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**ww321q** · 02-03-2013 11:56 AM

a couple pictures I found on the internet

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**Highly Recommended** · 02-03-2013 11:56 AM

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**browningautorifle** · 02-03-2013 07:09 PM

Look at the size of that rear sight!

**Bubba-7** · 02-03-2013 08:22 PM

Better not post too many pictures. George will have a dozen of'em for sale by tonight.

**Bruce McAskill** · 02-03-2013 11:51 PM

In the collection at Springfield Armory. What a place to visit if you ever get to the Springfield MA. area. Be sure to take a camera with you. OH and NO DROOLING is allowed.

**imarangemaster** · 02-04-2013 12:05 AM

No that is a safe queen I would love to own!

**browningautorifle** · 02-04-2013 01:20 AM

Look at the safe it's in...

**mike radford** · 02-04-2013 10:11 PM

Are we sure that is a regular M1 Carbine? Could it be one of the Experimental light weapons in .224 which preceeded the M16 icon

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The Williams built carbine rifle is in the Cody, WY museum as is prototype number 1 and prototype number 2 and Winchester's first production serial number.

They also have a couple of the late 1950s prototypes in .224., make that at least 5 with a few in the basement.

**browningautorifle** · 02-04-2013 10:15 PM

Looks like all the pics of #1 I've seen...I don't think it's prototype #1, but production #1.

**mike radford** · 02-04-2013 10:23 PM

I wonder if it is Springfield or some other maker's serial one? It is my understanding that the first production carbine came from Winchester and it is pictured in my thread. Of course the serial block alotted to Winchester did not start at 1.

**browningautorifle** · 02-05-2013 01:14 AM

I just checked the book and there were five toolroom models ordered, this is #1. Ruth has a double pic, it shows the first day it existed and today. Same gun, and what a neat time paradox. Wear and tear of testing and minor changes effected...

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