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Spotter’s Report: Underwood dated 9/42 barrel |
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SSNPingjockey
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Posted: Jun 27 2021 at 7:52pm |
Attended the local gun show in Hickory, NC this weekend. This show does not typically have a lot of WWII firearms, but this weekend was an exception. Quite a few carbines this time, all priced very high. One that caught my eye was an Underwood with s/n 288xxxx that was in very nice condition and all correct WWII form. What blew me away was the 9/42 barrel. I did a little research and conversed with Dan a bit, and it appears legit, though I could not discern whether it was original to the 288xxxx receiver or not. Another Internet forum post I found from 2005 showed another carbine owner who was also stunned to have a 9/42 Underwood barrel on his 613xxxx receiver. A responder to the OP of the 2005 post stated that he had an Underwood 9/42 dated barrel on his s/n 144xxxx. So, legit original appearing extremely early 9/42 barrels on 1st block, 2nd block, and 4th block Underwoods. The top two photos are of the 288xxxx barrel and the bottom is from the 613xxxx. Edited by New2brass - Jun 27 2021 at 8:49pm |
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what is size of the P on the 288 AND LOCATION OF
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SSNPingjockey
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It is the middle photo. It is a larger P and you can see where it is. Maybe 2 inches under the bomb stamp.
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