Winchester M1 Carbine

[burnt45]

The new addition to my little milsurp family... finally home safe and sound!
... AND, my first Carbine!


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[Bill Hollinger]

Wow, that is very nice! Congratulations on the find! Is it a spring tube?

[burnt45]

Wow, that is very nice! Congratulations on the find! Is it a spring tube?

Thanks!
Yes, it's a spring tube.

[Bill Hollinger]

Here is mine and I think it to be very close to yours. BTW there is no need to worry about serial numbers. Maybe the last two numbers but most post the whole thing.

[burnt45]

Here is mine and I think it to be very close to yours. BTW there is no need to worry about serial numbers. Maybe the last two numbers but most post the whole thing.

http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/w...r/PB010042.jpg

Mine and yours could almost be brothers... my serial # is 10770xx.
BTW Bill, what stamp do you have on your front sight?... I need to find one; as mint as my carbine is, the old lad before me chopped the ears off the front sight... guess they were screwing him up when he fired at running deer!

[PBI]

Should it not have an I-cut stock?

[BrianQ]

A high wood oval cut stock is correct with small unboxed WRA & ordnance symbol is correct.

[Bill Hollinger]

My front sight has an "L" on the right side of the sight and an unmarked "I" cut high wood stock.

[PBI]

I have a 1,058X,XX and a 1,098X,XX have have HI-WOOD I Cut. Newsletter 131 (1,068,xxx) and 177 (1,097,000) have COM Winchester's that have I-cut stocks as well. This not a reused serial number rifle? Just read newsletter 336 your right Winchester used Hi-Wood oval starting at 1,67X,XXX.

[Mikey51]

Any chance of a left and right hand pic of that front sight ? Thanks. Mike.