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Hey fellows,
It has been a long time, I just saw a Winchester M2 Carbine but marked as M1 with the W in almost all its parts even in the auto parts, except the 2 sights and barrel band, is it correct that it is marked as M1?
Thank you in advance for your support.
Eddie
Sounds like an M1 that has been converted if it truly has all its "auto" parts. If it's stamped M1, at least it started its life out as an M1.hth, m1s were converted to m2s back in the day all the time by the military. There are no differences in the receivers between an M1 and an M2 carbine except the stamping M1 or M2. I see you are in Mexico so I have no idea on what to tell you legal wise because I do not know Mexico's gun laws, but here in the USA, that is a big no-no unless you have went through the correct steps with our government
Hi again Eddie... As stated there was a military conversion for all Carbines from semi to FA back in the day. I guess it should have been overstamped but then again it could have been done by anyone along the way at any time. Good luck with it.
Hey Jond41403
Thanks for your reply, before my post I was trying to google for answers or images from Winchester M2 without luck, during my search I found a post in machingunboards, there a guy says that he had never seen a Winchester M2 marked as M2, have you?
Cheers :beerchug:
Hey Jim,
As always thanks for your reply I really appreciate it, who made those military conversions that you mention? Do you mean overstamped to hide the mark M2?
If that carbine didn´t leave the factory as it is, I believe that that conversion was made back in those days because of the stock´s inside spot where the selector is, it has the very same color and finish as the rest of the stock´s inside.
Regards
Eddie
A bud here in town has a select-fire Rock-ola, and we all know no Rocks were factory built. Rec'r ring is marked "M1", disconnect lever is serialized...
Russ
A lot of M1 carbines have M2 stocks, mine does as well but it's just a simple M1 carbine with an M2 stock that has a space for a selector switch, just no selector switch. What Jim is saying is it's most likely a conversion done by a civilian and not a military conversion because if the military would have converted it, it would have been overstamped with a two over the one. That's how the military did it, if they converted an M1, they stamped a two over the one(at least most of the time). And now that you mention it, I don't believe I ever have seen a Winchester marked M2, all the m2's I have ever seen pictures of were all inlands. but I am no expert by any means and if there is a Winchester marked M2, someone here will have a picture of it surely.hth
I forgot to mention in my last post, if the auto parts are marked W like you say, at least those parts are most likely USGI parts and not reproduction since they have that marking. All the reproductions I have ever seen usually have no markings. You can't look through eBay under M1 carbine without seeing tons of mostly reproduction M2 parts everywhere
Hey Raselkik,
Thanks for your reply, you´re right only Winchester and Inland made with select fire.
Cheers :beerchug:
Thank you Jond41403,
Now I get about the overstamped, it´s true about the reproductions with no marks.
Regards
Eddie