My first carbine in about 1982 was a DCM Winchester, type I sight and Band (which at the time I thought were UGLY). I foolishly traded it for a Sterling made AR-180, which I eventually traded off too. I missed the carbine so bad, I decided I needed another one (THIS IS WHERE IT BEGAN!!!!) So, the second carbine I owned was a Iver Johnson, back in the mid-1980s. It was a great little weapon. I used it for an LE trunk weapon. It looked identical to Faulkner's above. I decided it needed a bayonet lug (God knows why) and I replaced the type II band with a type III. I carried the IJ as a LEO trunk weapon (not authorized, but if I needed it that bad, who cares!) After a few years I traded it for a pristine, very early Universal in an SA potbelly with mostly GI parts, including the barrel. I had that until about 1990 where the Blue skies came in, and swapped it for an Underwood mixmaster.

When I was considering WW II re-enacting, I actually considered get an IJ or Plainfield, and putting Type I repro sight and sling, and drill and tap for screw in blank plug. I did not want to butcher a real USGI to go play soldier!
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