M1 INLAND RARE MID SIGHT

[EddieM]

Howdy Painter777
Regards
Eddie
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[USGI]

Unless there is some method 'I've missed' over the years to pull the action without pulling off the Hand guard.

If so please enlighten me

Sorry, shouldn't have picked on 'ya. I figured he'd already had it apart and maybe the guys who told him the sight would have to come off first, just meant if he wanted the hand guard completely free of the barreled action.

I just figured if you couldn't lift the action (with hand guard) out with the barrel band slid forward, you could remove the recoil plate screw and it would all lift out with the hand guard still on it. I thought maybe they had already seen it marked "Rock-Ola" on the gas cylinder.

Maybe I'm "losing it," but figured it would still come apart along with the hand guard. Now, I'll have to try one tomorrow. The weather man here has us down for a big "snow event" starting on Thursday.

He's been telling us that every week since about Christmas! Don't have anywhere I need to go, so not too worried about it. - Bob

[USGI]

Hey Bob.
Dont worry, dont mind Charly, I like jokes. The barrel crown is the front sight?

The crown is the rounded shape of the barrel at the muzzle. If the barrel was shortened, it would require being re-crowned. Also the diameter at the end would need machined down and a new slot cut to allow fitting of the front sight and key. - Bob

[mrclark303]

My father was a highly skilled tool maker and this sight arrangement has all the hall marks of the tool makers craft.

I still have my dad's tool chest with dozens of engineering gauges he made himself over the years.

As a side note....

In the early 1960's, the telecommunications company he worked for at the time lost a big contract to a competitor, pictures were 'obtained' of this rather complicated piece of equipment and my dad led a team of engineers secretly reverse engineering and bench testing it from the pictures alone!

Now that's an engineer!

[EddieM]

The crown is the rounded shape of the barrel at the muzzle. If the barrel was shortened, it would require being re-crowned. Also the diameter at the end would need machined down and a new slot cut to allow fitting of the front sight and key. - Bob

Got you Bob, tx =)

[tenOC]

I put together a Carbine with a shortened barrel (barrel probably came from a sporterized Carbine) and reshaped it to take the standard front sight. The slot just took some time. I probably shaped the key to fit instead of making the slot perfect. I remember using a large flat file to shape the barrel end. Don't remember anything else.

[EddieM]

That's a Rock Ola front sight.

Looks like Grandpa also 'Pimped Out' the front sight blade.
Now all it needs is a set of curb feelers, some hanging fuzzy dice and maybe some Neon under carriage lights.....

Grandpa wasn't a Cartel member was he ??

Be interesting to see inside.

Howdy Charlie,
Would you tell me how identify the front sight as Rock Ola pls.
Regards
Eddie =)

[EddieM]

Hey guys.

I am a gun enthusiast specially with the old ones and even better if they got some piece of history but most confese that Im not used to with some terms, sorry if some times dont follow you guys.

Would you mind to share your M1s pls

Regards
Eddie =)

---------- Post added at 11:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:07 AM ----------

I put together a Carbine with a shortened barrel (barrel probably came from a sporterized Carbine) and reshaped it to take the standard front sight. The slot just took some time. I probably shaped the key to fit instead of making the slot perfect. I remember using a large flat file to shape the barrel end. Don't remember anything else.

Nice TenOC,
Would you mind to share some pics from this M1 pls
Regards
Eddie =)

[painter777]

how identify the front sight as Rock Ola pls.
Regards

Check these out Ese

Gas Cylinder marking


Barrel marking


Rock Ola- Trigger, Safety, RR Flip sight, AR magcatch, TR frt sight, MR barrel band


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[EddieM]

Check these out Ese

Gas Cylinder marking
https://www.milsurps.com/attachment....2&d=1514664369

Barrel marking
https://www.milsurps.com/attachment....6&d=1514664763

Rock Ola- Trigger, Safety, RR Flip sight, AR magcatch, TR frt sight, MR barrel band
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DSC05204-1.jpg

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Rock Ola too, nice Charlie
Do you have more M1s or WW2 guns? I have a P08
Inland SN 2490XX, whats yours?
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