Need M1 Carbine Advice Part II
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I picked up the rifle. It has a National Postal Meter receiver but has has an Inland marked trigger group, rear sight is marked "I.R. CO." and no stock markings. Disassembly and assembly is pretty easy which I like. Cleaned all metal with Ed's Red, a parts brush, rag, pick and my air compressor. Stock cracks were glued. I'll probably refinish it. My nephew had it checked by a reputable gunsmith and ran a box of ammo through it. I'll be looking for another stock and am bidding on some magazines.
I'd like to replace the barrel band/bayonet lug with one that came in the deal. Is it as easy as it appears to remove the front sight (drive the pin out and tap the sight off)?
I ran a search on "Postal Meter" of the GB forums and found only one post. Are the M1 carbines from Postal Meter one of the rarer ones? With the mix of parts I realized that it greatly detracts from being collectible.
The S/N is 1497830. What would the DOM be?
I picked up the rifle. It has a National Postal Meter receiver but has has an Inland marked trigger group, rear sight is marked "I.R. CO." and no stock markings. Disassembly and assembly is pretty easy which I like. Cleaned all metal with Ed's Red, a parts brush, rag, pick and my air compressor. Stock cracks were glued. I'll probably refinish it. My nephew had it checked by a reputable gunsmith and ran a box of ammo through it. I'll be looking for another stock and am bidding on some magazines.
I'd like to replace the barrel band/bayonet lug with one that came in the deal. Is it as easy as it appears to remove the front sight (drive the pin out and tap the sight off)?
I ran a search on "Postal Meter" of the GB forums and found only one post. Are the M1 carbines from Postal Meter one of the rarer ones? With the mix of parts I realized that it greatly detracts from being collectible.
The S/N is 1497830. What would the DOM be?
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Your M1 carbine is not rare, it is one of 413,017 made by National Postal Meter and serial number is in the first block of 100,000 assigned to NPM. The barrel, if it hasn't been replaced, will usually have the month and year of manufacture stamped on it. It is when the barrel was made but usually approximates when the carbine was assembled. The rarest M1 carbines, in terms of numbers, were produced by Irwin-Pedersen. 0 -
All USGI M1 carbines were built 1943-1945.
Any all-original USGI carbine in good condition is collectible. Yours has been rebuilt (at least once), & has been abused & neglected. It is strictly a "shooter".
No, it is not simple to r&r the front sight; the front sight key must also be driven out. Parts are a tight fit, & after 65 years & much neglect, the front sight parts may be difficult to remove; a gunsmith will have the fixtures & tools to do the job without marring the barrel or bending the sight ears. But, since it's a "beater", give it a try.
Neal
Neal0 -
From the last twenty months (or so) of WWII and evermore onwards, the US soldier in the field may have carried a rebuilt carbine as a good possibility (probability increasing with the lapse of time).
So, although your gun has mixed parts, the history aspect is un-diminished. Exactly the way the U.S. had them issued! That's original enough for me!
Hell, your gun, with all the parts that are in it now, may have been carried by a soldier during the Ardennes defense, or a Marine while he was spelunking on Pelielu.
Because of [what I postulated, above], I consider mixed as original! Go figure! Best, Joe0 -
dob...between 1/43 to 9/43...starting block was 1450xxx... 0 -
Thank you all.
Jim0 -
The front sight is a press fit on the barrel and can be driven off with a lead hammer or hammer and a large brass punch once the retaining cross pin is driven out. You can then pop out the key and remove the barrel band.
To replace the sight,the Army had a special punch to enable driving the sight on evenly.
If you're careful and use a good lube you can replace it without buggering it up.0
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