M1 Carbine- Inland.. WOW! Thoughts?

[Spaxspore]

Just acquired this inland from a family member who has just passed .

It has been sitting in his safe for 30+ years, it had a insane layer of dust on it.

I broke it down, cleaned it and wow! No wear at all, all early features, everything appears to be marked Inland .

Handguard is IO, as is stock. World war 2 era sling, the magazine is still sealed in USGI brown paper. The sight looks like its never been moved, has S. No import marked, came out of Dayton Ohio where this carbine was made Don't know if it was smuggled out of the factory down town (10min away), who knows. .(more tongue and cheek than anything ) Carbine is dated 6-1943, reciever is in the 600XXX block.


Bore is mirror, crown is perfect, stock is wow.!... It had a tiny bit of light surface rust on the barrel, but caught it in time and a little oil and light steel wool cured it

Got crazy more stuff to show but wanted you thoughts first on this.




Hammer- Inland (HI)




Trigger Assembly- INLAND




Trigger RI- Inland




SLide-PI (inland?)




Flat Bolt (early) Inland





Receiver 600,000 series



Rear of the receiver, recoil is marked WI (inland)




more pics .. they suck but its dark .. this thing is beautiful. The barrel band is inland as well.


Stock, IO marked





Havnt looked up this meaning yet Maybe you guys know?








Shows the age of the wood..




IO handgaurd





The old girl in dry dock...




Crap Light.. but it shows her off

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[painter777]

Not the trigger, The RI marked part is your sear.
PI is a Inland part, Packard for Inland, Op slide.
RIA/EB is a armory stamp.

Your Overton made for Inland (OI) stock is called a Type II, with oval cut oiler slot and Hi-Wood right rail.

Your trigger housing and hammer look to be to late per your serial number.

Can you see any sign of a Crossed Cannons Stamp on the stock forward of the oiler slot?
Any sign of a Circled P on the very bottom of the stocks pistol grip?

That is a really nice looking stock and HG, I'm sure that carbine was happy you found it.

Cheers.. Congrats,
Charlie-Painter777

[Spaxspore]

no marking on the stock other than the rebuild mark (which the folks @ CMP just now told me) and the IO in the sling well.

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safety is a push button, which is the old style.

[USGI]

Nice old Inland! - Congratulations. If possible, please post a picture of the buttplate. The earlier Inland buttplates were recently being discussed in another thread. Thanks! - Bob

[Spaxspore]

here you go



Not sure if its original with the rifle given that the stock was rearsenaled at one point

[USGI]

Yep, I think you're right - probably is a Winchester. - Bob

[INLAND44]

Look carefully under the handguard for a small 'flaming bomb' Ordnance mark on the flat.

'Not sure if its original with the rifle given that the stock was rearsenaled at one point'

Stocks were not 'rearsenaled' except along with a carbine. In other words, they would not mark a stock with the rebuild stamp unless it was on a carbine that had been through inspection/repair/overhaul. This could include a carbine that only had minor parts replaced or perhaps was restocked. This could and did happen if the carbine passed all inspections including the finish. It's possible that this one came from the DCM/NRA sale in the '60s.

[Spaxspore]

In natural light.. wow simply amazing this rifle..

[USGI]

That brighter area on the barrel (in the last picture) almost looks like the mark left by a Type 3 band with the bayonet lug. Does it look like the front sight has ever been off? - Bob

[Spaxspore]

no that was an area where rust had got through, i had to use oil and a gentle steel wool. The only imperfection on the entire gun.