is a Winchester (5.6)...
Hey gents Last weekend I visit a friend who has an M2 Inland SN 7225XXX in pretty good shape, the barrel is marked with the P and as Inland MFG...
Not a collector just a shooter. I have a really nice Inland (ser no. 700498) that I picked up about 10 yrs ago. It's an obvious rebuild with a...
Since Plainfield was brought up I thought I'd add this. In 1967 the Plainfield Machine Co plant was broken in to with 46 Carbines stolen. Shortly...
Hello gents I was google searching a nut tool and I found this article by TheGunMag for sure most of you know the interesting data in there like...
Hi, My M1 Carbine has a striking problem, but only when the barrel is pointed down... (Case length is 1.280" and the bolt safety check is ok)....
Hello to all I need some advice please. I obtained a Plainfield paratroop model (at no cost) which has a rail fitted (now removed) which had the...
If your a member of the Carbine Collectors Club you probably have seen the Outstanding article that Dan Pinto did showcasing this very early...
I am hoping that the collective knowledge here can educate me. I've seen literature that states Irwin-Pedersen carbines only used deep groove...
Okay. I get it. The original M1 Carbine stock finish was Raw Linseed Oil (RLO). However, the CMP indicates that real Tung Oil is a suitable...
Can anyone verify for me that there was an N marked front sight that had two grooves on each side of the center? The picture I saw looked like it...
Hello gents Would you help me to identify the maker from these parts, please? Thank you in advance :beerchug:
Hello gents, Would you tell me if a correct M2 handguard has 2 or 4 rivets, please? Thank you in advance
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