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Trepang
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Posted: Aug 02 2021 at 11:09am |
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New here and new to M1 Carbines.
Been into Garands and WWII bayonets for awhile but my interest has spilled over into M1 Carbines. Without getting into the fact I probably paid too much please help me understand better what I have and any errors in my analysis or understanding of the markings and history of the rifle. I became interested in the "Bavarian Carbines after reading the short little section in Craig Riesch book "U.S. M1 CARBINES, WARTIME PRODUCTION" book. I came across this one on GunBroker and fell in love. Based on my research it looks to be an Inland that was issued to the Bavarian Rural Police and then transferred to the Austrians. I am basing this on the fact the receiver is marked " BAVARIAN RURAL POLICE" and the fact the trigger housing is marked "L.G.K.T" and "0489". The last four of the receivers serial number is also stamped inside the sling well and engraved on the top of the bolt. The stock also has the crossed cannons in the right spot for a wartime Inland stock, the barrel is marked Inland with a 9-43 date, and the front sight is "N" marked. The gun came from CMP - the seller says he hasn't fired it or swapped parts on it since he bought it from CMP in 2009. It does come with a CMP certificate matching the serial number. I welcome any feedback or insight from you more experienced guys. Working on resizing pictures now. Thank you Edited by Trepang - Aug 02 2021 at 11:29am |
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Trepang,
You need this link from above. Pull your boots off, put your feet up and crack a cold beer..... You'll be busy a while when you open the link below: Ch-P777
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Thanks - I have actually been pouring over that website for the past couple of days....Thats what started me down this path. lol
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Looks to me like you have a good start. The Lander that the carbine was assigned to can probably be figured out from the two initials. Coming through DCM/CMP my understanding is that you pretty well assured it was checked out mechanically. That's the same as having had paid a gunsmith the gages to check the headspace along with other important safety and funstions. It is possible some parts were changed since coming back, and it looks like some parts were changed while in service. If barrel and receiver numbers seem to match chronologically, then start going through the parts. *Riesch is good enough to guide you through things to look for. Then check the correction/error sheet posted here in the forum. At that point Ruth's War Baby etc may become a more useful reference for things like part transfers and such. I found some of the There are two Inlands that have been featured. Edited by Matt_X - Aug 02 2021 at 1:01pm |
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Looks like I am going to need an oiler and a sling for it.
What would be a "correct" oiler for it? Thanks
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Carbine of the Month = Featured carbine. This is since we cannot promise them monthly. LGK = LandesGendarmerieKommando meaning roughly Land Police Command Unit the easiest way fro me to navigate the Austrians is to go to the "armory" and use the search function (CTRL + F) type the initials. Alternatively at the top of these pages use the BavarianM1Carbine.com search field. You will quickly find it is Tirol (Tyrol). from the Austrian main page you will find it was occupied by France Back to the top of the page, we know to click Gendamerie and then click Tirol I will leave the rest for the OP to discover |
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Any Original US oiler code would work.
Beware even the oilers are Faked these days.
If me I'd buy a IS oiler. Our Buddy Eddy Yuja who sells as 81mm on Gunbroker has them listed and you can count on it being real. I know he just recently opened this bulk package of oilers. Here's a current listing, be sure to read his Description for proper shipping cost, which will be $7.00. I'm sure you could just bid the $15.00 and win it. Or pay the extra $1.00 and have it on the way. Any questions just ask him thru the 'Ask the Seller a Question' feature. He's pretty quick to reply. Oiler Link: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/907261044 Slings can be tricky because of so many Fakes and Reproductions, especially USGI C Tip Slings, even post WWII D Tip slings. If you want to keep on the German/Bavaria/Austria route you could consider these, but may be hard to locate: On the Austria site, Jim M has this information about leather slings found and reported used on some in this link: http://www.bavarianm1carbines.com/austriaaccess.html German side, Here is a current listing on Ebay with a "FIX" RG with the R reversed that 'Might' be real: Original WWII C Tip slings when found on Ebay tend to go pretty $high, plus you have to sift thru the Fakes and Reproductions. I'm sending you a PM. Charlie-P777 |
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Thanks - Very interesting I did see this which does not match up with the one I bought - "Carbines with the markings of Tirol have been found to usually have one of two marking configurations. The first group has the Gendarmerie markings on the bottom of the trigger housing, with no other parts on the carbine stamped with any other numbers or markings. The second group have the Gendarmerie markings on the bottom of the trigger housing, and the entire serial number stamped in the sling-well. Mine has the markings on the trigger housing but only has the last four digits of the serial number stamped in the sling-well; Not the entire serial number. |
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Thanks - I found a "II" marked oiler on eBay that isn't crazy expensive. As for a sling, a high quality repo will suit my needs.
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"Thanks - I found a "II" marked oiler on eBay that isn't crazy expensive. As for a sling, a high quality repo will suit my needs."
No need to reply to the PM I sent you then. Cheers, Ch-P777
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Took the Bavarian Rural Police 1943 Inland apart a little bit this afternoon.
It appears to be "correct" as to the way it was returned to the US Army from the Germans/Austrians. Gotta love the German's love of serializing everything. So far I have found the last four digits of the receiver's serial numbers (6437) on: The bolt The slide The stock The hand guard The trigger housing |
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