Help identifying IBM mixmaster
Hi guys, I just received a rack-grade IBM circa Oct. '43. Unshot, I am pretty pleased with it, muzzle just below a 3, overall clean metal, flat bolt, two-screw handguard. The stock is definitely a well-dinged RG M2 with only a number 7 stamped on the end of the pistol grip. Pretty sure it is walnut.
Only noticeable IBM parts are the receiver & barrel.
Lots of Inland parts including:
Trigger assembly--Inland
Bayonet mount--AI marked
Butt plate--late Inland
Adjustable sight is marked JAO, which I think is Inland
Recoil plate is w/o markings
The flat bolt is Underwood marked *U*
The parts I don't know the makers of are:
Hammer marked with an S followed with an O or C or G that is worn
Operating rod marked PI in a circle
Front sight marked N
Mag release marked M with either a CO or OO or CC above it
The flip safety is hard to describe, it looks like a circled II with "tails" coming from the top left and bottom right of the characters
The 2-screw handguard is marked RSG; could that be made by Rock-ola for Saginaw?
I don't have the tools or the knowledge to strip the bolt or trigger assembly further at this time.
It kinda looks like overall I got an IBM/Inland mix.
I am still pretty new to the wonderful world of M1 Carbines and this is my second carbine following a 12/43ish Standard Products I bought two months ago on Gunbroker.com. I really appreciate those who take the time to help me better understand my new addition.