Some details of an early Inland

[usgicollector]

The BI, B1 W-I And I-I marks in the pictures by Garandrew and Mikey 51 are the marks aplied by the maker of the cas cylinder not the maker of the barrel. I am at work, so I cant check my referances, but I believe Garandrew's barrel is an Inland not BLC barrel because BLC started making barrels in about June or July '43 and the font on the INLAND MFG. DIV./ GENERAL MOTORS is wider and flater. They were markes BI on the barrel flat on the bottom behind the gas piston.
Hope this helps to clarify Inland vs BLC
Dave

[Garandrew]

USGI, wasnt BLC part of GM, like SG, Inland, AC, Guide Lamp?
Did the Inland plant manufacture the barrels, or was Brown-Lipe-Chapin just part of the GM corporation?..
I couldnt find any other markings on the barrel, except up near the front sight, is that Inlands maker mark?
The gas cylinder assembly was BLC?

[usgicollector]

I can't remember the name, but no the cylinder was made buy another company. If I remember correctly the I-I cylinder was made by inland. Yes, BLC was a GM division. I am not sure if BLC made the complete barrels with the cylinder installed or if the shipped they to inland without the cylinder and inland installed them.
If someone does not jump in before I will get you some info and pics of the difference between the BLC and inland barrels
Dave

[Garandrew]

The cylinders are integral to the barrels, I think they were separate very early..

[usgicollector]

Yes they are, but they were made separately and assembled onto a complete unit not to be disassembled.
The early ones were assembled onto a complete unit, but were able to be disassembled.
CCNL #346 covers the makers of the cylinders.
Jerry Kuhnhausen's book shows drawings of both the barrel and the cylinder separate before assembly.
Dave

[Mike Henning]

Nice Carbine!

Did you buy it on GunBroker 03/22/2009, item #125086139? It was listed as S/N 208,49X


Mike

[Garandrew]

Mike, it probably was, I got it 2K buy it now, same guy had the Inland/SG 1700.00 I bought from him too...I had gotten my 4K back, after selling other rifles for the humped 4K early WRA carbine with welded adj. rear sight stake marks, replaced with a flipper, guy in Akron, Ohio had these 2, plus an all late featured Inland I didnt take