Inland m1 carbine

Picked up a super nice m1 carbine, have a look at it!
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Is the trigger housing Inland? You're right, it is a nice one. I bet it shoots great, too.

Yes it is all inland! The owner said it originally came from DCM!

Barrel Date and markings: Inland 8-44 ME=.6 bore is bright and shiny.
Sight Front: N
Poppet valve: Not marked
Sight Rear: PI Milled
Barrel Band: Type II marked PI in a triangle
Trigger Housing: Inland Type 3 Inland LOGO is vertical
Hammer: H.I. type 3
Trigger: FI
Sear: RI type II
Safety: Push type III
Mag. Catch: SI With M (type 3)
Bolt: AI 3 Round
Firing Pin:WI late
Extractor:WI
Stock: Large inland crossed cannons right side. HI in sling slot.
Handguard: HI 4 rivet
Buttplate: Late Inland
Recoil Plate:PI
Magazine: AI

Nice, Transition carbines are my favorite. I have eight 5.4 Inlands. One is 5,456,34x, very close to yours.

There is also a supernice transitional Inland on Auction Arms right know...

Yeah that one on auction arms is nice, looks exactly like mine, but costs $500 more, lol!

Sweet, congrats.

Here's mine:

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I think you accidently put a picture of another carbine up, pic 11 shows one with a type 1 band. Otherwise, looks like a nice 5.4 inland. Any DCM paperwork with it?

These are great ways to get an original as the round bolt, 4 rivet handguard, type 2 or 3 sights mean that Bobby Partswapper is going to pass, thinking that it has been rebuilt. The push safety and type 2 bands tip the hand, but Mr Partswapper is too smart to fall for that. He has a whole bin full of Riverbank junk just waiting for a home.

These also are close to the perfection of the design, all of the mistakes have been made and fixed by this time. The recent CC issue on this block also gives a blow by blow description of what is correct and what is not. As I said, I cannot wait to get my hands on that 5.4 Inland.

You have a beautiful carbine there.

The bolt looks like it was Parkerized at some point. This usually indicates a rebuild.

So you telling me no inland bolts left the factory new in a parkerized finish?

That would be correct.
There are a few cases where Winchesters may have had a parked bolt, but no know Inlands. Search this site and you will find a couple good discussions on the subject.

I believe that is correct. There are other indications of a re-Park too, such as the trigger, which should be blued, and the lack of paint in the various markings on the sight. None of these are conclusive on their own, but when taken with the Parkerized bolt, it's starting to look like a rebuild. Most carbines sold by DCM were rebuilds, so nothing unusual there. The Type II band is unusual on a rebuild but not impossible, but there should be a rebuild mark on the stock if the stock was on it at that time.
In any event, it is a gorgeous Inland and the Parkerizing does look original.