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For Father’s Day; The twins needed a NEW DADDY !
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06-17-2014 12:25 PM
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Nice clean Birch on the rifle! Long time since I've seen one around here like that. I bought a full set from Numrich about 30 years back and did a rifle up. Looked a bit strange at the time but sure looked clean. Nice little carbine too by the way. And the $800 would be a nice trade, just hand off all your stuff you don't want and get an M1...
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Any time you can get a Garand for two mouse guns, that's a deal LOL. Nice M1, ya done good!
Real men measure once and cut.
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Thot looks like a vurry noice rifle, my man.
Bob
"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Here is some history that started my collection of military surplus weapons; the M1 carbine with the 36th ID badge was my first. I was named after an uncle that was KIA 1/2/45 in France. My mother and father never told me much more about him, and it just seemed a subject better left alone.
With some internet searching I was able to find the “American Battle Monuments Commission”, and locate my uncle’s final resting place. They were able to provide me with photos of his actual grave site.
One day I did a google search for “PFC Frederick North” and was astonished to get the following results.
Anyone know PFC(?) Fredrick North? in 36th Infantry Division Forum
Some other stories, mainly the one "Close Call with Incoming Mortars", are what prompted me to assemble the memorial carbine.
PFC Marshall E Thomas memories of WWII in 36th Infantry Division Forum
The first carbine is a 3.7mil S/N IBM (~Feb. ’44). I found it at a gun show in an “Alpine” stock. I traded a Taurus PT1911 for it. I found the aftermarket stock and hand guard on GunBroker for only $50. After a quick tracing of one of my uncle’s unit badges on the stock, it was easy to rout out that section deep enough for the patch to set flush, using a Dremel router. I used a stain of coffee and Birchwood Casey walnut, followed by 5 coats of Tru-Oil. Then I used “Gorilla Glue” to glue the patch in place, and covered the threads with 3 coats of “Tough as Nails” clear nail polish.
The second carbine is a 3.9mil S/N IBM w/AO (~Mar. ’44). After seeing the “AO” stamping (Auto Ordnance manufactured a few receivers for IBM) under the S/N, I just had to get it for a matched set.
Both carbines are mix masters and have very good barrels (I believe they are original); There are no import marks on either of them. After seeing most Garands selling around me for over the $1K mark, I was very happy to get this one for only $800.
I will update with a range report as soon as I can.