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Pro Libertate
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I was told my stock is somewhat rare, as later high-woods apparently had the crossed cannons and inspection mark located in the same box. Perhaps the latter cartouche is smaller?
Regarding the star on the receiver, I did locate (a partial) one, though I found it in a location different than you had described. |
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Eric
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New2brass
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Square box with CC to the side on highwood oval was used into the 4 million block, up to and including carbines with a barrel date of 9-43
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Pro Libertate
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I’m sorry, Dan; I misspoke (er... mistyped). I went back and reviewed my notes, and it was the size of the cartouche and not the placement of the crossed cannons in relation to the inspection mark that supposedly makes this stock somewhat rare. I was told the large block/cannons were only used for a short time.
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Eric
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Below is the link to at least one of the threads pertaining to the star stamps on the 1st block UEFs. Your star is on the rear of the receiver, which don’t know if ever been noted. The others are on the forward lug. Yours is also a bit higher in s/n in the 144xxxx range. Interesting!
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Chad
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Well... I finally got around to installing the type 1 barrel band on to my first-block Underwood. It would be nice if the finish matched the rest of the rifle better, but I can live with it-- anything's better than a type 3 band on an early example such as this. I had to apply some heat to the front sight assembly in order to get the staked pin to budge, but after that it was a piece of cake. I used a block of oak and a small rubber mallet to knock the front sight/key out, and it worked like a charm. Fortunately, it doesn't appear as though the later band left any impression on the barrel. |
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Eric
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carbinekid
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Quite an improvement!
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New2brass
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from the factory the parts finish did not match. Barrel bands and other small parts were sometimes blued, sometimes parked. Personally I would not keep the muzzle device on the carbine as it will eventually leave marks! It was also not a WW2 item. |
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Pro Libertate
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Thanks for chiming in, Dan. Yeah, I figured as much, considering the bolt and the handguard tang are both blued. I've just seen various first block Underwoods that appear to have a parkerized band, so I'm assuming that's what would be viewed as "correct" on this rifle. Regarding the muzzle device... it looks like it's been on there a while, as there's already light finish wear beneath. Do you have any idea how long after the war's end Underwood was contracted to make these recoil checks? Was Korea the first theatre in which they saw use? With a rifle like this that hasn't seen the later upgrades... is it safe to say it was a vet bring back? How else might unadulterated/original config. carbines have escaped arsenal reteofitting? Can one also safely assume it didn't see use in any of the other wars following WW2?
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Eric
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carbinekid
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Recoil checks are postwar. I’ve got an NOS Underwood with the original box and it’s dated 1953. Not sure when they first began production, but it was not during WWII.
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The "Check, Recoil, M1" was recommended for adoption by Ordnance on 11 Oct 1945. I also have an Underwood in original box, it is dated 1952.
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I'm actually putting this guy up for sale. If interested, you can find it in the "For Sale" subforum.
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Eric
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