Carbine of Interest Inland 270

Dan did an amazing job with the research on Inland 270.

When my Marine buddy got Inland 270 some 30+ years ago from an elderly family friend in PA who had been a WW2 Officer and who told him "this was the Carbine he carried in the War into North Africa and then Sicily and Germany" - he either meant it was the Actual Carbine he carried, or as most have speculated, it was "like" the Carbine he had carried.

Edited by HammerGrunt - Apr 14 2025 at 7:20pm

Any body notice the chamber has ear like its cut down 03 barrel 

I admit the post on Inland XB 271 made me want to go back and look at this great research post Dan Pinto did on Inland 270. And even though I have it in my Safe I’m still surprised when I see what Dan learned about the early, (pre-full production?) sometimes not seen before parts on this super early Inland.

Thanks! Just seeing it’s 271 on its receiver made me think about my 270 and which caused me to go back and look through Dan’s research and information on it. 

The Story of Inland 18,

Edited by W5USMC - Oct 05 2025 at 7:41pm

Thanks for the extra information and history Dan. 

Edited by HammerGrunt - Oct 05 2025 at 7:07pm

I wonder if a serial number on bottom of barrel flat or gas cylinder on 271--17 and 18 both have--18 had to come out of hiding today charlie

Dan Pinto posted: "There are several examples of carbines given to instrumental Inland people that have a mix of parts. If you have the newsletter look into Stanley Prance's gift. Off hand I think he was the chief metallurgist. So is his carbine having the latest, hence greater parts on an earlier gun a boon to the recipient?"

I am no Garand expert, but I am reminded of the National Match M1 rifles, manufactured by Springfield Army in the late 1950s. Think of them as new "presentation grade" M1s, that were set aside by inspectors because they were more accurate than the average M1 that SA built. They were intended to be used by the military rifle teams competing at Camp Perry, OH., not hung on the wall nor put in a safe. There were competitive shooters then, not collectors.

When these rifles were made available to civilian shooters, they were gobbled up because they offered an advantage in accuracy. Throughout the 1960s, improved parts were manufactured, accepted and made available to all shooters: changes to the front and rear sights, the gas cylinder, and eventually glass-bedding in the stocks. Serious competitive shooters upgraded their factory-original NM rifles to seek improved scores.   No one was thinking of future Garand collectors wanting factory-original NM rifles.

Same with the carbine. An adjustable rear sight is better than a flip sight, same with the #2 and #3 band over the #1 band, the rotary safety is better than the push safety. If I had been the recipient of a "presentation" carbine at the end of WWII, I would've wanted all the improvements in my carbine. No one was thinking of future collectors.

Now, 50 years later, we're still obsessing over what parts are "correct." Depending on your goals, they are ALL correct! :-)

Regards, mb