Hello! and some carbine questions
Gentlemen,
First let me say "Hello" and compliment you on the nice forum, it is definately a source of detailed information. I have lurked for a while but felt it was time to ask a few questions as I have just purchased and received a couple Inland RG carbines. While I know a fair amount about many different types of firearms, the subtle differences in US martial arm manufacture are somewhat of a mystery to me, so I am hoping you gentlemen can give me an education!
Of the two Inland's I received, one of them has a 6 digit receiver (507,xxx) and looks to be rebarrelled with an underwood '44 barrel. The other is seven digit (3,196,xxx), it has SG marked on the left side of the reciever under the wood, and what I think is the original inland 12-43 barrel.
Here are my first two questions:
1. Could anyone tell me why they changed the design of the groove on the back of the receiver (the one that mates with the recoil lug). The 6 digit inland has a groove that runs about half the width of the receiver while the 7 digit's runs the width of the receiver.
2. I realize that these are mixmasters, so I don't expect the slides to be correct, however I do see a difference between the two. On the 7 digit, the part which overlaps the receiver ring juts out farther, and is more angled than on the 6 digit. None of my other carbines have a slide of this configuration, so I found it odd. It is marked on the bottom of the slide with what appears to be 3G.
Any insight you gentleman have would be appreciated! Hopefully I can post some pictures and I am sure I will have some more questions! Thank you!