Inland M1a1 (?)

am surprised no rust spots from the drool of whomever ever told you was not a original m1a1, some depot or armorer switched those parts jim mentioned, they probably offered to take it off your hands, years ago a guy name of Larry Reynolds AKA Large Marge penned it well, your gun is drippy mint, the drippy is the drool of those looking at it--if that is your first carbine I would quit as anything else will be downhill--now all that said should be a IO in the slide well by the bridge--am totally clueless to your circle S thing--couple more checks and should be good to go-if you want to replace the safety and mag catch be careful--lots of fakes on safeties--is plenty of late Inland mag catches though-I have those if you want to have it look as was made

if Marcus says it's good, then you definitely have a keeper!

from what I remember about ramp milling on sights the winch thumb nails are finer milling and usually looks like two small milling tools vs the one larger milling circle you see on the ramp of N marked sights-not sure what foto you are seeing with the thumbnail on the flat-I am not finding but a foto of the ramp--the ramp looks like a common type 1 unmarked or N marked to me

Look at the picture of the barrel date. Can see a partial front sight. A better picture of the sight itself would clear the question.

I'm no expert, I'm just curious. Is there a 2-in long small gap between the stock and the left side of the front receiver ring when the action is in the stock?

is no thumbnail behind the sight post--can't make out if a N there or not-but can see the ridge go back to the ramp

usmcdoc67 wrote: Look at the picture of the barrel date. Can see a partial front sight. A better picture of the sight itself would clear the question.

welbytwo wrote: -now all that said should be a IO in the slide well by the bridge--am totally clueless to your circle S thing--couple more checks and should be good to go-