M1 INLAND W/NO INTERNAL MARKS

[deldriver]

Inland started out with a horizontal logo ( the old Wright Brothers building ) then went vertical towards the latter part of 43 ( mid-production as stated ) and after that point a mix of horizontal and vertical logos were seen. The M2 housings were stamped upside down as also stated.

[EddieM]

The rear sight is very likely the original. As DaveHH mentioned, it says INLAND on the RH side of your trigger housing. Inland operating slides are usually marked on the inside of the "box." It looks like the barrel has been changed or "monkeyed" with. Does it have the "strange length" like your other carbine? - Bob

Hello Bob,

I thought those kind of rear sights were only for comercials.

Regards
Eddie

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With all due respect Eddie, you missed the Inland mark on the trigger housing. Inlands are finished as an assembled unit. An Inland barrel and receiver will have an almost black finish and will have a shadow at the point where the barrel enters the receiver, this is where the band is moved to before the final finish is applied. The top of the receiver will also be sand blasted and have another shadow visible on the side where the rough surface and smooth surfaces meet. The number is a #5.4 which is a mid to late 1944 carbine. The trigger housing Inland mark is vertical which makes it probably original to the gun. You may just have a mostly matching carbine that has had the barrel replaced. The stock has what appears to be a cartouche just forward of the oval slot. It could be a Winchester stock as many Win stocks have zero markings in the left side cut out. Regardless, the checkering makes it a nice oddity and a zero collectable. The barrel definitely doesn't look like an Inland. They have a swaged on gas cylinder and it has a very distinct
looking seal at the front of the gas cylinder. Your barrel is probably from some other company or place. Not all barrels are marked beyond a proof mark . NPM proofs with a single punch mark. A Winchester barrel can have a faint W and a very faint Win Proof. Have you disassembled the trigger group and checked the hammer, sear and recoil plate? My inland is also a 5.4 and has a recoil plate mark that is almost invisible.

Hello Dave,

Thank you for your post, I think Im paying my rookie bill.

Regards
Eddie

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Hello fellows,

I think M1 is a real cool gun, I red theres a lot fake M1s, Im just trying not to buy a fake one.
I am an aficionado of guns and history too, thats why I love old guns.
Today I will see an other Inland with no checkered stock, wish me luck

Regards
Eddie

[USGI]

I thought those kind of rear sights were only for comercials.

Eddie, Here's a couple pics of the rear sight on a 5.4 Inland I used to have. It was original to the carbine. - Bob

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[USGI]

Today I will see an other Inland with no checkered stock, wish me luck

Stock checkering can be "fixed" a bit. Our painter buddy (Charlie) told me to just wrap some duct tape around this one, but I decided to sand it off instead. Even he thought it turned out pretty good! - Bob

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[EddieM]

Eddie, Here's a couple pics of the rear sight on a 5.4 Inland I used to have. It was original to the carbine. - Bob

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Hello Bob,

Thank you to share the pics.
What does 5.4 means?

Eddie

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Stock checkering can be "fixed" a bit. Our painter buddy (Charlie) told me to just wrap some duct tape around this one, but I decided to sand it off instead. Even he thought it turned out pretty good! - Bob

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Awsome news, tx Bob

Regards
Eddie

[browningautorifle]

What does 5.4 means?

Five million, four hundred thousand...and some

[USGI]

Thank you to share the pics.
What does 5.4 means?

5.4 or 5.4M is just short for the s/n range of 5,400,000 - Bob

[EddieM]

Five million, four hundred thousand...and some

Hello Jim,

Thank you for the feedback

[EddieM]

5.4 or 5.4M is just short for the s/n range of 5,400,000 - Bob

Hello Bob,

Thank you