NPM Carbines and Umderwood parts

[painter777]

ewall,
After reading back thru my reply............. It reads BOSSY.
Surely not my intention.

Regards,
Charlie-painter777

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[ewall]

ewall,
After reading back thru my reply............. It reads BOSSY.
Surely not my intention.

Regards,
Charlie-painter777

LOL! Never took it that way... I have had a ton of helpful comments, including yours! And as a result of this, I now have this "collector's" habit under my skin....

[martin08]

Just picked up an as issued NPM from very late in the first block. The sear stamp is only part which doesn't jive with most references. It is not a BI sear, but instead a B1 sear.

From the evidence and condition of the rest of the gun, I think it is a 99.9% chance of being original. I can't imagine that a near mint specimen would have had only a sear replacement post-WWII. The gun is not upgraded, and a Korean War bringback.

The recoil plate has no visible outward marks, BTW. I won't be removing it to check, though. I think you will see why I choose to leave it alone.

[browningautorifle]

The gun is not upgraded, and a Korean War bringback.

Nice little carbine, if truly a bringback and untouched then it becomes a time capsule of information. It shows us the early features that I knew they were carrying at that time, not all converted to bayonet lugs, round bolts and adjustable sights. I had the chance to buy any amount of these unmolested carbines in the '70s when they meant nothing to anyone and were just being released by their thousands. You could find any manufacture and any features you desired. This one's classic and very nice...virtually all early features.

[martin08]

I bought it from the daughter of a recently deceased Korean War Army Veteran. Her statement was that her dad came home from the war and hung it on the den wall, and it didn't come down until last week.

It did have about a ten year window from DOM to date of return, so there is a chance that something could have been changed out. But the condition just screams, "As-issued".

There is a little pitting on the bolt face, so it is not un-fired since issue. But it saw no hard service, nor any apparent post-WWI upgrades.

[browningautorifle]

Her statement was that her dad came home from the war and hung it on the den wall, and it didn't come down until last week.

No way I'll challenge that statement. My only point was here's what we saw for available carbines back in the '70's, all unchanged from issue and having been through two wars. So much for the mentioned parts being standard and all guns changed over for Korea...lots of as issued stuff carried on into RVN...and central America, South America...

Anyway, nice carbine.