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Arclight · 02-11-2002, 01:53 AM

Here's who made the WW2 carbines:
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"Real" GI Carbines

U.S. military-issue M-1 Carbines were made during World War II by several manufacturers. All are marked on the receiver, to the rear of the sight. When the adjustable sights were adopted, they usually covered the manufacturer's name and sometimes the serial number too.

"Import" carbines are US GI carbines that were sent to other countries, then sold back to US importers.

The wartime manufacturers' markings are:

Receiver Marking
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Manufacturer
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INLAND DIV. Inland Manufacturing Division
General Motors

WINCHESTER Winchester Repeating Arms Co.

UNDERWOOD Underwood Elliot Fisher

NATIONAL
POSTAL METER National Postal Meter Company
QUALITY H.M.C.

UN-QUALITY Quality Hardware and Machine Corp.

I.B.M. CORP. International Business Machines Corp.

STD.PRO. Standard Products Co.

ROCK-OLA Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corp.
SAGINAW S.G.

SAGINAW S'G'

IRWIN PEDERSEN Saginaw Steering Gear
Div. General Motors

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Who carried it and etc:

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M1 Carbine: The War Baby

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The M1 Carbine: the War Baby. Baby because it was so much a 3/4 scale rifle; War Baby because it was the product of an urgently conceived requirement equally urgently satisfied by "Carbine" Williams and his colleagues at Winchester.

The Carbine was intended to "fill the gap" between the 9+ pound, full power M1 Rifle and the capable, but limited by its caliber, M1911A1 pistol. The intended user was the officer, the artilleryman, the signalman, the truck driver and the like, for whom the M1 Rifle was just to big and inconvenient to be practical, but who also needed a weapon with more useable reach than the pistol. At any but point-blank ranges the Carbine was easier to hit with than the pistol, too. More than 6 million Carbines were produced by a plethora of contractors, from hardware manufacturers to jukebox companies.

After WWII the Carbine soldiered on in the hands of US troops and their allies right through Vietnam. It was particularly popular with small-statured troops, a popularity only overshadowed by the M16 as it became available.

Loved by many, reviled by a few, the M1 Carbine seems to capture the hearts of most who see and handle it. If imitation is the most sincere compliment, the Carbine-like Ruger 10/22 in its millions has paid the Carbine the highest complement!

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[This message has been edited by Arclight (edited February 11, 2002).]

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Arclight is Offline Senior Member Posts: 565 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Small Cow & Oil Town Out West.	02-11-2002, 01:53 AM Here's who made the WW2 carbines: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Real" GI Carbines U.S. military-issue M-1 Carbines were made during World War II by several manufacturers. All are marked on the receiver, to the rear of the sight. When the adjustable sights were adopted, they usually covered the manufacturer's name and sometimes the serial number too. "Import" carbines are US GI carbines that were sent to other countries, then sold back to US importers. The wartime manufacturers' markings are: Receiver Marking ---------------- Manufacturer ------------ INLAND DIV. Inland Manufacturing Division General Motors WINCHESTER Winchester Repeating Arms Co. UNDERWOOD Underwood Elliot Fisher NATIONAL POSTAL METER National Postal Meter Company QUALITY H.M.C. UN-QUALITY Quality Hardware and Machine Corp. I.B.M. CORP. International Business Machines Corp. STD.PRO. Standard Products Co. ROCK-OLA Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corp. SAGINAW S.G. SAGINAW S'G' IRWIN PEDERSEN Saginaw Steering Gear Div. General Motors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who carried it and etc: ------------------------------------- M1 Carbine: The War Baby -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The M1 Carbine: the War Baby. Baby because it was so much a 3/4 scale rifle; War Baby because it was the product of an urgently conceived requirement equally urgently satisfied by "Carbine" Williams and his colleagues at Winchester. The Carbine was intended to "fill the gap" between the 9+ pound, full power M1 Rifle and the capable, but limited by its caliber, M1911A1 pistol. The intended user was the officer, the artilleryman, the signalman, the truck driver and the like, for whom the M1 Rifle was just to big and inconvenient to be practical, but who also needed a weapon with more useable reach than the pistol. At any but point-blank ranges the Carbine was easier to hit with than the pistol, too. More than 6 million Carbines were produced by a plethora of contractors, from hardware manufacturers to jukebox companies. After WWII the Carbine soldiered on in the hands of US troops and their allies right through Vietnam. It was particularly popular with small-statured troops, a popularity only overshadowed by the M16 as it became available. Loved by many, reviled by a few, the M1 Carbine seems to capture the hearts of most who see and handle it. If imitation is the most sincere compliment, the Carbine-like Ruger 10/22 in its millions has paid the Carbine the highest complement! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ [This message has been edited by Arclight (edited February 11, 2002).]