My dad was in Vietnam and he carried the M1icon Carbine. He liked it so much that when he got out he bought him self one. Well he has now given it to me and I am thinking about buying a UltiMAK M6-B Mount for it so i can put a scope or red dot or whatever i want on it. This is my question, im pretty sure my dad got a replica, this is why. On my gun the Op-Rod is not exposed on the out side of the gun. I have looked at pics of M1 on the internet and in every pic the rod is exposed.

My Gun
http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/x...ym1pic2red.jpg

M1 with Op-Rod exposed
http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/x...tm1pic1red.jpg

Now im to my questions, will the UltiMark still work on gun? Is it a replica like i thought? Also, is the safety reversible? If so are there any instructions out there on how to do it? I am a left handed shooter.
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