Strange .30 cal M1
I just was given a .30 cal M1 carbine that is confusing me.
It has no markings or proofs anywhere the receiving end of the gun appears to be .30 cal but @ the crown is a .22mag.
and the extractor is misssing and the barrel has something lodged about 5" from the crown
sights, Bolt, trigger housing, springs, wood everything looks right..
any ideas what this is[?][?][?]
It has no markings or proofs anywhere the receiving end of the gun appears to be .30 cal but @ the crown is a .22mag.
and the extractor is misssing and the barrel has something lodged about 5" from the crown
sights, Bolt, trigger housing, springs, wood everything looks right..
any ideas what this is[?][?][?]
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Re-barreled for the .22 Spitfire?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Spitfire
Obstruction could be a squib.
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That does make more sense...[:I]
Edit to add...
Scroll about halfway down this page and there's an interesting piece on the .22 Spitfire M1's.
http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_iai2.html0 -
non firing prop gun? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by NeoBlackdog
Re-chambered for the .22 Spitfire?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Spitfire
Obstruction could be a squib
Kinda hard to rechamber a 30 cal to a 22, is it not?0 -
Spider thanks..
The barrel does not look like there is a sleve in it for the .22 cal0 -
Could it Be a ERMA EM-1 in 22 Magnum? 0 -
If there are no markings on the carbine, and it doesn't appear that any were ever removed? Likely it's a lunch box gun.
Lot of different manufacturers, made carbines over the years. Both during and after W W II. All had manufacturers markings, and serial numbers.
It's legality would be questionable, if it's a lunchbox special? Also be best to make sure. That it doesn't have the internals mods, that would make it convertible to a M2 carbine. This really could cause problems.0 -
Not likely a movie prop; plenty of real carbines available, they just converted them to shoot 5-in-1 blanks.
Not likely a lunch box special; a 2' long lunch box would have been searched.
The spitfire & other wildcats had newly made barrels for necked down cartridges; the standard bolt worked fine.
Lack of markings might be a Japanese reproduction.
Without photos, we might just as well be 7 blind men describing an elephant.
Neal0 -
A while back there was a thriving market in non-fireable replicas of standard firearms. This could be one of those, it would account for the appearance of having an obstruction in the barrel as many were not fully drilled through. A quick check with a magnet on the receiver will indicate if it is a zinc casting or ferrous. 0 -
I am useless when it comes to photos on the computer.maybe I can get someone to do it for me close by.. 0 -
o b juan,
Since the ERMA M-1 was brought up, then you should follow this link, and see if your gun jibes with any of the exhaustive information, there:
http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_em1.html
...and Part 2:
http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_EM2.html
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That was intresting about Erma
But my post states
there are no marks, numbers, names or proofmarks anywhere on the piece described0
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