Milsurps Talk Radio
+ Reply to Thread
Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3 LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 24

Thread: Underwood M1 Carbine evaluation

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #11
    Legacy Member jasonafair's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2020
    Last On
    04-20-2022 @ 09:24 AM
    Location
    Florida Panhandle
    Posts
    46
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    07:23 AM
    Thread Starter
    I would have sworn I responded last night. Maybe the forum really doesn't like smart phones.
    Yes, that's a hole. The hand guard looks like nails not rivets. I hope to have it cleaned and reassembled soon. Even with it's flaws, I should be able to at least get what I paid for if it I let it go.
    Any advice/opinions on what could use work besides the furniture?

  2. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  3. #12
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:05 PM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,836
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    05:23 AM
    Yep, those are nails and a piece of sheet steel on the handguard.
    Regards, Jim

  4. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  5. #13
    Legacy Member A Seabee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2017
    Last On
    11-20-2023 @ 07:21 AM
    Location
    Kaliforniastan
    Posts
    11
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    04:23 AM
    I'd get a repro folding stock and make it a truck gun (if I lived in a (still) free state)

  6. #14
    Legacy Member Bruce McAskill's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    01-17-2023 @ 09:10 PM
    Posts
    1,880
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    07:23 AM
    That's it Bob. Each one dragged behind Charlie and his camel a required 20 miles before issue in Ethiopia.

  7. #15
    Advisory Panel
    painter777's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    @
    Location
    Central Michigan
    Posts
    5,312
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    08:23 AM
    Looks like the RTI's
    But would have their electro penciled import marking.

    This hand guard must have been home made, having no holes thru the top...... or something made from a Commercial?

    I'm curious Why the hole inside the Trigger loop?

    Maybe a Magcatch to Safety Spring Plunger locked up?
    Or a Plunger tip pulled off?
    Then maybe drilled thru the front hole to remove ?

    Remember the hand guard I pulled from a bulk box of them. It was home made by some one-









    Charlie-Painter777

    A Country Has No Greater Responsibility Than To Care For Those Who Served...

  8. #16
    Legacy Member jasonafair's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2020
    Last On
    04-20-2022 @ 09:24 AM
    Location
    Florida Panhandle
    Posts
    46
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    07:23 AM
    Thread Starter
    If it is a Merex import, would they have been bringing them in from Ethiopia in the 80-90's? I was just going to do a field strip but think I'll go ahead and break down the trigger assembly to see what else is there. If it is a home made hand guard, anybody have an Underwood one laying around for a good price? Or even better maybe an entire Underwood stock. Judging by the butt plate this isn't an Underwood stock. Please correct me if am incorrect. I think Numrich has used GI hand guards for $25 that I'll get as last resort gamble for condition/company.

  9. #17
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:05 PM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,836
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    05:23 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jasonafair View Post
    anybody have an Underwood one laying around for a good price? Or even better maybe an entire Underwood stock.
    Why not place a WTB ad here in the forum provided and see. These guys have everything.
    Regards, Jim

  10. #18
    Advisory Panel
    painter777's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    @
    Location
    Central Michigan
    Posts
    5,312
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    08:23 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jasonafair View Post
    If it is a Merex import, would they have been bringing them in from Ethiopia in the 80-90's?
    No it's not a RTI from the recent imports from Ethee ooo p ahh.
    I've been looking to see where Merex brought them in from, but haven't found it yet.

    Your stock appears to be what many call a M2 Potbelly. It has the Selector cut for the Happy lever on the left side.
    If no letter marking in the left slingwell, you may find SA stamped on the top edge of the front barrel channel nose on the left side / front.
    If there is a (SA) it would be a post WWII stock made by Springfield Armory.

    Your hand guard wasn't made by any Military IMO. Most all, including those made in SE Asia had the Rivet holes. But stranger things have been seen.
    When you tear the trigger housing apart look behind your removed Mag catch to see if the hole has been enlarged (Drilled)
    I'm still curious about the hole in the trigger loop....... Never seen that before.

    You can search Ebay and GB for stocks and hand guards....... be cautious of Faked Crossed Cannon Stamps.

    While looking I just came across a home made HG with NO rivets and NO rear metal tab.
    Appears home made:







    M1 Carbine upper hand guard raw unfinished | eBay
    Charlie-Painter777

    A Country Has No Greater Responsibility Than To Care For Those Who Served...

  11. #19
    Advisory Panel
    USGI's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    @
    Location
    Oregon, USA
    Age
    78
    Posts
    2,187
    Real Name
    Bob
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    05:23 AM
    These guys still have a few handguards left, but the prices are rising. Figure on paying an extra $10 for shipping, but you'll receive a genuine item. You'll need to call them to see if they have what you want. I've got good deals on eBay, too - prices have gone up a bunch since then!

    https://whatacountry.com/m1carbinehandguard.aspx

  12. Thank You to USGI For This Useful Post:


  13. #20
    Legacy Member DaveHH's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    03-18-2024 @ 01:37 PM
    Location
    Northern Calif
    Posts
    1,348
    Real Name
    David Haynes
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    07:23 AM
    Man, I wouldn't change a thing on that gun. I even leave the rivet in place in the band. It is a thing of beauty in its own way. New slide, old this, new that, anything to keep it running. I'll bet it shoots lights out too. Clean up and oil the stock and shoot it. It deserves to live not be a so-so correction.

  14. The Following 2 Members Say Thank You to DaveHH For This Useful Post:


+ Reply to Thread
Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Underwood M1 carbine
    By mercman in forum M1/M2 Carbine
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 07-02-2017, 08:02 PM
  2. Underwood Carbine?
    By a_s in forum M1/M2 Carbine
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 11-28-2014, 11:33 AM
  3. Underwood carbine
    By johnboy in forum M1/M2 Carbine
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 02-21-2013, 02:58 PM
  4. my underwood carbine
    By glock21 in forum M1/M2 Carbine
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 01-24-2010, 01:32 PM
  5. Underwood M1 Carbine
    By c&rfan in forum M1/M2 Carbine
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 08-22-2009, 09:15 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts