Inland Flip Sight

[painter777]

Even with the picture blown up I can't see a WS...... and the I isn't very uniform. In fact is a Serif I correct? I don't remember......
Can't see a S on the left base either (if there should be one)
Hate to say........ but it appears like the repro's that have the outer raised ridges on the very bottom of the base, possibly ground off?
No view of the leaf being marked either, plus the pin looks very fresh with no sign of any staking, even though the base shows some old staking.
Real? I'm not sure. The shipping is only $2.00 and the seller does offer a 3 day inspection with returns... to his credit.
Better pics would have helped.
Better Pictures........ How many times do we find members commenting on that?

SOLD for $109.27

Regards,
Charlie-painter777

Ebay WSI Flip Sight....

Original Rear Flip Sight for Inland M1 Carbine - eBay (item 290442114336 end time Jun-09-10 18:46:53 PDT)

[CJS57]

Brian, Again thanks for your detailed information. If you read my earlier posts you will see that I state that "the field replacement of the hand guard is an equal possibility". I guess I should strengthen that in light of your data to "it is the most likely possiblility"! And that is what I actually think too!

And yes!, I am unabashedly going through the mental exercise of trying to think of a way that the RMC handguard could have been original to the carbine! As I have said from the beginning, I have no axe to grind here. I am doing this just for the fun and learning experience of it! The rear sight is staked and altered, forever making this carbine "not original" so who would care about a hand guard?

By the way, does anyone know if the RMC hand guards were delivered stained and finished or just raw wood? My particular handguard is just a shade different in color compared to the butt stock color? Could this be the final nail in the coffin?

Painter, Thanks for the flip sight info. I bid that sight up to $107 but I did not want to bid more because of the hammering marks on it. If anyone knows a source for another one please let me know.


Ok, now just for fun, and No, I don't think this really happened! Here goes: This carbine was selected to be one of those similar serial range guns to be "evaluated", "held to be further tested", was "chosen for a training class" or whatever. It was moved to the testing area, production managers office, wet test range, or somewhere else. Some time later (days/weeks/months), they decided they didn't need that many guns to test or for some reason misplaced it or otherwise delayed it for awhile. Eventually this gun was returned to normal shipment. On the way over to the line it was dropped (fell off the cart!) and the hand guard broke. By then it was into the RMC time frame. They replaced the handguard with an RMC and shipped it out. Hmmm....? Remember, this was just for fun!

[mpd1978]

Very nice looking rifle and thanks for the pictures. Keep in mind that it may not be "original", but it is probably in the configuration that it came home in, which IMO is almost as good. Changing anything thing on it will only make it further from original. If the sight wasnt staked, i dont think it would be a bad idea to wait for a minty original flipper to come your way. But thats not the case and it is what it is. I recently bought a S'G' that appeared to have all its original WW2 parts except the adjustable sight(staked) and maybe the hammer. I dont plan on changing anything. I was just flipping through a WW2 magazine at barnes&noble and saw a pic of a fire team hunkered down in an alley somewhere in Germany, 1945. Two of the three carbines in the pic had type 1 bands, highwood stocks and adjustable sights.

[CJS57]

Cool story! My current rear adj. sight is broken/missing the peep part! So I have to do something. I just like the looks of the flip sight better is the only reason there.

[mpd1978]

How is your adj sight staked? They can be hard to get out if they have been well staked in more than one spot. I dont know if you could repair that sight while its on the gun, but im sure someone on here does. Another thing to think about when adding a flip sight to a carbine, is that the staking type was different for the adj sights. It would be obvious to many collectors that the flip isnt original to the gun if it has the round stake marks on the dovetail. Post some pics of the staking if you can.

[CJS57]

The stake is a single deep punch mark on the right front of the dovetail. It will alway be there and show. I don't care because I am not trying to fool anyone. I just like the look of the flip sight better on the gun. I have my gunsmith push sights in and out with a tool or other device he uses. He does a real nice job and doesn't mark anything up. He has his own Dad's service carbine since he was 16, so he knows and likes them.

[mpd1978]

Thats good it only has one stake, shouldnt be too hard to move. Study up on the flip sights before you drop any amount of money on one-there are lots of fakes/repros out there being advertised as real.