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Inland M1 Carbine?

Saxon Pig
Serial 514800 with barrel stamped 44 and I assume that's 1944.

Added: Doh! Serial is 7 digits, meaning 5,148,000

Anyone know the month of manufacture?

Any secret stuff I should know?
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  • nmyers
    The receiver was probably made in early 1942. I don't know who made the replacement barrel.

    Lots of secrets, but, if we told you, they wouldn't be secret any more, would they?

    Neal
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  • Saxon Pig
    Somebody else told me that the Inlands from 470,000 (apx) to 550,000 were made 1/44 to 8/44. That would put my 514,000 at around April or May of 1944 (assuming a relatively steady rate of production) and would make the 44 barrel date correct.

    It's certainly possible that the barrel is a replacement but are you sure about the 1942 date for an Inland serial 514,800?

    I just realized that they made over 8 million of these things! Apparently they started at #1 and numbered them consecutively to 8,000,069,xxx. If the serial reflects the date of manufacture then 514,800 would be a fairly early one. Or were the assigned blocks of numbers not always produced in chronological order?
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  • nmyers
    There are few records that indicate production dates for M1 carbines. Receivers & parts were swapped between contractors, & sometimes receivers weren't completed for months or years. The only thing we know for sure is that production of Inlands began in late 1941 & continued through the war.

    The reason I think your barrel is a replacement is because the overwhelming majority of Inland barrels were stamped "Inland" with the month & year of production. Since yours does not say "Inland" & does not have the month, it was probably made by another company.

    Neal
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  • Saxon Pig
    The barrel is stamped Inland. I just didn't mention it in first post.

    Actually, it reads

    Inland Manufacturing Div.
    General Motors Corporation

    With the number 44 below the text.

    I hear the terms "flat bolt vs. round bolt." Difference? How can I tell?
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  • CS8161
    The round bolt adds more mass and weight for use in the full auto guns that were produced...the flat bolt did not have enough mass.
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