Pictures of my "somewhat original" Inland - what do you guys think?

I bought this Inland at a gunshow yesterday. I wish I could've gotten it before a previous owner worked his "magic" on it. I believe I could've removed that "stubborn" oiler with a lot less fuss. This one's definitely got some "unique" features to it. I guess the first order of business would be to get rid of the nylon tie, clean it up a bit, check it over - then go see if it will shoot! My guess is it was made in '43 or '44. Can anyone narrow that down a bit? Thanks in advance! - Bob

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Very cool Bob. There are some features that sure giver her some character too.:thup:

Here's a couple more pictures of the "N" front sight and the undated barrel. It almost looks like they took an angle grinder to that sight. :bash: - Bob

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thats is very nice and has some early features. You are correct about what bubba did to the stock, see it made my gut hurt.

Nice find; If the rest of it is correct it would have a very nice find. Too bad about the stock, maybe Frank can fix it. GK

Did he have a bigger oiler than normal? It sure does have character though. I think, depending on price, you got a good gun. What about the trigger housing and associated parts?

Bob,

Nice.
That stock is screaming "Frank save me".
Looks like the serial number puts it around June/July 1943.

Jim

very nice early carbine ,you will in time put her back to right.
bubba will always be with us.

I was at a table of military collectibles (a guy from Montana) when a fellow walked up with this carbine and offered it to the vendor. The owner of the carbine was wanting a front sight and stock for it, or to just sell the gun and recover what he had in it. The vendor told him he was looking at $200 for a stock and $50 for a gunsmith to install a sight once he found the right one. The vendor turned it down for a bit over $400, so I was in the right place at the right time. The carbine owner said that a fellow back up the line of tables, had broken it down and that "everything inside was marked OI." Yeah, right! We walked back to that table and I asked the guy who had broken it down about the bolt. He hadn't taken the bolt out, but did say the handguard was marked OI and the trigger housing was Inland. It looks like the band spring has a fresh scratch and maybe a new gouge in the wood around it - also the band looks a bit crooked and maybe overtightened. This probably happened during the "breakdown." I've been thinking the same thing about having Frank give me an estimate. I just have a hunch that everthing about this one is original inside. The only thing I'm not sure of at this point is the Type 1 ejector and the undated barrel which may be from a rebuild or at least not used in this s/n range. Now I'm looking for the same stock as JimF is needing for his recent Inland. I do have the IS oiler and it has a bunch of pry marks on it, mainly on the cap. That kind of fits in with the stock "mods." I've got company coming tomorrow and lots of other things I'm behind on (like cleaning guns from recent shooting trips) so might be awhile until I dig into this one. Thanks for the info on the approximate date and for the sympathy about the stock. Nice CC stamp, huh? - Bob

How do you get the oilers out? Mine is real tight too. I've never gone very far with it for fear of damaging something. Plus, I never really needed the sling off, but I wanted to try it. I can't do it.

Very nice carbine, minus that front sight. I can kind of see why someone would WANT to do that. But I would never do it.