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jearlky
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Topic: Type 2 rear sightPosted: Feb 01 2026 at 3:22pm |
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I picked a very nice Quality Hardware M1 Carbine with serial number 47748xx at the SOS in Louisville Ky. Seems mostly correct to me. I thought 2 parts were not original to the way it left the factory, a type 3 barrel band. Which I am sure has been replaced. The second part that I thought was incorrect is a type 2 rear sight. I was reading in Canfield's book, at the end of the production run, starting at serial number 4,700,000 they used a few adjustable sights. Can anyone elaborate on this, does anyone have one close to this serial number? How can you tell if a type 2 sight is original to the frame?
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jackp1028
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Posted: Feb 01 2026 at 4:47pm |
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Here's an example close to your serial number with a Data Sheet to compare.
https://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/qhmc-4794514_topic5967.html |
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jearlky
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Posted: Feb 01 2026 at 5:50pm |
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That is a nice Quality Hardware. Appears that the rear sight has been replaced on that one. Looks like it has peened marks where an adjustable sight was.
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jangle
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Posted: Feb 03 2026 at 8:34am |
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jearlky, The QHMC in the link that jackp provided has it's original flip sight. If I would've rotated the receiver a little more, you would see the chisel stake marks in the dovetail, not peened marks from an adjustable. Regards, JA
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jearlky
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Posted: Feb 03 2026 at 7:01pm |
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Thanks I learned something today. I have a lot to learn so any more info would be appreciated.
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