M4 bayonet's on A1's

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I remember Brian made a similar post once, on one of the forums.

ten,
I don't understand your comment, did I post something wrong ?

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[W5USMC]

There is a good article on "Bayonet Lug Usage on the M1A1 Carbine" in CCNL 348-4.

[lboos]

There is a good article on "Bayonet Lug Usage on the M1A1 Carbine" in CCNL 348-4.

W5UMC,
Not familiar with CCNL 348-4 but while trying to research it I found a lot of good articles on the A1, but still not a lot on the M3 barrel band on the A1's except a short article that some were put on the second batch of A1's at the very end of the run in late 1944. so, I guess that's it.

[INLAND44]

In light of all the info generously provided, I guess the question for you would be, is your M1A1 an Inland of the proper SN range to have been provided with the bayonet lug? Most of the 'M1A1s' are 'put-togethers', a lot of which was done by the military as well as on the civilian side. If you have an authentic, correct inland M1A1 with the bayo lug, you definitely would never modify it in any way. If its a 'put-together' or a non-Inland receiver or barrel, it doesn't matter.

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Inland44,
The gun is a Inland sn. 695709 that would be to early for the bayonet lug, right? I don't know if it is the org. gun that came with this A1 stock or not. any way I decided to just leave it like it is. although I have thought about replacing the face pad rivets, the pad looks good but it has the wrong rivets in it, I have 4 ea. of what I've been told are the correct rivets, I started once to replace them but backed out for fear I would make a mess out of it. has any one replaced the rivets in there face pad ? I'm not sure how to do it, what type tools etc. thanks for any advice ?

The rivets are the only thing on the gun that sticks, they look like they are chrome plated ???

[W5USMC]

The gun is a Inland sn. 695709 that would be to early for the bayonet lug, right?

Yes, too early.

[INLAND44]

Inland44,
The gun is a Inland sn. 695709 that would be to early for the bayonet lug, right? I don't know if it is the org. gun that came with this A1 stock or not. any way I decided to just leave it like it is. although I have thought about replacing the face pad rivets, the pad looks good but it has the wrong rivets in it, I have 4 ea. of what I've been told are the correct rivets, I started once to replace them but backed out for fear I would make a mess out of it. has any one replaced the rivets in there face pad ? I'm not sure how to do it, what type tools etc. thanks for any advice ?

The rivets are the only thing on the gun that sticks, they look like they are chrome plated ???

Okay, is it an Inland barrel? What's the barrel date? If the barrel goes with the receiver, the bayo lug would have been installed by the military during an upgrade/overhaul. If the finish is original (blued) it might be worth putting on the correct band. If it has been parkerized, you may as well leave it as is.

[USGI]

Okay, is it an Inland barrel? What's the barrel date? If the barrel goes with the receiver, the bayo lug would have been installed by the military during an upgrade/overhaul. If the finish is original (blued) it might be worth putting on the correct band. If it has been parkerized, you may as well leave it as is.

I-44, are you saying a 600K Inland would have originally had a blued barrel rather than parkerized? - Bob

[lboos]

Okay, is it an Inland barrel? What's the barrel date? If the barrel goes with the receiver, the bayo lug would have been installed by the military during an upgrade/overhaul. If the finish is original (blued) it might be worth putting on the correct band. If it has been parkerized, you may as well leave it as is.

On the barrel is: Inland mfg. div. General motors 9-43. it does look like the barrel is parkerized so I'll just leave it alone. Thanks.

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No way to edit, what happened ???????
I put way to much in post above, how do I edit it ????
The little edit post at the bottom is missing.