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Okay. I get it. The original M1 Carbine stock finish was Raw Linseed Oil (RLO). However, the CMP indicates that real Tung Oil is a suitable finish/refinish for the M1 Carbine stock. Is the use of...

I have an after market M1A1 stock that looks, feels and operates quite well. However, I am distressed by the fact that the folder mechanism doses not "lock" in the extended (open) position. ...

Okay, someone help me out here. What is the supposed advantage to a "hold open" follower? As soon as you pull the magazine, the bolt closes, right? So what is the magic with the whole "hold open"...

deldriver and Charlie-Painter777:

Thank you both for your input. What you guys say makes sense and helps me better understand my carbine and its history.

You guys are great.

Spanky

Okey Dokey. So, my 68891xx Inland should have the long channel stock. Well, it does not have that stock. It has the ~3.1" channel rather than the 4.1" kind. I'm wondering then if the stock was...

deldriver said, "there was a very specific stock being used by Inland during the time period your carbine was built that is not often seen."

Can you help me out here and describe what you mean by...

deldriver;322196 - "If there's no acceptance cartouche over on the right hand side then it's been removed somehow at some point. Putting that on was pretty much saying that the carbine belonged to...

Interesting, I have Inland 68891xx with barrel dated 02/45. It also has low wood, oval cut and OI in the slingwell and no other marks on the stock. Mine is a family member Korea bring back.

Also...

Charlie-Painter777,

Thanks for the info. I just ordered the bolt tool and the two books you recommended. I also went ahead and ordered a piston nut wrench and a trigger spring tool. I figured,...

[I]Charlie-Painter777,

There are no visible markings on the right side of the stock. I took another closer look inside the left hand sling cutout. There "might" be the remnants of a small...

I recently got my hands on my Uncle's M1 Carbine that came back from Korea with him. My Uncle recovered the carbine from a blown-up tank and brought it home. It is a late war Inland, Serial No,...

Hello. This is my introductory first post as a new member. I recently got my hands on my Uncle's M1 Carbine that came back from Korea with him. My Uncle removed the carbine from a blown-up US tank....