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Topic - Larry Ruth: The Collectibles! - to be auctioned Posted: May 07 2023 at 5:51am By sleeplessnashadow |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #75 Inland T3 s/n 0108 This carbine is from Inland's first T3 contract, the 108th of the 750 made and completed by April 1943. 515 of which were deployed with M1 Sniperscopes during the invasion of Okinawa. An additional 60 with M1 Sniperscopes were sent elsewhere (China-Burma Theater, European Theater, Ordnance for testing). Most of Inland T3's were scrapped in the 1950's and 1960's with their receivers cut or annealed. Most owned by collectors have been reconstitued by welding and/or reshaped then rehardened. Inland 0108 appears to be have escaped intact. This one has been restored using an early M2 Sniperscope manufactured in 1945. The scope is fully functional. No original battery, has a reproduction battery box. A modern battery can be fitted in the battery box making for a rare functioning display. War Baby vol III p 1071, fig 1107+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #177 Inland T3 Presentation s/n X44 Unknown who presented too. Polished blued, 22 inch bbl, Model 298 Weaver scope. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #172 Inland Presentation s/n XB16 Presented to R.M. Longnecker. WW2 Targeting Supervisor. Inland Plastics Plant Supervisior 22" bbl from the M1e6 experiments, extended stock and handguard made from two stocks. Has Julian Date inked into the slide channel. War Baby vol III p 1148, fig 1176+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #23 Inland Presentation s/n XB77 Presented to Harry Coen, GM Corp. - Original stock broken and replaced with a unmarked fine grain stock from Overton. War Baby vol I p 239 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #77 Inland Presentation s/n XD26 Unknown who presented too. M3 mount and Weaver 330 scope, stock sanded. War Baby vol III p 1149, fig 1178 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #26 Inland Presentation s/n XE76 Unknown who presented too. This carbine came in through the DCM program in 1964 through Letterkenny Arsenal. This accounts for the CC, but how did it get into the Army's inventory? Maybe returned to Inland by whoever it was presented too? Maybe the person it was intended for fell out of favor with Inland, who forwarded it to Ordnance instead? This carbine is in CCNL 176-2/4. The datasheet there does not match Larry's notes, which match what's on the carbine now. Edited by sleeplessnashadow - Mar 23 2024 at 7:47pm |