Winchester Blue Sky import

[imarangemaster]

I have heard that some bags were extended by riggers for use with carbines with the cone flash hiders on them.

Anyway, I think you did very well. Doesn't the little carbine feel better to hold than a modern made almost copy of an 1895 Marlin 45-70? After all, original Marlin 1895s had a square, flush bolt like the 1888s, 1889s, and 1894s... The modern one is at best a replica! With the Carbine, it was a real warrior's weapon. If it could tell a story.... Omaha Beach, Bastogne, Remagen, Hertigen Forrest, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Kwajalein, Chosin Reservoir, Pork Chop Hill, Inchon, Mekong Delta, Central Highlands, Hue... The possibilities are endless.

The Type III bayonet lug band is certainly an upgrade, as a 5.5 Winchester would have had a Type 1B band, or maybe a type II. The round bolt and Type V slide are upgrades from Inland, and I think 5.5 is too soon for an adjustable, though my 5.7 Winchester has an original Type III adjustable sight.

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[Aragorn243]

Just to remind everyone, this is an Inland rifle, not a Winchester. The Winchester deal fell through.

That being said, is the bayonet lug on this rifle original? It is an Inland lug and it was produced in in or after September of 1944 when several sources I've read said the lugs would have been standard after June of 1944. I realize this minimizes the chance the rifle would have been used in combat in WWII and that isn't really a concern for me. I'm just wondering about the originality and again that isn't critical as I know the stock would not be this type on this late of production. I'm trying to research the terms you guys are throwing around like 5.5 and not having a lot of luck figuring it out.

Do those small parts which are not Inland belong to is as produced or are they replacements?

And yes, I do appreciate this a lot more than the 1895 which I traded for it. That rifle just never quite felt "right" and I wasn't ever sure why.

[deldriver]

Just to remind everyone, this is an Inland rifle, not a Winchester. The Winchester deal fell through.

That being said, is the bayonet lug on this rifle original? It is an Inland lug and it was produced in in or after September of 1944 when several sources I've read said the lugs would have been standard after June of 1944. I realize this minimizes the chance the rifle would have been used in combat in WWII and that isn't really a concern for me. I'm just wondering about the originality and again that isn't critical as I know the stock would not be this type on this late of production. I'm trying to research the terms you guys are throwing around like 5.5 and not having a lot of luck figuring it out.

Do those small parts which are not Inland belong to is as produced or are they replacements?

And yes, I do appreciate this a lot more than the 1895 which I traded for it. That rifle just never quite felt "right" and I wasn't ever sure why.

Inland started using the type III bayonet band in very late 1944 around the 6.28 range give or take a little. It was in mixed use at first and then sole use in the early 6.3 range. Is the barrel date on the Inland you're looking at 9-44? BTW, I really like the later made M1 carbines even though many of them never made it into combat. That simply means they're in far better shape and could retain more of their original parts. Hope this helps and Good Luck with your purchase.

[Aragorn243]

Barrel date is 9-44. Serial number is 5.5 (so that's what that meant). So that makes it too early for the bayonet lug I guess.