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#11 Underwood Model M1 Carbine, B subcontract receiver, s/n 2631596

Underwood mis-stamped 10-49 bbl, U marked type II bbl band, P-U type III low wood stock (sanded) with GHD UEF cartouche and crossed cannons, P-U handguard, U flat bolt, U slide, rear flip sight marked with square S, U type IV trigger housing, U type III hammer, U type IIA mag catch.

Note the receiver has a crack on the left rear corner of the rear sight dovetail.

Includes sling, oiler, and magazine.

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#138 Underwood Carbine, T subcontract receiver s/n 2381099 - LeMag .45 WinMag Conversion

LeMag was the name of the company who made the conversions of .30 cal. carbines to larger more powerful cartridges in the 1990's. Judged theoretically unsafe due to the power of the cartridges, they've been in use now for over 20 years with no known failures. One owner in AK told me hunted with it without any issues. Larry's features a Choate fixed stock made specific for LeMag. The barrel is a commercial barrel with a gas piston housing modified for the .45 WinMag cartridge.

Depicted in the 1990's Shotgun News ad included below are Uzi Gal, Timothy LeGendre (owned LeMag), and Mikhail Kalashnikov (holding one of the LeMag conversions).

The color image of Kalishnikov holding a LeMag carbine was in Larry's files. Unknown where he obtained it. The barrel is longer than the barrel on the one being offered.

Includes sling and magazine modified for .45 Winchester Magnum.

The carbine below is depicted in War Baby! volume III, p. 1510, image 1745.

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#20 National Postal Meter Model M1 Carbine s/n 4231695

Nice restoration - Unmarked milled front sight, IBM undated bbl, type I bbl band with UN swivel, Trimble TN type II high wood stock with NPM/FJA and crossed cannons, IN handguard with altered barrel channel, PN recoil plate, milled adjustable rear sight with H in shield, UN flat bolt, extractor with number 3, IN firing pin, UN type IV slide, N16 type II trigger housing, type III hammer with H only, SN trigger, SW-N sear, SN type III push safety, SN type IIA mag catch.

Includes sling, oiler, magazine.

Estimated Value: $2,200





























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#159 Bullseye M1 Carbine, caliber .30 carbine

Bullseye's carbine receivers were milled from forged steel to GI specs and feature a wide recoil plate tang. Bullseye used various
GI surplus parts that were still available and they're included on this carbine. These are the carbines that preceded the
carbines by Universal Firearms and some of the nicest commercial carbines made. The rear sight on this one was installed by
Larry as a prop. It's a commercial flip sight with fake markings. The sling, an oiler, and a magazine are included.

This particular carbine is the carbine shown in War Baby! volume III, page 1457, figure 1656. It's also depicted on our web page
with Bullseye's history.

     Price: No longer available

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_bullseye.html

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#163 H & S M1 Carbine, caliber .30 carbine

H & S Machine was owned and operated by two machinists, Haas & Storck. Those with the H & S markings preceeded the ones
they subsequently made under the Plainfield Machine name. Unlike their Plainfield Machine operation became, these were machined
and assembled only by Haas & Storck. They did a nice job. This one includes a number of surplus GI parts they used during the
time they made these.

The sling swivel is commercial, not original to H & S, and was added by Larry as the band it came with didn't have one. A magazine
is included with this carbine.

     Price: No longer available

     

     

     

     

http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_HS.html

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#08 Underwood Model M1 Carbine, T subcontract receiver, s/n 2390242

Restored - SI U stamped front sight, Underwood 11-43 bbl, PU type III low wood stock, partial crossed cannons, Pedersen U handguard, unmarked type I bbl band, U flat bolt, MU extractor, DU firing pin, U type II slide, U type IV trigger housing, U type III hammer.

Includes sling, oiler, and magazine.

Estimated Value: SOLD





























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#61 Inland Model M1 s/n 432477 (springtube)

Inland 5-43 bbl, unmarked type I bbl band, S marked rear flip sight with W-I marked leaf, OI type III stock w/ crossed cannons, OI handguard, DI recoil plate, OI flat bolt, PI type II slide, Inland type V trigger housing, HI dogleg hammer, type III HI mag catch.

Includes sling, oiler, magazine.

Estimated Value: SOLD

























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#157 Johnston-Tucker M1 Carbine, caliber .22 LR + shipping

Johnston-Tucker was the first U.S. company to make a carbine in .22LR. Unlike the others they used surplus GI parts
as they were still available at decent prices in the 60's. The receiver was made from aluminum. The hammer design was
altered to work with the rimfire cartridge. The bolt and slide were designed as integral. With use over time the impacts
of the slide against the receiver tended to snap the front of the slide off. This one is still intact.

The original magazine was a GI 15 round magazine with a .22 magazine insert. Few still survive and an original one is included
with this one. The damage to the finish you see on this receiver is due to the type of finish they used on the aluminum.

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#100 Inland M1A1 s/n 5056138

Early second production run M1A1, original with possible upgrades, no crater marks. 3-44 Inland barrel, N front sight, AS type II bbl band, stamped adjustable I.R. Co. rear sight, PI type IV slide, AI flat bolt, Inland type III trigger housing, HI type III hammer, OI handguard, OI low wood stock, RI hand grip with crossed cannons lower right side.

Includes sling, oiler, magazine.

Multiple small rust spots on lower hinge assembly.

There is a notation in Larry's notes of a claim this came off a decommissioned sub. Provenance not yet found.

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#165 Millville Ordnance (MOCO) M1 Carbine, caliber .30 carbine

Millville Ordnance (MOCO) was the predecessor of H & S and Plainfield Machine. There have been many various stories by commercial
carbine manufacturers and marketing people of the 1960's claiming they had made carbines for the invasion of Cuba. This is
the only one we've found evidence proving it's kind of true. While building carbines for retail sales the owner of this
company supplied a number of carbines to Bautista for the re-invasion of Cuba. The carbines were seized as they were
loaded on a plane in Miami. As a result the owner of MOCO was indicted in Federal court and incarcerated. Leading to
the start of H & S carbines then Plainfield carbines.

MOCO carbines were built using commercial receivers. The barrel on this one is a 2 groove 1903 barrel inserted into the
rear half of a demilled GI barrel. Common for many manufacturers during the early to mid 1960's due to a lack of surplus barrels
and no company had yet to make them. Not inherently unsafe. See the MOCO web page. This one includes a magazine.

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#134 Inland Model M1 s/n 2622

Partially restored - Inland 6-42 bbl with Arlington Ordnance import mark, N milled front sight, KV-B swivel, double stamped s/n, rear flip sight (unmarked), Arlington Ordnance type III stock & handguard (WB III p1648 fig 2016), W flat bolt, W extractor, W firing pin, PI type II slide, Inland type III trigger housing, IN type III hammer, HI type III mag catch, marked sling.

Includes sling, oiler, magazine.

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#109 Inland Model M1 s/n 642989

Mixmaster - Inland 8-43 bbl, type III bbl band (cut down to type II), J.A.O. stamped adjustable rear sight, OI type II stock, RIA recoil plate, AOB round bolt, PI slide, type V trigger housing, I-I type III hammer, C-tip sling.

Includes sling, oiler, magazine.

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#204 Howa Model 300 Sporting Carbine, caliber .30 carbine

After the occuptaion of Japan Howa was the first company allowed to manufacture a firearm. The firearm they manufactured
was their Model 300 sporter. Used for deer and small game hunting in Japan. Howa had carbine experience. During the
occupation they manufactured carbine and M1 rifle parts under contract to U.S. Army Ordnance as replacement parts.

Howa attempted to obtain a U.S. based importer for these without success due to the volume of surplus GI carbines and
commercial carbines already available at prices less than what it cost Howa to make these. The only Model 300's that made
it to the U.S.A. were a couple provided as samples to prospective U.S. importers and a few brought back by U.S. service
members stationed in Japan who bought them. These tend to be the later versions of the Model 300 made in the 70's and 80's.

This Model 300 was their first version of this model, manufactured in the 1960's. Howa provided it to Ithaca Gun Company
in Ithaca, NY, for consideration of importing Howa's Model 300's. It has Ithaca's import mark stamped in the handguard
and top of the stock to the left of the bolt. The import mark and locations infers this example was imported circa 1969-1972,
after the 1968 Gun Control Act requiring the import mark but before ATF set import mark guidelines.

It's difficult to come up with an estimated value on this one due to it's rarity stateside. Only other like it we found was
brought back by a service member and sold for over $1600 several years ago. These are considered collector's items. Both here
and in Japan. They are a piece of history. This one includes it's original magazine.

This particular carbine is depicted on our web page with Howa's history. It's an all original Model 300.

     Price: $ make offer + shipping

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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#001 Inland Model M1 s/n 289

Restoration. Stock is nicer than metal. Has early flip sight with very early tall leaf. LA O ordnance bomb stock, early parts, marked sling.

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#03 Inland Model M1 s/n 839563 (Saginaw large SG receiver)

Has NRA sales receipt. Restoration with original finish. Inland 10-43 BI bbl, N millied front sight, unmarked type I bbl band, flip sight, OI type III high wood stock with crossed cannons and P on front of handgrip (T120 on bottom of grip), OI handguard, OI bolt, PI slide, Inland type II trigger housing, HI type III hammer.

Includes sling, oiler, magazine.

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Wooden toy M1 carbine

Has no markings identifying the company who made it. It may or may not have been made using parts of a rejected carbine stock.

This example appears in War Baby vol III p. 1618, fig 1946.

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Ruger 10-22 Tribute model, .22 LR

Ruger 10-22 Carbine with M1 carbine style "Tribute" stock by the E. Arthur Brown Company. It has the carbine style TechSights
100 Set (front and rear), a "dummy" M1 Carbine magazine cover attached to the base of a standard Ruger factory 10 round magazine,
along with the sling and oiler. Note the damage to the top of the handguard just forward of the receiver (shown in the pics).

This is the 10-22 shown in War Baby, Volume III, page 1652, figure 2025.

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#62 Inland Experimental s/n 35

Twin recoil springs, cutaway stock, Only 2 made.

The cut-a-way stock shown was added by Larry. The original stock it
came with will be included with the cut-a-way. Pics of the original
stock will be added when we can get to it.

War Baby vol I p 93, fig 100+, p 358

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#114 Standard Products Model M1 Carbine s/n 2152135

Restored - Underwood 12-43 bbl, N milled front sight, S-HB type III low wood stock (original but slightly sanded) has faint crossed cannons, S-HB handguard, rear flip sight with square S, 35S flat bolt, Standard Products type IV slide, S type V trigger housing (marked 26-A), SW type III hammer, SW type II-A mag catch, S-S2 sling.

Includes sling, oiler, magazine.

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#181 Williams Gun Sight, #2 of 50, Custom Sporterized M1 Carbine, caliber .30 Carbine, s/n U346

About 1964 or 1965 several dozen carbines were manufactured by Plainfield Machine for Williams Gun Sight who customized them
and introduced them as a limited series of 50. According to Williams they actually produced and sold less than 30. This is #2.

Sporterizing surplus military rifles for hunting was popular in the 1960's. From 1965-1968 Williams Gun Sight catalogs included
instructions and various parts for this purpose. While no longer popular this custom job is not only very rare but beautiful.
Williams used a custom Mannlicher style stock and handguard made by Reinhart Fajen. From the Williams catalog:

"This Williams sporterized M1 Carbine features a thumbhole-pistol-grip Mannlicher stock that is tastefully checkered and hand
finished. Metal is completely refinished and blued. The magazine is shortened to a five shot. Receiver sight is the new
WGRS-M1-CAR with precise windage and elevation adjustments and positive locks. The front sight is a .312 Ivory bead on a 9/32"
Shorty ramp. Swivels and the attractive carved leather, guide carrying strap complete the unique sporterizing of these collector pieces."

Surplus GI parts were still available at the time Plainfield manufactured this carbine. This carbines has An SG flat bolt, Underwood
slide, Plainfield trigger housing with several GI parts. The barrel was manufactured by Small Arms Mfg for Plainfield.

Williams customized many carbines in the 1960's but none are as beautiful as their limited series of 50.

We have no idea what to ask for it. You decide what it's worth to you and make us an offer. It's definitely a rare
beautiful piece of carbine history.

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#28 IBM Presentation s/n 3946682

Presented to Lt. W.M. Hacker, NY Dist. Ordnance Officer, sent to Auto Ordnance to fix problems.

War Baby vol I p 194, WB vol III p 1036, fig 1077+

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#27 Inland Presentation s/n XG67

Presented to Stewart L. Brams of Inland Rubber. Early X gun (experimental) renumbered for presentation. 7-42 bbl.
Very rare early tall flip sight (see http://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/carbine-of-interest-inland-270_topic5734.html)

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#179 National Postal Meter Presentation s/n 1943

Presented to A.R. Todd. Underwood 7/43 bbl. This carbine sell with #68 National Postal Meter Presentation Desk Display as a set (next below).

War Baby vol III p 1020, fig 1057+

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#68 National Postal Meter Presentation Desk Display no s/n

Chrome Desktop cutaway presented to A. R. Todd of Todd Corp with s/n 1943. This item sold as a
set with #179 National Postal Meter Presentation s/n 1943 (directly above)

War Baby vol III p 1019, fig 1055+

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#83 Rock-Ola Presentation s/n EX-6095423

Presented to H.E. Brauns, Rock-Ola plant manager, in case. Includes
documentation from family. Most RO presentations went to people not
involved with production, such as lawyers. This one went to someone
involved in actual production.

War Baby vol III p 1170, fig 1198+

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#39 Saginaw S'G' s/n 3244108

Built from parts. Very rare S'G' springtube receiver, this is one of only two that have been reported to the club
since 1977 (See CCNL 357-17). Underwood 10-43 bbl very low ME. Rare late W/SG mag catch. IO stock with M2 cut. HI hammer.

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#85 Standard Products Presentation s/n 2028476

Presented to Dana Hill, Std products Ord Inspector. Twin buttstock stand. In
special chest, fine tiger stripe stock. Includes second custom stock, Industrial
Wartime Achievement Book, spare parts.

War Baby volume III p1029-1030 & p1578 fig 1223

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#31 Standard Products Presentation, s/n 2203018 EX12

Unknown who it was presented too. Approximately 30 Standard Products presentations made. War Baby vol III p 1200

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