1944 Inland

[new2brass]

The receiver does not appear refinished, the trigger housing may however been refinished.
the barrel may very well be original. someone polished off the parkerizing and probably cold blued it. this is evident at the rear where there is a transition from Blue to no finish to Park. You can also see the cross hatch pattern from this in several spots. I would guess the barrel band was sitting in that location of no finish as colorant was being applied.
If you have a good nose I would bet the barrel has a slight rotten egg smell.

She looks good, and with the tight barrel I am sure she will make a fine shooter.

One side note, some have said that there are two type H.I. marked late hammers. Look how tall this one is and compare if you have one. I believe there to be three different sizes.

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[DaveHH]

Inland sand blasted the top portion of their receivers to avoid a shiny surface that reflected sunlight. I think that they were the only manufacturer that did this. I doubt that there was any deception involved with your carbine. I looked at it and it does appear to have most of the correct parts. Type 2 band, Type B angled slide, round bolt blued, the correct trigger housing (Vertical Inland insignia).
I wouldn't change anything on that gun. Get a correct sling or a good repo sling and leave it as is. It may have come with that blued barrel, or someone might have done it later. There is the classic shadow (or in this case a lack of finish) where the band would have sat. The finish on the receiver isn't all that good, but that isn't unusual at all. It is a fine unit as is.