I just got a nice Six digit Inland post-war rebuild.

[GolfBravoUSMC]

Incorrect info. Stamps from rebuild can be seen on both sides of the stock. Ive got more than one example.

I have a Inland stock with a RIA stamp on both sides.

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[imarangemaster]

I finally fired the carbine. I went into the woods and found a safe 50 yard spot with a dirt embankment to use as a back-stop to shoot at. It ran absolutely Great! I shot a box of Kings Mill 1943 ammo. I only had one misfire (dead primer) The Kings Mill has been running 1 to 2 dead primers per box of 50. All primers, including the dead round, had nice deep dimples from the firing pin. Ejection was very even, with a nice pile about 36" from the carbine at about 1:30 to 2:00 o'clock.

The rear sight had been loose (a little wiggle, but nothing serious) when I got it, but I re-staked it in the original stake marks. I centered the rear sight, and set it on the 100/150 yard setting. I was shooting off-hand standing, with a few from a kneeling position. It was dead-nuts on at 25-50 yards with a 6 o'clock hold. I nailed every pop can and pine cone I saw dead center. It will be interesting to see what it will do at 100. With it hitting a couple inches high at 25 to 50, it should be close.

It is still wearing the high wood Inland stock, but I my run it in the Nice cartouched Inland M2 Pot-belly stock I got from a member here a couple years ago (Bill, Dave, Charlie, Jim??? I don't remember, Sorry!) Instead of the repop C tip I have on the high-wood, I'll use the nylon USAF sling on the pot-belly.

Anyway, I am happy to have a good looking, great shooter.

[INLAND44]

Okay, then the rebuild marks are always on the stock. Nit pickers.

[emmagee1917]

Okay, then the rebuild marks are always on the stock. Nit pickers.

For carbines , that's prob'ly true . But remember that late ( 60-ish ? ) rebuilt garands were stamped / marked on the reciever legs . Did they rebuild carbines in the 60s? If so , did they still stamp the stocks ?
Chris

[Bruce McAskill]

When a carbine was rebuilt, it was the stock that was marked and not the receiver or barrel. Now in Italy they did mark the barrel most often when it went through a rebuild over there as well as the stock. When a carbine was rebuilt here most often it was marked as such on the left side of the stock but not always. The rebuild mark I have seen most often on the right side has be RIA but I also have seen some others.

[vintage hunter]

Mine has the Underwood .U. on the left side ahead of the sling well and what I think is a partial Raritan boxed RA-P on the right side and the large un-circled P on the grip face.

[INLAND44]

I see that stock was in Israel at one time. Looks like the serial number on the comb of the stock has been sanded, but the 'ghost' still shows.

[imarangemaster]

Long waited pics:
Note
.U. Bolt,
S'G' hammer,
"5" brazed housing,
Early unmarked slide,
Barrel marked Underwood 44 without month,
IO sling well marking,
faint cross cannon cartouche on right side of Type II high wood stock





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The second half for those with slower speeds:

[ChipS]

That's a refinished S'G' Type 3 (Riesch) slide. Very nice stock.

[imarangemaster]

The weapon has no import marks. All of the metal (except Bolt, safety, trigger, hammer, sear, and mag catch) have a matching finish with little or no wear. In fact, it looks like a VCI "white bag" Carbine I had before. It is a dark charcoal grey Magnesium Phosphate like 50s and 60s rebuilds got. I don't know if the stock was original to the weapon during rebuild, or added later by someone.