Hello all! Adopted a war baby yesterday

[sweat'nbullets]

I was given a carbine by my dad yesterday and I'll be the first to admit I don't know Jack about them. I've been in the Military for 23 yrs so I know about modern weapons but this lil' carbine looks like my M14 in operation so I was able to field strip it to get the info off it.
Inland
6779XX
Rec bottom-BI M upside down 2 and 1 along the bottom, frt lug has 6 stamped on bottom
Rear sight-H in a shield on right side,M or W on frt sight base behind sight blade
Barrel- INLAND MFG. DIV GENERAL MOTORS 8-43
Trigger group- right side- BE-B M with a line under it on mag release. 79XX on back end, WA on hammer,SW on sear?, LGKNO 1645 on bottom of assm. round bolt with A.T.H ?? on side lug and 79XX electro penciled on top. Charging handle-79XX on side, UN-Q inside,bayo lug-EM-Q on bottom,MMQ on band near sling mount.
Wood-ghost of Ord crest on R side,Q-RMC over 79XX in sling recess and a small 98 stamped on L side. Hand guard-4 rivets,10 and 79XX stamped on inside edges.
OK, that's what I could find. Guess it's WWII maybe rebuilt. Looks MINT,zero wear or damage to wood. It's got a dark black park ?? metal finish. What do I have??? Thanks Guys!

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[painter777]

Try looking here.........
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[FTD1167]

Sounds like a fine example of a Bavarian Carbine...
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[gunner]

I was given a carbine by my dad yesterday and I'll be the first to admit I don't know Jack about them. I've been in the Military for 23 yrs so I know about modern weapons but this lil' carbine looks like my M14 in operation so I was able to field strip it to get the info off it.
Inland
6779XX
Rec bottom-BI M upside down 2 and 1 along the bottom, frt lug has 6 stamped on bottom
Rear sight-H in a shield on right side,M or W on frt sight base behind sight blade
Barrel- INLAND MFG. DIV GENERAL MOTORS 8-43
Trigger group- right side- BE-B M with a line under it on mag release. 79XX on back end, WA on hammer,SW on sear?, LGKNO 1645 on bottom of assm. round bolt with A.T.H ?? on side lug and 79XX electro penciled on top. Charging handle-79XX on side, UN-Q inside,bayo lug-EM-Q on bottom,MMQ on band near sling mount.
Wood-ghost of Ord crest on R side,Q-RMC over 79XX in sling recess and a small 98 stamped on L side. Hand guard-4 rivets,10 and 79XX stamped on inside edges.
OK, that's what I could find. Guess it's WWII maybe rebuilt. Looks MINT,zero wear or damage to wood. It's got a dark black park ?? metal finish. What do I have??? Thanks Guys!

Hi, congrats to the rifle, the marking LGKNÖ tells you what you have. It is an Austrian one, the marking means "Landesgendarmerie Kommando Niederösterreich" . Pics were great. Enjoy it.

Regards

Gunner

[sweat'nbullets]

Thanks for the replies. I went to the CMP site and saw it's an Austrian return gun. All the carbines I've seen at gun shows were the gray/green park and I thought the color was odd. Is it normal that the last 4 of the serial no. is stamped all over the place? I thought they just put the Mfg. stamp on the wood and other other parts. The wood has no "P" or inspection stamps but has the serial no. A little BLO on the stock is ok? Got a scuff in the finish.Hmmmm. Just never seen Uncle Sam rebuild anything and keep the numbers matching.
I've been to the CMP site before when I got a Mint M44 US property .22 Mossberg when they were cheep and plentiful. Shoulda' bought a truck load!Gott'a love them!
Sorry for all the Q's, hope to have some A's soon.
Will try to post pics when I find my camera. It's a sharp looking rifle.

[sweat'nbullets]

FTD1165 & Gunner thanks! Like a dummy I posted the last reply before following that link. Yep, it has a Knox. Tn stamp! Lower Aus. issue. Black oxide finish correct,varnished stock. Gonna' wipe it down with linspeed to get rid of a few scuffs.Is this a "rare bird" or is it less wanted because it's an imported rifle? Dad always found one off guns and I guess this is. It's a family gun(passed down to me).
It's weird,I've been to Lower Austria. Salzburg. Loved it! Stationed in Germany twice and grew up in Tn. near Knoxville! 6 degrees of seperation!!!!! creepy

[Mizzouboy]

Don't use linspeed!!!! Use raw linseed oil (available at your local art supply store in small bottles) The Austrians/Germans stamped the numbers on. It was not USGI practice to do so.

[sweat'nbullets]

Yea, they are some serial number stamp'n fools!
The stock is finished in varnish from the Austrian rebuild so Linspeed should fill in any chip,scuff and bring a nice glow back to the stock varnish finish. Linspeed is BLO on steriods!