6.12 Underwood

This isn’t a special rifle by any means, but the first thing that jumped out at me was how uniform the patina on the metal is.  That tells me that it hasn’t been messed with for ages.  Also, you can’t see it in the pictures, but it does have a faint, boxed O.G.E.K. arsenal rework mark, so this carbine was ok’ed by THE Elmer Keith!  Oh, has anyone ever seen an almost-cursive rework “P" on the grip like this?  What about the maker’s marks on the both side of the safety?  Maybe someone can shed some light on that.

Here is the link to the album.  Click the first photo, then use the left and right arrows to scroll through.

Thanks, 

B.O.

has some nice parts on it too.

your carbine has been through a rebuild so all parts are mixed. If you really need to know what is in the bolt and want to take apart then do it inside a plastic bag so you do not lose parts.

With a background as a mechanic and a machinist I would consider myself quite adept at taking tricky things apart and putting together. The case trick will get it apart but putting it together can be an exercise in futility. 

If I may put it another way, I would not recommend trying it without a proper tool.

Thanks for the information on the safeties, New2brass.

My best guess is Underwood on the butt plate given the broad, flat circle around the screw hole.  I tried my best to decipher between the Inland and Underwood pattern in the nubs about the screw hole, but couldn't.