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    My Bavarian M1 Carbine and my commercial Auto Ordnance

    I have a 1943/44 NPM, Bavarian Carbine that my Dad acquired in 1969 and because it was an oddball (many M1icon Carbines had passed through our hands) I asked him to keep it and he did. Since it has been hardly fired I decided in 2017 to get a new one to plink with instead of the USGI.

    I bought an Auto Ordnance carbine and the luck of the draw favored me, as the walnut stock looks like a tiger stripe and the serial number is (letter) 1776. I had to add a USGI magazine catch to get it to feed all the magazines I have but other than that, it runs great and it makes a great plinker! The top is the NPM and the bottom is the Auto Ordnance.
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    Great looking carbines! On that Bavarian I would certainly not remove that rear sight that they added out of country, most have been taken off and yours is still intact.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jond41403 View Post
    Great looking carbines! On that Bavarian I would certainly not remove that rear sight that they added out of country, most have been taken off and yours is still intact.
    That's the only one I've ever seen with the Germanicon rear sight on the front of the receiver...Someone said I possibly could remove the GI adjustable sight, since that was added by the importer when they imported it back into the US in 68 or 69.

    In the last fifty years, I probably haven't shot a 1000 rounds through it, because it is so pristine...
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    Quote Originally Posted by crowtalks View Post
    In the last fifty years, I probably haven't shot a 1000 rounds through it, because it is so pristine...
    Well, that's how they stay nice...wish I could take one out and warm it up.
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    No offense intended but I would imagine that a genuine wartime carbine has a far better chance of surviving than one of the ersatz models. Especially a NPM which Ruth rated the best made carbines.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveHH View Post
    No offense intended but I would imagine that a genuine wartime carbine has a far better chance of surviving than one of the ersatz models. Especially a NPM which Ruth rated the best made carbines.
    ...and none taken!

    I agree with you, but I have a particular penchant with this one, as it was a gift from my Dad.

    I grew up cleaning guns, and My Dad carried an M1icon Carbine in the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines, so I liked the carbines the best, I think, and this one was so different than all the other that had passed thru our hands that I asked him to keep it, therefore making it "special" and I guess I want to make sure it stays in the same condition as when we received it 50 years ago.

    If you want, look at this link where there was (in my opinion) an extensive look at this weapon a few years ago... new guy from Tennessee and his Bavarian M1 - The Carbine Collector's Club - Page 1

    Take care and have a Happy New 2023!

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    I talked to and worked with a lot of Army and Marine WW2 vets. I never found one who loved the Carbine as a tool of war, but many who liked carrying it. One relative was an officer in the "Red Ball Express". He said that they issued a new carbine to him and it was immediately stolen. The number of enemy soldiers shot and killed by carbine fire speaks a lot about marksmanship and widespread usage. The Marines embraced it fully and used it to great effect, which is enough for me. Marines stress weapon accuracy and care, they put those carbines to work.

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