Un-quality carbine

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10-28-2011, 09:18 AM
topaz

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Un-quality carbine

Just like to show some pics of my UN-Quality carbine. Thanks Bill

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10-28-2011, 01:31 PM
Bill Hollinger

Very nice!
10-28-2011, 03:07 PM
Hercules Powder

Bill, What is the story of your UNQ….original? restoration? The broadside views are a little blurry and difficult to see the details any chance of some closer pictures and some of the internals if possible.
John
10-28-2011, 04:19 PM
topaz

Thanks John, Will take some pics asap, The carbine is the way I rec it, Never did a thing to it. The whole carbine has the correct parts as far as I know(and thats very little) Inland barrel 44/Em-Q bolt,slide DA-Q the hammer LT-Q, Trigger guard QN-L rear sight GE-Q also sear and recoil and stock. I have the privilege of only two of these UN-Quality carbine the other being a high wood that one is with a bayonet lug and post rear sight.(no stakes marks) Every thing else is quality. With a nice dog leg hammer. I will post some pics as soon as I can. Thanks Bill
10-31-2011, 09:09 PM
22mike

Yeah !!! You are teasing us with those photos !!! We need a full layout .........:madsmile:
11-01-2011, 08:35 AM
topaz

Sorry about that, I live in the Hudson valley ( Rockland N.Y )and my power was out for a few days due to the storm. Will post some pics today . Bill
11-01-2011, 11:04 AM
topaz

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These are mixed shots, I hope you can tell which are which. Two are UN-Qualities and one is a paratrooper. The last photos are of part of my collection.

Thanks for your interest, Bill

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11-04-2011, 01:25 PM
DaveHH

Hi Bill, Nice pieces

I'm not very experienced on something as rare as these guys. Something that I need help on is magazine catches. When I see one like the early Un-Q viewed from the left side, there is almost no room at all between the TH and the mag catch. I'm assuming that this would be a type one catch. While looking at the rebuilt Un-Q I see a pretty good gap between TH and catch which makes me believe that this is the thinner type two or later catch. Is this another way of identifying the types when no view of the face on the right side is available? Also, all of these Un-Q will be integral spring housing and not spring tube, correct? That barracks rack is really neat too. I have a metal M16 rack, but nothing as cool as that.
Again thanks for any help
Dave
11-04-2011, 02:44 PM
Maniac

That's definitely a late mag catch, Dave.
11-04-2011, 06:56 PM
topaz

Thanks Dave. Yes you're right, late mag catch on the rebuilt (thinner). The early catch is a type 2. All Un-Quality Rec made by union switch & signal have a spring channel. And no spring tube. And thanks I like the barracks rack for the carbines, I also have the heavy metal one I`m going to have to clean up soon. Bill
11-05-2011, 07:35 AM
Maniac

Please pardon my confusion, topaz, I figured that the carbine in the M1A1 stock was the rebuild (wrong stock for original, late sights, type III hammer) and the one with the dogleg hammer and early sights to be closer to original, as-issued configuration.
Interestingly, his is the second QH variant I've seen recently that wore an M1A1 stock. The stock on the one I was considering purchasing has rebuild marks but the carbine itself appears to be original configuration so it's obvious that it was put in that stock by someone other than the US Gov't. Still a nice carbine, here's a link to that thread: https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=33266
BTW, is the extra chisel staking of the flip sight pin something peculiar to UN-Quality?
Below are a couple pix of the sight on the QH I mentioned and there is no such staking.
Until examination of the pix provided by topaz, I had never noticed that UN-Quality carbines only have one op slide dismount notch, similar to NPM. Thanks for all those pix, topaz!
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11-05-2011, 09:00 AM
topaz

Thanks Charlie, I might be wrong and if so I will be told by some in this forum. But all, that`s all, m1A1 carbines made for ww2 war effort are Inland. Post war is a diff story they put other makers in the m1A1 stocks (rebuilds). I know that Winchester might have something to do with maybe the post war (ww2)paratrooper carbines but not real sure. That( x )you see on the pin of the rear sight of the UN-Quality is to my knowledge common around a certain serial no. range. The high wood UN-Quality is the way I found it, and I will leave it that way, To some they might want to restore it but why. Hope this help you. Regards Bill
11-05-2011, 11:56 AM
Maniac

I was aware that M1A1's were originally all Inland manufacture but any manufacturer's M1 could be found in a folding stock if rebuilt. It just seems that the mag catches in you UN-Q's should be just the opposite of what they are now.
Thanks for the tip about the flip leaf staking, maybe if I scour War Baby! I'll get the answer about those particular QHMC serial number ranges. I've been trying to study up on QHMC as that's one of the four carbine manufacturers I've yet to add to my collection.
If you had a chance to check out the link I posted to an earlier thread you can see why I was perplexed to discover a QHMC that appears to be in original condition residing in an M1A1 stock that bears rebuild stamps. It just doesn't make sense.
11-05-2011, 07:38 PM
jimb16

My UN-Q has the X staking on the flip sight pin.
11-07-2011, 11:32 AM
Maniac

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Originally Posted by jimb16

My UN-Q has the X staking on the flip sight pin.

Thanks, jimb16! Just as I was going to ask the next obvious question about the QHMC "X" sight pin staking, I found the answer in Carbine Club newsletter # 235. As my interests shift from one carbine manufacturer to another, I find it's worthwhile to go through my back issues of the CC newsletter for the answer. Great stuff, well worth the CC membership dues.
11-08-2011, 09:43 PM
jimb16

And chisel staking of front sights was common. It was used to prevent the key from moving if it was a little loose. Ocasionally, you can find punch staking as well. That is normally 2 small punch marks, one on either side.