Late war Inland...

[usgicollector]

Your rear sight is correct for this serial number.
In fact if has been reported much earlier on original carbines. The Reiech (sp) book is way wrong on sight info.

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Other than the rear sight with the stamped part number it looks to be original.

Besides Harrison are you also saying Ruth is wrong about the rear sight?

War Baby page 346 says rear sight type F with I.R.C.O. on right side occasionaly over 7160060.

[DaveHH]

Jim:CC issue 361 pg 8; his is well inside the change to stamped.

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Jim:CC issue 361 pg 8; his is well inside the change to stamped.

Dave,
Kind of my point without sounding snotty towards rdpinwa.
Used War Baby as it is published for sale. I didn't want to use the newsletter as it is supposedly CC member’s info.
5.1 - 5.5 shown, so Len, that rear sight is in the range and appears OK.
Jim

[USGI]

There's something I noticed the other day and I've been waiting to see if anyone else mentions it. So far they haven't, so I want to ask if anyone thinks the stamped numbers on the receiver and barrel are as sharp as they should be on an original? I've got a couple of reparked mixmasters that to me look sharper. Also, the wear on some of the pictured parts such as the hammer and mag release might not agree with what I see on the barrel and receiver. To me, it appears that the bottom of the pistol grip may have been sanded. It's not a WWII Inland, but I've got an SA stock that I removed the rack numbers from - I'll show it below along with my Inland receiver and barrel pictures for comparison. - Bob
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[Mikey51]

Thanks, I like the bolt pic ! Mike.

[INLAND44]

I didn't want to say anything because I am not an advanced/experienced collector, but it is my feeling that this one either was heavily sandblasted before Parkerizing (atypical if it ever happened at all) or refinished after a heavy blasting to remove/obfuscate pitting. You can hardly see the lathing rings on the barrel, which should 'sing' when you run your fingernail down the barrel. All lettering is 'soft'. Still a beauty, but those aspects are somewhat questionable.

[dbarn]

According to NL #361 Inland Serial Number Block 4879526-5549821, under Receiver and Barrel finish, it states that Inland continued to grit blast the tops of receivers and the front portion of the barrels in this serial number block. Some probably more than others.

I like the fact the receiver punch mark shows burnishing and the overall appearance of the carbine. Regarding the barrel, which was finished as an assembly, to include the receiver, barrel, barrel band, and front sight, all original receiver/barrel assemblies that have been observed have a lighter finish mark, just in front of the gas cylinder, where the barrel band rested during the finish process. A photo of this area would reveal original finish on the barrel.

[usgicollector]

This is what he is talking about above. The side of the receiver will also show this "Two Tone" see below it is and original looking 5 million Inland

[Johnny Peppers]

Your rear sight is correct for this serial number.
In fact if has been reported much earlier on original carbines. The Reiech (sp) book is way wrong on sight info.

No argument, just a question, but Ruth indicates that the adjustable sight was ordered 4/44 and use began 5/44. How early did the stamped sights show up?