1944 Inland M1A1 Carbine.

[Charlie303]

Though now you have me thinking about acquiring the early production parts...!

I did wonder about that John, especially as you have that very nice M1A1 stock and the 1944 Inland M1. But you're looking at a quite a few parts; flip rear sight, early 'push button' safety (I think it can be directly replace the later rotary one), 2-rivet handguard, Type 1 or 2 barrel band - tricky to replace as the front sight has to come off. And without wishing to dampen your enthusiasm, we're on the wrong side of the Atlantic to find these parts easily, and they aren't cheap!

What you have is a very nice looking late war M1A1. To quote from Canfield; 'M1A1 carbines procured under the "second run" began to be manufactured in April of 1944 with the first deliveries in May. The weapons continued to be produced through Deecmeber 1944. These M1A1 carbines will have features consistent with mid- to late 1944 Inland carbines such as low wood stocks, adjustable rear sights (in most cases) and "T4" barrel bands late in the production run'

So maybe you need a M4 bayonet!

Let's get it shooting and... some high res pics for us to drool over!