Un-quality carbine

[Maniac]

Please pardon my confusion, topaz, I figured that the carbine in the M1A1 stock was the rebuild (wrong stock for original, late sights, type III hammer) and the one with the dogleg hammer and early sights to be closer to original, as-issued configuration.
Interestingly, his is the second QH variant I've seen recently that wore an M1A1 stock. The stock on the one I was considering purchasing has rebuild marks but the carbine itself appears to be original configuration so it's obvious that it was put in that stock by someone other than the US Gov't. Still a nice carbine, here's a link to that thread: https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=33266
BTW, is the extra chisel staking of the flip sight pin something peculiar to UN-Quality?
Below are a couple pix of the sight on the QH I mentioned and there is no such staking.
Until examination of the pix provided by topaz, I had never noticed that UN-Quality carbines only have one op slide dismount notch, similar to NPM. Thanks for all those pix, topaz!

[topaz]

Thanks Charlie, I might be wrong and if so I will be told by some in this forum. But all, that`s all, m1A1 carbines made for ww2 war effort are Inland. Post war is a diff story they put other makers in the m1A1 stocks (rebuilds). I know that Winchester might have something to do with maybe the post war (ww2)paratrooper carbines but not real sure. That( x )you see on the pin of the rear sight of the UN-Quality is to my knowledge common around a certain serial no. range. The high wood UN-Quality is the way I found it, and I will leave it that way, To some they might want to restore it but why. Hope this help you. Regards Bill

[Maniac]

I was aware that M1A1's were originally all Inland manufacture but any manufacturer's M1 could be found in a folding stock if rebuilt. It just seems that the mag catches in you UN-Q's should be just the opposite of what they are now.
Thanks for the tip about the flip leaf staking, maybe if I scour War Baby! I'll get the answer about those particular QHMC serial number ranges. I've been trying to study up on QHMC as that's one of the four carbine manufacturers I've yet to add to my collection.
If you had a chance to check out the link I posted to an earlier thread you can see why I was perplexed to discover a QHMC that appears to be in original condition residing in an M1A1 stock that bears rebuild stamps. It just doesn't make sense.

[jimb16]

My UN-Q has the X staking on the flip sight pin.

[Maniac]

My UN-Q has the X staking on the flip sight pin.

Thanks, jimb16! Just as I was going to ask the next obvious question about the QHMC "X" sight pin staking, I found the answer in Carbine Club newsletter # 235. As my interests shift from one carbine manufacturer to another, I find it's worthwhile to go through my back issues of the CC newsletter for the answer. Great stuff, well worth the CC membership dues.

[jimb16]

And chisel staking of front sights was common. It was used to prevent the key from moving if it was a little loose. Ocasionally, you can find punch staking as well. That is normally 2 small punch marks, one on either side.