Posted this over on Culvericon's too.

Bought an Underwood sight unseen from a guy who needed money for house payment / electric. I was told it was a mixmaster in good shape for $ 500. I haven't bought a gun in three years , but I had no Underwoods , and a mixmaster would replace my Plainsfield as a knock-about , and I could then turn the Plainsfield into a SBR in a folding stock .
Well , after several days of study , it is a mixmaster....kinda sorta. These are confusing , to say the least. The seller bought it in the '70s or 80s from a highpower shooter who bought it in the '50s or early '60 through DCM. It had a type 1 / type A var2 bbl band missing the screw and swivel. He replaced it with a type 2 / type B IP in a pennet when he couldn't find them on the loose. Because he liked 30rd mags , he replaced the mag catch with one with the extra tab. It came with an extra Inland slide which I threw into my spare slide box.

Ok , on to the info and my questions:
Reciever...... Underwood # 2358935....Intertype sub contract marked T in a circle .
Barrel........... Underwood ....8-43....flaming bomb....P two inches below.

Question...build date? I found another ( 2358xxx) on this site that had a 10-49 bbl ( 10-43)that was thought to be orig. Anyway to know for sure , or just a guess at between 8-43 and early 44 ?

Rear sight.... Type F ...stamped adj...marked I.R.CO....replacement...centerpunch stakes still bright
Front Band...Type B....PI in pennent...replaced by seller
Gas piston....unmarked
Front sight...Type A .. milled... marked " .U." on front...was removed and replaced by seller
Handguard...Type A ...unmarked...can't find any
Stock............Either a oval highwood cut down or a low wood. Not sure. No right side marks.
.....................M-U in sling well ...."P" on front of grip....doesn't appear sanded.
Buttplate.......Underwood diagional checkering.
Recoil Plate....Type B with ".U. " on left side of tang.
Bolt...............Blued flat marked N and 11. No idea about this.
Extractor......Type B....marked ".U. " inside
Firing pin.......Type A....marked ".U. " on left of head
Trigger housing..Type A var3...fabricated...marked BE-B....transfered 12,000 from IBM in 10-43
...........................ish time period.....2358XXX had one too.
Retaining pin...Type B...blued
Mag catch......Type D ... see above
Hammer.......type B ...white finish....".U. " marked
Hammer pin...blued
Hammer plunger...Blued
Hammer spring.....26-1/2 coil...brite
Safety...........Type A var3.....unmarked
Sear..............Type A ...no hole....marked ".U."
Sear pin.........Blued
Sear spring....belive straight
Trigger..........Type B.....trident logo and ".U. " on right of arm
Slide..............Type A var 4......".U." in a circle in the bottom...not listed in Ruth's

Question...the slide appears to be a little late. Inland transfered 20,000 slides to Underwood in this time period....do you know what type those were ? It may match the one that came with the gun as a spare.

Photos , yeh , I know. I'll get them up soon. I normally don't change stuff on the guns I buy , but seeing as the band and catch was "baba'd " a bit , those and maybe the bolt body , handguard , and perhaps the slide ( if it's "for sure" wrong ) , I may do it to restore this one. Opinions? Anyone with the needed parts for sale or trade? Also , lacking the CC and UHF/GHD and no trace of the cut , is there a way to tell if it's a correct cutdown highwood or an incorrect low wood ? Or could a low wood be correct ?

TIA for any and all help
Chris
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