Clip pouch for M1 Carbine

[painter777]

As requested, here are some more pictures of my carbine. I was manufactured by Quality Hardware and Machine.

Steve,
I don't know how familiar you are with the M1 Carbine so please bear with me if any of my information..... comes across like a repetitive pop quiz.

Have you figured out how to pull the barreled/receiver off the stock?
If not, we can come back to to this and better explain how to do so.

To start let's identify the type/style of stock and Hand guard you have.
We can see from your picture that your stock has the QHMC style Crossed Cannons stamp that was applied as an acceptance stamp.
The stamp Q-RMC on the left side sling slot tells us your stock was made by Rock-Ola for use by QHMC.
The oval shape of the oiler slot on the right hand side tells us the stock is either Type II or Type III.
What I can't see in your picture is how far the top wood rail extends on the right side.
There are Hi-wood stocks and Low-wood stocks.
I'll copy and link for explanation, examples from a hard working fellow members web sight:

Type I Stock Used By Some Makers In Early Production


Type II Stock, Oiler Slot Changed To Oval Shape To Save Production Time


Type III Stock, Low-wood, Eliminated The Hi-Wood Rail: Prone To Breaking/Cracking


Your Hand Guard


There were 3 Types of Hand guards used.
Early Type I: Like yours has a wide sighting groove, and cut deeply. Retaining tab held by 2 rivets.
Another example of a Type I:

Mid Type II: Has a more narrow sighting groove, and cut shallower to strengthen it. Retaining tab still using 2 rivets.

Mid/Late Type III: Pretty much same as the Type II's groove except it now has a longer Metal retaining tab held with 4 rivets for more strength.



Look for markings on the under side of your Hand Guard. Many stocks and hand guards supplied to QHMC from Rock-Ola..... were just marked RMC. But many also were marked like your slingwell marking Q-RMC.. Example:


See page 1 and page 2 for clear explanations on USGI stocks.
A BIG Thank You to Jim,M for his hard work.

The U.S. Caliber .30 Carbine Stocks & Handguards

Good Luck Steve !

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