Something Wonderful My Way Cometh....

[imarangemaster]

Working part time (two days a week) at my friend's local gun shop has its advantages. Today An unmolested 1943 Inland. came in as part of an estate. Serial number 50336XX. Everything looks correct, according my my Reisch book.

It does say that Type 2 sights started being used starting around 5,000,000, but I know that Type 1s were used up, so it is probably correct. No staking from a type 2/3 sight, so I doubt it was changed. Also the hand guard is 4 rivet, but HI stamped. Reisch says 5,500,000 for 4 rivet. Maybe replaced. The stock is stamped HI in the sling well. It has a faint cartouche on the right side of the stock. Also has a C tip original sling. It's in 10 day Comiefornia jail.

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[browningautorifle]

Nice clean sling. Nice piece...

[imarangemaster]

Thanks, muzzle is great too. A standard WW2 M2 Ball 30-06 round shows almost 1/4" between case and crown! REALLY crisp rifling, too. I think carried much, shot little. Maybe an officers gun.

No one knows anything about it except it was in a collection with a bunch of old guns, including another Inland (un-messed with,but had the 150 peep cut to a notch in the field), and A Winchester with a Type 2 sight added later. No import marks. The Winchester just seemed like an old DCM/NRA gun. Type I band, but a Type II rear sight, and 4 rivet handguard with one stake mark on the receiver. Stock was not a Winchester, either.

[imarangemaster]

Input from CMP, appears a NPM stock. Barrel maybe a year too early, but that is not necessarily true, as they would just put new incoming barrels on top of the barrels left. Still a nice sample, and I have no intention of "making it correct," as I am not a collector. It will stay as is, since it is a shooter for me, and close to the Inland my dad carried on Iwo Jima. I'll replace the recoil spring and I may use it as my Home Defense carbine, loaded with Hornady Critical Defense ammo. Should take care of any Zombies that come through my door.....

[USGI]

The stock is stamped HI in the sling well.

I see TRIMBLE in the upper right corner. Does it have the NPM buttplate? - Bob

P.S. I like the Type 2 barrel band. Any markings on it?

[DaveHH]

My 5.4 Inland is an original gun. Type 2 rear sight, type 2 American Swiss band, barrel 8/44
4 rivet HI with matching HI stock, cartouche, late slide, round bolt, all of the correct original issues like receiver sand blast line, shadow on barrel, etc. Chris Albright's beautiful article in CC publication 346? 361? covers these Inland carbines right down to the smallest part. I would take the time to look over that article and it will reveal what you have. Nice carbine and @$1300 a good buy out west.

[imarangemaster]

Once I get it, I'll tear it down and take pics of everything.

[jimb16]

That NPM stock certainly isn't original to the carbine.....

[browningautorifle]

Also at the side of the receiver by the bolt lug, there's a spot where later selectors came up through. This one appears to have an anomaly there...like it was filled or gouged. Something else to look at later?

[imarangemaster]

It is a coincidental gouge in the edge of the wood there. It is not cut out for selector. And yes, I would say it was put on the carbine later! Very, nice stock, though.