Inland 5,093,600 NRA sale Late 1963

[painter777]

A friend passed along some before cleaning pictures of a nice Inland he took in on trade. I've worked on a few carbines for members of his gun club before. He just sent me the Bolt and Trigger Housing which I inspected and serviced.
It's a Inland with all the expected Inland parts for this serial range.
Really nice Inland Type III stock and Type II OI Hand Guard. Stock has a Inland Crossed cannon stamp but no P proofs, Inspection or Rebuild stamps.
I assume the Depot Upgrades include; Op Slide is a Type V (Too late ?) with 7160091 on the bottom, Type III bayo band, Flip safety (E.I.), Type III rear sight and late MRT sling. Bolt is AI with all Inland internals but parked. All the paperwork from the NRA sale late in 1963, he even has the shipping receipts.
He's offering the Carbine a few magazines and a pouch up for sale as of today. I have a list of the parts ID I could E-mail to anyone interested along with his contact information and current asking price. I know he wanted to keep it, but it was taken in on trade for some work performed.
I just wanted to show a few of his pictures, especially the old receipts.

Note in the pictures that it doesn't have any punch style stake marks.
I'm pretty sure I can see a slight Chisel stake for the original flip sight on the top right Dovetail.
I'll post a few pictures of it and add a link to my Photo bucket album for you to see the rest.

Photo Album...
Inland 5093600 NRA sale Late 1963 pictures by Painter8439 - Photobucket

Let me know if you can't access the album....... New software being tried out.

Regards,
Charlie-painter777

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[INLAND44]

Yes, that's a 'chisel' stake mark for the original sight on the right of the front dovetail. The round punch mark in the center in front of the sight was to tighten up the dovetail for the new adjustable sight.

Wow - a 'cherry' front sight blade - that thing has got to shoot way low. I've never seen one that pointed, without ever having been filed to raise the point of impact.

[Newscotlander]

The round punch mark in the center in front of the sight was to tighten up the dovetail for the new adjustable sight.

Incorrect. See CC NL361, page 2. Several original carbines in the same serial number range (with flip sights) have been observed with a punch mark or oval stamp in the same location. Must have been done at the factory. Reason: unknown.

[datanull]

Dumb question. It appears to me the strap is on backwards/upsidedown. Fed from left to right not right to left. When done this way how can you remove it without damaging the strap or the stock?

[BrianQ]

The sling (strap) is installed correctly.

[datanull]

The sling (strap) is installed correctly.

I am referring to way the sling is threaded through the stock around the oiler. In my very limited experience this is backwards and cannot be easily removed. Thread it the other way right to left with end tab on the bottom and it can be removed easily. Compare to pictures of others most will have the right end tab on the inside not outside.

[Garandrew]

From the pix it looks right, it can be tricky..I slacken the sling from the slot, then remove the oiler..the tip of the sling wont come out with the oiler installed

[datanull]

I slacken the sling from the slot, then remove the oiler..the tip of the sling wont come out with the oiler installed

I was never able to do it that way. Oiler would not come out by just slackening the sling.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

From the pix it looks right, it can be tricky..I slacken the sling from the slot, then remove the oiler..the tip of the sling wont come out with the oiler installed

Yes, it's installed correctly in the photo.

I've never been able to remove, or install the oiler as you describe Andy. I've never had a type I stock, and maybe it'll work that way with one of them.

I've tried it that way when installing just to see if it would work by making a loop on the 'oiler-side' and then inserting the oiler into the loop. Even with original thin early type 'A' ('C-tip') slings, the thickness of the sling wouldn't allow me to push the oiler into the slot (with the sling already around it) . I may be misunderstanding what you describe though.
(Or didn't hold my mouth right)

Regardless, I don't have much of a problem installing slings anymore. Usually just run the sling through from the 'sling-side', put the oiler in the stock recess, then hold the stock with the 'oiler-side' down so it 'floats' a bit so it doesn't bind, and then gently thread the sling end back through. I've only had seven carbines and they all were about the same, but some may not have as much tolerance (?)

The postwar type 'C' ('D-tip') are more difficult because of the larger metal end tip and thicker weave, but originals I've tried aren't usually too difficult -

Aftermarket (fake) slings of both types can be a real pain though! Because of the fatter weave and/or tips used on some of them, there isn't enough clearance to push the sling end back through
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On the worse aftermarket slings I've been able to always push the end back though enough to be able to use needle-nose pliers to grasp the very end of the tip and pull it through.
* I've heard about people filing the opening out to get more clearance, but I've always been able to pull even the fattest aftermarkets through.
I'd rather scratch the tip a little, or even beat the end of the tip flat as I've heard some people have done than file on a stock.

[Garandrew]

Its tricky, but it was designed for an infantryman to do...