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Been some time since I roamed GB, so first auction I look at :thdown:
At this price......... You just have to ask, Why?
Anyone out there with a 'Smooth' UEF 8-43 barrel? No milling grooves on the outside?
I don't own (I think) a Underwood barrel this early. All my others I'm sure are ext grooved.
I love the boxed UEF/GHD and CC.
NATIONAL POSTAL METER M-1 CARBINE (M1 Carbine) : Semi Auto Rifles at GunBroker.com
Charlie-Painter777
An interesting carbine, isn't it? Charlie, I've got (2) with that barrel date. One is a bit smoother than the other one. - Bob
Notice how no pictures of the M2 cut! One pic shows a trace of the cut. Didn't I see that stamp on ebay last week? GK
Now there you guys go again. Picking on such a wonder.......something or another. Now that stock is the ultra rare NPM future stock. It was made a couple of years after the carbine and then transported back in time by Capt. Kirk on the Enterprise. lol
Reproduction barrel. I had one that came from George. I'm glad he took it back!
Out of curiosity, what percentage of NPM had Underwood barrels? Marlin, Buffalo Arms, Rockolas and late IBMs, are Underwoods common on NPM?
Mine has a Marlin (#1964884).
My NPM 1,471000 has a groved uef barrel 3-43
I can give you the total of each make of barrel used by NPM. These are for NPM entire production.
Buffalo Arms...87,960
IBM................63,292
Marlin.............68,499
Rock-Ola...........1,980
Underwood.....168,595
These totals may also include barrels that were returned to their makers because of problems.
Remember the NPM punch mark near the stamped P proof.
Proof that a barrel was used by NPM.
CH-P777
Wow, they were used by NPM a lot. about 43% of production.
Charlie, my NPM has an IBM Corp barrel and the P is there with the punch mark alongside. Pretty good chance it came with the receiver. It is my best shooting carbine.
Has anyone looked closely at the wood that M2 stock is made of? The grain pattern and rays in the wood look like mahogany to me, not walnut. JMHO
Jim