M1 Carbine made by Inland Division. The serial number is XC 43

[frankderrico]

I had a hunch Paul would know and way in, thanks Paul!!

Best Regards.....Frank

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[Rikkn]

Spotted XG 15 at the Fletcher N. Carolina today. In unfired condition. It is an M2......

[Newscotlander]

Was there any documentation with XG15?

The thought on the presentation M2s is that they were originally made as M1s even though they are marked M2. That would not be the case for production carbines marked M2. The only problem is that if ATF gave you a hard time about it, you would have to defend your position.

[Newscotlander]

My father was on a similar ship in the Pacific Theater, the AGC3 USS Rocky Mount from October 1943 thru April 1945. He was involved in some of the major assaults (Marshalls, Marianas and Phillipines) of the Pacific Campaign.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/01/0103.htm

[Seaspriter]

My father was on a similar ship in the Pacific Theater, the AGC3 USS Rocky Mount from October 1943 thru April 1945. He was involved in some of the major assaults (Marshalls, Marianas and Phillipines) of the Pacific Campaign.

Your father, like mine, served in the Pacific Theatre and suffered some of the heaviest attacks from Japanese Kamikaze planes. One of the unknown stories is how we were able to shoot down so many Japanese dive bombers, torpedo bombers, and Baca bombs. The naval ships that surrounded your father's AGC were equipped with shells that had proximity fuzes built into their detonators. It was the best kept secret of the war. My father's destroyer knocked out 13 Kamikaze planes between the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. If anyone is interested, the fascinating case study of its development and deployment can be found at: Dropbox - Proximity Fuze

[emmagee1917]

Can't view the link without signing up. Does it cover the GE goof of leaving a top secret prototype on the table after thier meeting , then running back into the next meeting to recover it only to find it in the hands of another GE employee who knew how to cut the costs from $50-$60 each to a few pennies and how to mass produce them ? He was in the GE Christmas tree lights section before the war and saw how to use that know-how to build these.
Chris