I just received a STD PRO carbine from CMPicon; s/n 2168xx, with Underwood barrel dated 10 - 44. Ruth/Duff reference indicates that s/n receiver was produced in the January - March 1944 time frame. How could it have such a later barrel, by which time only Inland and Winchester were still making carbines? I recall that Underwood was allowed to continue making spare barrels for some time after all the other manufacturers contracts were terminated about April 1944. Was this 10 - 44 barrel likely a replacement for a worn/damaged Underwood barrel with early '44 date?
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