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Other than the rear sight with the stamped part number it looks to be original.

No, not every barrel is marked for date. Who made the barrel for your NPM?

firstflabn, how are you finding this info? It has been driving me nuts trying to get info! You very well may be right with the 1963 issue. One thing is certain, I believe, is that this weapon was...

firstflabn, I agree with you that it would seem to be nonsense to send weapons all the way from The South or Central Pacific all the way to Tacoma for a rebuild. From what I have been able to glean,...

From what I have read, there were, at one time, 150,000 U.S. Troups in Alaska. Hardly a small percentage. The Aleutians were one of the first battle grounds with the Japanese and a lot of material...

From the pictures I have seen, early Inland were diaginal and later issue were straight. But that begs the question: What was early and what was late?

Check out this link regarding the Rev 4 catch.

Carbine magazine catches - CMP Forums

That is where I got the info on MRO rebuilding during the war. I definately agree with you that most of the rebuilts were definately post WWII, but not all.
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My Winchester has a s/n of 11426XX. It believe it is a wartime refurbish done at Mt. Rainier Ord. As far as I have been able to identify, there is not a part on this rifle that could not have been...

The source I looked at said the block in question (4,879,526--5,549,820) ran from January 1944 to August 1944.

I remember when I purchased my first rifle with my own money (at 16). It was a Savage Model 99-E in .308 Caliber. At the time the shop had open like 5 gallon tins of loose .308 military hardball...

I have one of these adjustable sights on my Winchester. I have been trying to find out who made them, with no luck. This sight does NOT have the numbers stamped on the side. Also, anyone know the...

Hi, my name is Rick and I am now the proud owner of a new (well, to me) Winchester M1 Carbine. For good or baqd I have fallen in love with little darling. I am just starting to figure the history...