Postal meter m1 carbine serial number lookup
Stock Configuration & Condition: The two piece hardwood stock has a pistol grip, Type IA barrel band with sling loop, sling well, sling pass through and a metal buttplate. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a post set between two protective wings. The rear sight is a Type I dual flip up aperture. The Type I rear sight is marked “S” on the left which is consistent with NPM and others (page 29). The Type IA barrel band is unmarked which is consistent with NPM and others (page 59-60). The underside of the handguard is marked “OI” which is an Inland mark (page 138). The sling well is marked “C”, “7”, with a “flaming bomb”, and with “RSG” which was used by Saginaw Gear and Saginaw S’G’ (page 108-109). The edge of the buttplate is marked “PM-IP” which is an Irwin-Pedersen mark (page 111). The rear of the aftermarket magazine is marked “MADE IN / U.S.A.”. The left bolt lug is marked “6” and the right lug is marked “N” which are NPM marks (page 36). The front sight is marked “NN” which is an NPM mark (page 56). The bottom of the operating slide is marked “ROCK-OLA” which is a Rock-Ola mark (page 65 & 66). The smooth push button safety is unmarked which is consistent with NPM and others (page 95). The magazine release is marked “MN” which is an NPM mark (page 100-101). The hammer is marked “NH” which is an NPM mark (page 89-90). The rear of the trigger group is marked “9” on the left and “N” on the right. Underwood supplied barrels for NPM (page 50-51 of Craig Riesch’s book, U.S. The barrel is marked “UNDERWOOD / 1 – 43 / flaming bomb” and “P”. 30 M1” on the front and “NATIONAL / POSTAL METER / 1477804” on the rear. Barrel Date: January, 1943Īction Type: Semi Auto, Detachable Magazine Year of Manufacture: April to June, 1943 (page 29 of Scott Duff’s book, The M1 Carbine Owner’s Guide). Arrow_back Returns To All Sold Items arrow_back Return To Sold Post-1900 U.S.