Gun show carbines

[lboos]

When I started this thread I had high hopes of correcting one of my two carbines back to it's org. WW-2 configuration, kinda like a before and after, BUT, when I started looking for the org. parts it would take to do this right and the asking price: Type 1 barrel band 175-$250, org. flip sight $200, front sight $90- $100 plus the tools required: front sight remove and install $50, rear sight remove and install $50 and that's not counting the small items like mag. release and safety.

Sooooo,.....that, and the expert comments here, I decided to leave it in a Korea, Vietnam era configuration, since I was lucky enough to have visited VN more then once in my younger days. But it was fun looking for the parts it would take, and to make sure the parts would be correct [U.S. M1 carbines, war time production by Graig Riesch] and this forum.

And I still think the M1 carbine is the best looking small arms the Military has ever had, and it has sure seen it's share of wars.
Here's a few pic's of mine with some of it's Vietnam items. Thanks for looking.