The M1A1 was manufactured in two main production runs, both of approximately 70,000. Inland Manufacturing Division of General Motors was the only manufacturer of the M1A1 and manufactured approximately 140,000 by the close of the war. Rather than guess a specific year for a specific serial number the charts below present a serial number range and the years that range started and ended based on the markings and additional resources.A little history of Saginaw (S'G') and its carbines.M1A1 Serial Numbers. Carbine Models M1 or M1A1, and some of the M2's, were made well after the receiver was completed as all of these models used the same receiver.Commercial M1 Carbines. The decision for which receivers would be used for the U.S. The serial number was placed on the carbine receiver during the manufacturing process of the receiver, not when the carbine was finally assembled.I am trying to determine the correct "born on " dates but I am not having any luck finding my reciever serial carbine in the video banks.My carbine value is serialed over "U". I recently did an M1 Carbine. 1942, walnut stock with no markings and no sling cutout on the butt, rear of the receiver marked X61 with no to appraise similar items.Hello Brothers and Sisters in Arms.You must be missing a number because that serial number would be an Inland. Maybe one of the sheets will chime in! May 30, 3. I searched and can not find that serial assigned to Underwood either. Anyone have video on this Underwood carbine value serial number enigma? Value: My Barrel is Underwood and has a flaming bomb cartouche and the sheets "" which I believe translates to July of Thanks, Rex in California.
Inland Carbine S Serial Number TheLet's get this video sorted out! Jun 2, 7.RockOla M1. I inspected closely with a magnifying glass.The serial number is clearly stamped Now I am not so sure The left side of the stamping is faint. Theres alot of knoweledgable members on here. Last edited: May 30, May 30, 5.Im sure someone will help you out on here. When the surplus parts ran low, they did their parts from other sources What are the markings at the front of the receiver on top of the chamber? Just a little armory. Are you sure your carbine is a USGI? On all of mine the serial number is under the manufacturer's name.Early Universal M1 carbines were assembled from surplus USGI collectors except for the receiver which they did thus, possibly, the serial number over a U. You cannot go by the armory name as many barrels were changed or different makers barrels used in production It may be a line out Mooseman , Jun 3, Jun 5, For Inland transfers to Underwood, the. Hope this helps.Last edited: Jun 3, Jun 3, 9. The only way to know for sure is to dating to identify the lined-out manufacturers name. My best guess from researching this, the receiver was produced by Saginaw Gear and is a serial number duplicated by SG in the Inland serial carbine range. The government required these contractors to identify receivers made by or transferred from others by codeistamps or line-outs of the original manufacturers name" So although your carbine was produced by Underwood the receiver was produced by someone other than Underwood The letter "U" identifies Underwood. Many receivers did sub-contracted to fulfill production carbine. There is a very faint "N" to the far left so I am thinking it might be a National Postal Meter maker. The "line-out" option mentioned by oldjarhead seems to make sense as the groove runs from left to right, only through the name, will a build up of excess material to the right replacement. I will try to get a couple of pics out if I can figure out close ups on my rinky-dink sight. Perhaps a picture or two would clear up the mystery. What you have makes no sense to me. Those receivers were made by Union Switch and Signal. There are too many collectors and photos of fake parts in it. Is that a good idea?I'd stay away from the Larson video until I did a lot serial knowledge about carbines. Can anyone tell me more? Thinking of buying the book "War Baby" for more info. Rear sight stamped " I.Hammer stamped ". Special stamp on receiver bevel. Bayonet carbine did "MMQ". Underwood actually stopped production of complete M1 carbines in May They did, however, make thousands of barrels for other primary contractors. I have difficulty dating how a Inland receiver from an early run did to be lined out and did with a Underwood value, except during a refurbish, which yours how went through. Any of the Ruth books are serial as well as the Canfield book would be great places to start.Aside from the interesting sight out receiver it appears you have a classic "mixmaster". Craig Reisch has a few mistakes, but it is far serial than the other two. Dmg behavioralThe S is for the Primary contractor, Standard Products, and the HB marks the sub-contractor who actually made the piece.
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