Clip pouch for M1 Carbine

[USGI]

Steve, check for markings on the bottom of the oiler and on the RH side of your rear sight. Thanks! - Bob

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[szvacek]

Here are pics from the bottom of the oiler and the RH side of the sight.

[szvacek]

Want to really thank all you guys for helping me out. I'm new to this collecting and since this gun is so important to me, I don't want to screw it up. I would like to remove the stock and clean it up. There's lots of grim and dirt on it. I have attached pictures of the what I call the retaining ring on the front, which I'm sure is not the correct term.

What size is that nut? I don't have an wrenches that fit it. Also, there are several Youtube video on removing the stock but most of them have the bayonet clip, which mine does not.

thanks
Steve

[W5USMC]

What size is that nut? I don't have an wrenches that fit it.

Steve,
That bolt and nut on your barrel band are not correct, it should have a screw that threads directly into the bottom half of the barrel band. Open this link and page about halfway down to see what your band screw should look like.

The U.S. Caliber .30 Carbines - Barrel Manufacturers

[deldriver]

Want to really thank all you guys for helping me out. I'm new to this collecting and since this gun is so important to me, I don't want to screw it up. I would like to remove the stock and clean it up. There's lots of grim and dirt on it. I have attached pictures of the what I call the retaining ring on the front, which I'm sure is not the correct term.

What size is that nut? I don't have an wrenches that fit it. Also, there are several Youtube video on removing the stock but most of them have the bayonet clip, which mine does not.

thanks
Steve

Steve, that nut at the bottom of the swivel screw has been added on at some point. My guess, and I hope not, is that the hole at the bottom of the band is stripped and won't hold when the screw is turned. I have seen a few such stripped holes, but it's more the exception rather than the rule.

[USGI]

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Here are pics from the bottom of the oiler and the RH side of the sight.

Steve, those are great pictures! The value of that IQ oiler is at least what JimF has posted. According to my Riesch book, the IR (International Register) Type 3 adjustable sight was only used on the later QHM Carbines. The screw on the Type 1 band isn't the same as for the Type 2 and Type 3 (bayonet lug) bands. If the threads are OK in the lower part of your band, some of the reproduction (Fake) Type 1 bands have a screw that will fit. Not all of them are made with the correct screw head, so make sure to check that before you buy a repro band just for the new screw. Your threads may be OK, and the bolt with nut was used to lock the bolt at a certain position, and from coming loose. Often when the wood at the front of the stock is compressed, the screw has to be left a bit loose to keep the band from locking down too much on the swivel, and preventing it's movement You could accomplish the same thing (if your band isn't stripped) by installing a new screw with a drop of blue loctite to hold the screw from coming loose. Have you checked for stake marks on the receiver dovetail where the rear sight is mounted? - Bob