Small parts may have been replaced during the war due to normal field use and maintenance. Variations were common during the years these guns were manufactured. There are variations among these guns, including sights, safeties, gas blocks etc. The barrels are appropriate to the receiver as they were manufactured. Not all receiver manufacturers made barrels and many used barrels from multiple sources. As the US spooled up its wartime production of military guns, it was necessary for multiple manufacturers to work together to complete production of a single working M1 Carbine.
#BEST M1 CARBINE MANUFACTURER UPDATE#
These guns have not been reworked at an arsenal nor refinished at any point (please see update above). They are still ‘as assembled’ during the rapid mass production of WWII. These guns are a piece of history and prime examples of wartime production. There are no records indicating how the Italian Armed Forces came into possession of these WWII M1 Carbines.
From there they went to the Carabinieri – the Italian National Police - and have been in storage since the early 1950s. Per our supplier, these guns are believed to have come directly from use in the European theatre of WWII, eventually making their way to the Italian Armed forces. Underwood – Variants B, S, T and W marked receivers.Many different product numbers will be offered to indicate manufacturer, variant and condition. We used the NRA Firearm Condition Standards for guns of this era as our guide to grade these fantastic guns. Conditions offered will be “Fine”, “Very Good to Fine”, “Good to Very Good” and “Fair to Good”.
#BEST M1 CARBINE MANUFACTURER SERIAL NUMBER#
This single lot of M1 Carbines includes guns from 9 manufacturers with serial number ranges indicating production years from 1942-1945. There is no evidence suggesting these guns have been refinished, just brought to a serviceable standard prior to their transfer. In rare cases, barrels may have been replaced, but they appear consistent with wartime production and use. Examples of replaced or upgraded parts could include stocks, bayonet lugs, sights, bolts, safeties or other small parts. As part of the Check and Test process, parts may have been replaced or upgraded. Our supplier believes this process would have been done in Europe and would have occurred prior to their transfer to the Italian Armed Forces. Government for a functionality Check and Test. UPDATE - While working through the grading process on the M1 Carbines, we now believe these issued carbines were turned back in to the U.S. made M1 Carbines and MidwayUSA has purchased all of them! These M1 Carbines have not been arsenal refurbished. After years of effort, our Supplier has been successful in securing a large lot of U.S.
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