Possible Underwood Carbine Purchase

[painter777]

BTW that surface holds grease excellently and the action is both slick and smooth.

That's the most important part. A smooth rotation. I can see now that the left locking shoulder is in great shape also You'd be surprised how many 'nice' carbines have damage there from bolts binding while rotating, often resulting in a cracked right lug. Don't ask how I know. Enjoy, it's a nice looking carbine for the money you paid.

Cheers

[Brian Dick]

Possibly Greek or Italian issue and rebuilt in a European workshop? I have an Italian issue carbine with Century Arms import mark on the underside of the barrel. I've also seen the small Arlington Ordnance import mark present on a couple of others.

[DaveHH]

That's a really nice carbine. Underwood made top quality carbines, their barrels are
outstanding, given a choice, the free issue barrel users would have chosen an Underwood barrel every time. You also have the latest models of slide and bolt which is a real bonus.
That is the kind of shooter that I would want, important parts, barrel and receiver of the best quality and all of the latest improvement parts. Plus that shows well, you will make money on that gun.

Burrs were a constant battle with production and there were a lot of workers just removing these sharp troublesome snags.