6.5 Wincheser Pictures

[Garandrew]

Very nice, I had a couple like it, I prefer type 1/2 stocks, and flip sights, I purged the rest. Its me...
..I dont know why, perhaps 98% of the WW2 pics show earlier features, caused me to sell..Still a very nice carbine

[Maniac]

Very nice Winnie! Does it have a number stamped in the stock at the bridge at the rear of the slide well? You'd have to remove the action to see it.

[mpd1978]

It has a "W" stamped on the bridge, dont find any numbers.

Very nice Winnie! Does it have a number stamped in the stock at the bridge at the rear of the slide well? You'd have to remove the action to see it.

[mpd1978]

I prefer the looks of the earlier guns for the same reason, but it is nice to have some late ones in the mix. Even though most late guns didnt seem to make it into pictures, they represent a pretty large segment of carbine production. I dont know if anyone knows a good estimate, but it seems like there could have been over a million guns originally made with T3 bands, based on production figures in WB. It also seems like original late war guns are a tough find in original condition. I only have one other late carbine in original condition. Its a 6.4 Inland that I bought directly from the vet who brought it back. Its actually in better shape than this winnie.

QUOTE=Garandrew;148499]Very nice, I had a couple like it, I prefer type 1/2 stocks, and flip sights, I purged the rest. Its me...
..I dont know why, perhaps 98% of the WW2 pics show earlier features, caused me to sell..Still a very nice carbine[/QUOTE]

[Maniac]

i prefer the looks of the earlier guns for the same reason, but it is nice to have some late ones in the mix. Even though most late guns didnt seem to make it into pictures, they represent a pretty large segment of carbine production. I dont know if anyone knows a good estimate, but it seems like there could have been over a million guns originally made with t3 bands, based on production figures in wb. It also seems like original late war guns are a tough find in original condition. I only have one other late carbine in original condition. Its a 6.4 inland that i bought directly from the vet who brought it back. Its actually in better shape than this winnie.

One reason I prefer early-featured carbines is the fact that the heel markings aren't obstructed by a type II or III sight. It's nice to be able to easily see the manufacturer's name. However, my 6.6 WRA has the Winchester logo moved down so it can be easily seen behind the type II sight. Besides that, late Winchesters and Inlands are the most evolved of all the original M1 carbines in that they have most, if not all the updates that came about during the WWII. I like to think of mine (made approx. June, 1945) as`an "Operation Olympic" special, purpose-built to invade Japan. My WRA is also in excellent condition with a MW of 0.

[DaveN]

super duper!!!

[DaveN]

I have a 1.4 NPM with non original stock all the upgrades including the newer sight. Just a thought...I to don't like the fact that it hides the NPM script. I thought about getting a flip sight but do intend on using the rifle for shooting as it is only going to ever be a shooter. I probably should just leave it alone, what say you?

[Maniac]

I have a 1.4 NPM with non original stock all the upgrades including the newer sight. Just a thought...I to don't like the fact that it hides the NPM script. I thought about getting a flip sight but do intend on using the rifle for shooting as it is only going to ever be a shooter. I probably should just leave it alone, what say you?

IMHO, it depends on what your goals are. Personally, my M1 carbine collecting goal is to obtain one example of every manufacturer. Of course, the unaltered originals are nice to have for reasons besides those I mentioned earlier but they are hard to find and unless you can "steal" one, good examples are often very pricey. So along with my unaltered originals, I'll have some carbines that are post-war rebuilds. A carbine that went through the post-war rebuild process is much more likely to have also served in the Korean War as well as WWII, where an original like my S'G' is very unlikely to have seen any action beyond WWII. Just my opinion but to attempt to restore a carbine back to "as issued" condition is to remove it's Korean War legacy. In addition, besides the fact it's virtually impossible to change it back without being detectable, it's also expensive so I wouldn't bother with it. BTW, the only post-war rebuilt carbine in my safe is an NPM and the only thing I've done for it is add an NPM marked type II cut down to type III stock with an Underwood rebuild stamp.

[CJS57]

Very nice Winnie! Does it have a number stamped in the stock at the bridge at the rear of the slide well? You'd have to remove the action to see it.

Charlie, What does the number mean? My Win. in the 6,480,xxx range does have the number 226 where you mentioned. It is a Winchester stock on a very correct carbine.

[CJS57]

pictures of the stockAttachment 24010