M1 carbine barrel band

[USGI]

Looks good to me. Maybe fresh from an Italian return? - Bob

Here's some that look better. The first one is from someone else's 226xxx Inland. The last (2) are my own Inlands.

Charlie: Tell me with a straight face what a "straight face" is - have to do with the welds? The ones on mine are barely visible. Thanks! - Bob

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[painter777]

Charlie: Tell me with a straight face what a "straight face" is

The shape of the Band's Front corner where the hand guard's front edge snugs up to.
Some call it the Shoulder. I call it the face.

Here is the one on Ebay (Which Sold) it is a Round Face:



2 Pics Here from a S'G' 3,641,XXX is a 3 weld Square Face:





Best I can do right now, Watching the #10 car take the Checkered Flag !

[USGI]

The shape of the Band's Front corner where the hand guard's front edge snugs up to.
Some call it the Shoulder. I call it the face.

So the one (in my 3rd picture) is a "3-weld, san-serif & upside down UI, with a round face"?
I didn't get to watch the race, but that was a surprise! Thanks! - Bob