New member from Texas first m1 carbine

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   I want to introduce myself as Clay and let all know I appreciate this forum, I have managed to learn much in the last two weeks. I recently inherited a carbine that I feel is special and I have some questions. The rifle is a NPM serial number 1,450,1xx.
While not as clean as the featured NPM in the featured article it is earlier and a little different. I believe it was a bring back and I am working on completing the data sheet. It does have a type 1 trigger guard pin with the spring in place and appears to never been disassembled. Should I remove this pin to get details for the data sheet?
Thank you for your thoughts, photos and data sheet should be completed/ added over the next couple of weeks.

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Clayton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Jun 29 2025 Location: Arkansas Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote Clayton Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New member from Texas first m1 carbine Posted: Jul 02 2025 at 4:41pm
	I want to introduce myself as Clay and let all know I appreciate this forum, I have managed to learn much in the last two weeks. I recently inherited a carbine that I feel is special and I have some questions. The rifle is a NPM serial number 1,450,1xx. While not as clean as the featured NPM in the featured article it is earlier and a little different. I believe it was a bring back and I am working on completing the data sheet. It does have a type 1 trigger guard pin with the spring in place and appears to never been disassembled. Should I remove this pin to get details for the data sheet? Thank you for your thoughts, photos and data sheet should be completed/ added over the next couple of weeks.

floydthecat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Joined: Oct 13 2016 Location: Mississippi Status: Offline Points: 2307	Post Options Post Reply Quote floydthecat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 02 2025 at 6:46pm
	You must remove it to remove and disassemble the Trigger Housing to discover what’s inside. Same thing with the bolt. You can carefully accomplish all this without damage. Never being dissembled is not something that would add or detract much to the value of a correct collector…..but give them time😁. You must disassemble the carbine to determine if it’s correct or not, otherwise you’re just guessing. If one was able to prove a carbine was all original yet never disassembled…..would really be something.

painter777 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Joined: Feb 18 2016 Location: Central MI Status: Offline Points: 2352	Post Options Post Reply Quote painter777 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 02 2025 at 6:51pm
	Clayton, A Welcome to you from Michigan , Sounds like you inherited a very early NPM, since they started at 1,450,000. Someone loved you...... Share a couple pictures before you go all Data sheet Crazy We do have a Holiday soon, this will make you the 1st! Ch-P777
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	Welcome to the club, from Ohio!
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correction on SN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote correction on SN Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 02 2025 at 11:02pm
	Forum members I want to apologize for documenting the incorrect serial number above. It is actually 1,460,1xx when I took the original photo it was from the left and looked like a 5 but when just taking the photo it is a 6. I should have used a magnifying glass the first time, but this explains why the stock is an oval cut and not an I cut. I am working to figure out how to add photos. I am not getting a browse or upload button.

W5USMC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: Apr 29 2017 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 3640	Post Options Post Reply Quote W5USMC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 02 2025 at 11:35pm
	Clay, in your post above you are not logged into the forum, you posted as a guest, therefore you would not be able to post pictures. Below link has picture posting tips. Pictures Tips, Sizing and Posting. Avatars - The Carbine Collector's Club - Page 1
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Clayton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Jun 29 2025 Location: Arkansas Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote Clayton Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 02 2025 at 11:44pm


Clayton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Jun 29 2025 Location: Arkansas Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote Clayton Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 02 2025 at 11:47pm


welbytwo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Hard Corps Advanced Collector Joined: Jan 01 2016 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 931	Post Options Post Reply Quote welbytwo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 02 2025 at 11:58pm
	nice--still would have expected a i-cut--what is barrel date?

Clayton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Clayton Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jul 03 2025 at 12:10am
	the barrel is an underwood and dated 12-42, the front sight is NN