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CARBINE CLUB NEWSLETTER ARTICLES/SUBJECTS, ISSUES 1 – 384 (1976-2015)
Legend: APG = Aberdeen Proving Ground, BFA = Blank Firing Attachment, B-L-C = Brown
Lipe Chapin, COM = Carbine of the Month, DS guide = Data Sheet Guide (parts differences
shown), ETO = European Theater of Operations, FM = Field Manual, IR = Infra-red, LINE-OUT
= transferred receiver, MWO = Modification Work Order, NL = Newsletter, O&E = Odds and
Ends (tools and accessories), PIOW = Parts in Original Wrapper, Q&A = Questions and Answers,
SA = Springfield Armory, SR = Spotter’s Report/Member’s Report, TB = Technical Bulletin, TM
= Technical Manual.
“Rules” used: With the exception of Inland, all carbine manufacturers’ names are abbreviated
with initials (see listing in last paragraph below). Mag is an ammo mag; magazine is a paper
product. First word of every “subject” is capitalized to ease reading; minimal capital letters
afterwards. All Q&As and O&Es and some SRs/PIOWs are too varied to list every subject. When
the SR/PIOW discussed only 1-3 subjects, they are listed. Otherwise, they are listed as SR various
or PIOW various. Most administrative (club management) notes are NOT included in this index.
The following words are used interchangeably: cover/case, repro/fake and gauge/gage. Note: some
small articles are found on the ads page; look carefully in your newsletters.
Word Search: Utilize the Ctrl F function on your keyboard, or “Find" or “Edit – Find” function
in Word to do a word search for a subject you are interested in. This will save time and effort.
With an Apple computer “Pages” word-processing program, utilize “Edit, Find, Search.” Note
that, except for Inland, all carbine manufacturers’ names are abbreviated in this index. The
following initials are used - IBM, IP, NPM, QHMC, RMC, SG, S’G’, SP, UEF, UN-Q, WRA.
Please report any errors to the Editor, name and address on the back page of every newsletter.
1. Collecting carbines, Notes for beginners, WRA carbine features, Q&A.
2. Importance of noting differences in markings of the same letter, Confusing code markings,
Chart of carbine parts and markings, SG/S’G’ and IP carbine features, Q&A.
3. Missing serial numbers, Correction to NL 1 (WRA bayonet lug marking), SP carbine
features, Q&A.
4. Inland carbine features, Graph of Inland serial numbers, barrel dates, and major parts types,
M3 Trench Knife, Q&A.
5. RMC carbine features, Carbine cases, Carbine-related articles in The American Rifleman
magazine, Small arms targets, Trigger Spring tool, Q&A, O&E.
6. Cleaning rod types, Ammo specs, M4 Bayonet, NI firing pins are Inland, Correction to NL
4 (M1A1 buttplate), Q&A.
7. IBM carbine features, IBM subcontractors, Mag pouches, Books available, Fake T-23
Flash Hiders, Update to parts markings from NL 2, Q&A.
8. QHMC carbine features, M4 Bayonet and M8/M8A1 Scabbard, FM 23-7 and variants,
Ammo, M4 Bayonet and M8/M8A1 data sheet.
9. NPM carbine features, IBM plants, Infrared telescopes, Handguard top groove, Q&A.
10. UEF carbine features, Shooting, RMC front sight marking and pin staking, IR marked
stock, Rear sight staking, Q&A, O&E.
11. Looking ahead and looking back editorial (included a members’ interest survey).
12. Carbine barrels, Polley Bros & Verson oiler, Melvin Johnson Spitfire 5.7mm, Q&A.
13. Fifteen round mags and chart of manufacturers’ markings, IR marked stock (more, since
NL 10), Martin B. Redding barrels, Rubber mag caps, M1 Bayonet practice disc (target).
14. UEF S code, Dutch BFA, TM number codes explained, M73B1 scopes, O&E, PIOW
(various).
15. Trigger housing features and chart, BK oiler, SR (various).
16. How-to on gunshow carbine displays, Front sight removal tool (GI, foreign, repro),
Displaying carbine mag collection, IR scope tip.
17. M5 Piston nut wrench, Receiver manufacturing steps, Authentic? (buying tips).
18. Cleaning gas pistons, Vehicle mount for carbines, Dishonesty (removing M from face of
late mag catches), Q&A, PIOW (various).
19. “Carbine” Williams book by Ross Beard, Carbines seen in Europe, News from members,
NI versus IN parts codes and correction to chart in NL 2.
20. Stock types and markings, Rebarreling carbines Part 1 (no part 2 – see related articles in
NLs 101 and 168), Q&A.
21. Historical notes on combat use of the carbine, Parkerizing Part 1, IP/S’G’ triggers.
22. Barrel manufacturing steps, SR (various), Repro M1A1 stocks.
23. Stock markings by arsenals and inspectors, Mag catch types and code markings,
Destruction of excess M1s by the government, Keeping a low profile at gunshows, Blued
(black oxide) parts.
24. Trigger housings (update on NL 15), Push safety types and code markings, APG
engineering and service tests of carbine prototypes.
25. Parkerizing Part 2, Prototype WRA carbine, APG carbine pilot models and production tests
of prime contractors’ carbines.
26. Slide types and code markings, Trigger housing manufacturing steps.
27. IP/S’G’ update (since NL 2), Commercial carbines, Trigger code markings, R front sight is
not RMC.
28. Bolt types and code markings, Bolt manufacturing steps, Sear types and code markings,
Trigger housing internal trigger hole shape unique to WRA, Inland stamped/brazed trigger
housing?, Corrections to NL 27 (UEF barrel dates in IP/S’G’ article, Trigger markings
article).
29. Receiver construction features with chart, Extractor types and code markings, M2 carbine
performance, Buttplate features.
30. NPM update, Recoil plate types and code markings, Standard Nomenclature Listing (SNL)
ordnance code markings, Carbine use in Vietnam.
31. Unusual items reported, Firing pin types and code markings, Receiver shuffle (line-outs),
Operating slide manufacturing steps, GI mistakes (parts and accessories), IP/S’G’ serial
numbering.
32. Front sight types and code markings, SNL to FSN change (continued from NL 30).
33. Pyrotechnic signals, Stock identification by construction features, Carbine use in Indo-
China wars.
34. Book review: M1 Carbine by Larry Ruth, WRA metal finishing, Chromed-lined barrels
(see NL 38).
35. SP update, SG and S’G’ serial number split, L-type flip rear sight code markings, Blank
firing carbines, Overseas sightings of carbines.
36. Stocks (more, from NL 20), WRA stock manufacturing steps, IBM update, IP-S’G’
numbered front sights, Reloading tips.
37. WRA subcontractors, Mag characteristics and code markings update (from NL 13).
38. Martin B. Redding/Herlo chrome-lined barrels update (from NL 34), Buttplate update.
39. Trigger housing types update, UEF X007 fake, Short barrel carbine fake.
40. Correction to NL 32: SN milled front sight is SP - SN stamped/brazed front sight is NPM,
QHMC and IP parts markings (few), UEF update (part 1).
41. Stock rebuild markings, Restoring carbines tips.
42. Unused serial numbers, SP production history.
43. Inland/SG carbines, Japanese Howa carbine, White Sewing Machine hammer,
Reassembled M4 bayonets?, Marlin stock, IP-S’G’ triggers: another characteristic,
Operating spring guide rod (unusual).
44. Mag pouches types and markings, Gas cylinder nut wrench (unusual).
45. Design and operation of some carbine parts (receiver, bolt and hammer), Bullseye carbine,
T3/M3 confusion, UEF parts types and markings (part 2 from NL 40), Curio and relics list.
46. Unusual barrel (possibly a subcaliber training device), Curtailment of carbine production,
Operating springs and guide rods.
47. SP gauging/inspection/firing range, SW oiler, M1 rifles and carbines seen in Korea, M1A1
carbines.
48. Collector’s experience with M3 IR Sniperscope, M1A1 stock characteristics (more), UEF
E158.
49. Inland X guns (prefix and suffix).
50. Confusion over 1979 newsletter numbering, Buffalo Arms and Marlin carbines?, IP trigger
housing wrappers, Sling buckles, Sling swivels, Front band locking springs. (see note at
end of index)
51. Operating spring guide rods with brazed collar, BATF interpretation of M2 carbine legality
including Inland “souvenir” carbines, Type 2 barrel bands, Chrysler Evansville ammo plant
- steel cased ammo. (see note at end of index)
52. WSW mag catch, M1 Garand extractor plunger found in a restored carbine, Handguard
types/characteristics/markings.
53. RMC presentation carbine EX-6095---, Numbered front sights (again, since NL 36),
Operating spring guide rods (follow-on to NL 51), Welded carbine receiver, All carbines
classified as Curios and Relics.
54. IBM production history, Do-It-Yourself stock repair, Repro M4 bayonets, “Cincinnati Drill
a Tron” round bolt, NPM U-code comment.
55. U.S. Lend-Lease carbine sent to Canada , SP production (more), IBM notes, Operating
spring differences, M2 carbine faked to M1.
56. IBM presentation carbine 3902844, M2 carbine shooting report, Hand-stamped M1 and M2
Inland receivers.
57. Receiver construction details, Trimble Nurseryland furniture company (TN stocks).
58. WRA update.
59. S-MB and SW push safeties, 3-pocket mag pouch illustration (details in NL 168),
M1903A3 barrels assembled onto carbines (fake, more in NL 358), Receiver construction
features chart, Wasted serial numbers (differing results from similar article in NL 42).
60. WRA bayonet lugs? (round back c and straight back c), WRA serial number chart showing
parts types expected in each range, Okinawa battlefield relics, QHMC to RMC fake,
QHMC carbine with odd scope mount (identified in NL 129).
61. Lend-Lease carbines.
62. SP subcontractors, including barrel manufacturers and evaluation of their quality.
63. “Coal dust” Parkerizing (beware), WRA notes (info from members), RMC presentation
carbine (another seen), PIOW (various).
64. Use of carbines by Great Britain and New Zealand, #2 barrel band types and code
markings, Fake Inland XA22 presentation gun, Photo of Eisenhower, Churchill and
Bradley firing carbines (follow-up in NL 344).
65. Carrying case for sniperscope carbine, Restoring carbine fundamentals, IBM and IBM AO
duplicated serial numbers?, Casters for a floor gun rack, QHMC and RMC low wood
stocks, WRA trigger housings, RMC update part 1.
66. RMC update part 2, WRA firing pin type 2, Repro slings.
67. Trigger spring differences, WRA trigger housing numbers, Marlin 06 (fake?), Sling marked
U on an original-appearing UEF carbine, Type 1 band differences, I-HB stock with date.
68. QHMC update, T3 Inland 0615 and T7 carbine sold at auction.
69. UEF presentation guns(?) with initials, Inland SI and SG markings overlap, Parts code
markings update, Late WRA trigger housings, Corrections to NLs 65 (RMC bolts and
slides), 66 (RMC hammers), 68 (QHMC stocks and firing pins).
70. IP update, TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) carbines, APG carbine(?), Slide
identification update, Sling tip update, Ejector plunger types, UEF replacement barrels
seen (dates as late as 11-44), Hardness test marks.
71. RMC information, “Crossed cannons” cartouche differences.
72. Inland update part 1, Overstamped markings on swivels, RMC cartouche differences.
73. Type 1 barrel bands again, SP slide numbers, Inland update part 2.
74. SP targeting device, Random notes (info from members), Inland spring-tube receiver
(quick identification), Steel identification (types).
75. Highwood stock characteristics and markings.
76. Type 3 push safety slight construction difference, Handguard update.
77. Parts with markings of two different manufacturers, 15 round mag pouches update.
78. Rear sight (L type and adjustable), RSG stock with SP buttplate, Correct sling installation,
WRA’s use of Marlin stocks (ad), Lyman gun sight corp (ad), Book: Shots Fired in Anger
excerpt re: carbine, Correction to NL 76 (Safety types), Curio and Relics classification
clarification, PIOW (various).
79. IR telescopes and T3 carbine part 1, Correction to NL 75 (RMC cartouche).
80. IR telescopes and T3 carbine part 2, Random Notes (carbine tidbits from National Archives
documents).
81. IR telescopes and T3 carbine part 3, Carbines hung from ceiling, Inland difficulty with
adjustable rear sights April 1944.
82. IR telescopes and T3 carbine part 4, Barrels damaged by Proof P marking.
83. NPM production notes, Book: Ordnance Went Up Front excerpt re: carbine, NPM
manufacturing processes, SR: Inland to NPM stock.
84. Centrifugally cast parts at QHMC, Buffalo Arms corp barrel markings, Q-TX
stamped/brazed trigger housing.
85. Early IBM carbine report, IBM production notes, Hammer pin and Trigger housing pin
proper placement, M1A1 grip profiles, Safe-conduct pass from Vietnam (showing an
M1A1).
86. Inland lined-out to UEF, P-1 marking in sling well of stock, Stock and handguard
restoration and refinishing, Warped stock remedy, M4 bayonet hilt marking, M12 tool roll
kit contents.
87. Who designed the M1 Carbine? (NRA reprint) discussion re: patents, M2 stock marking
(unusual), M4 bayonet hilt marking (more).
88. BFAs, M1A1 oiler(?) - tentatively identified in NL 104, M3 sniperscope knapsacks, Spring
tubes and IP mag PIOW.
89. Book by Bravo Co. review, Weapons evaluation of the Korean War excerpt re: carbine
(“Anvil Chorus” by S.L.A. Marshall), 30 round mag PIOW.
90. SP update on bolt markings.
91. Type 3 RMC hammers, M15 grenade launcher range tables, Marlin(?) carbine #1.
92. Carbines in a can, Early carbine cover, Book: Brave Men excerpt re: carbine “mixmasters,”
Bougainville campaign carbine story, HF Co. accessories (commercial), SP bolt markings
(more, since NL 90), Sniperscope replacement batteries.
93. IR early research, 15 round mag pouches (more) with additional notes from Bill Ricca, SR:
WP recoil plate.
94. Ordnance Inspector responsibilities, Buttplate update (since NL 38), Modified (by Israel?)
15 round mags, Bayonet wall display using pistol belt, Unusual M2 carrying case.
95. Carbines used by Hollywood, RCA Snooperscope ad, Shooting (reloading), Carbines in a
can (more, since NL 92), Carbine in Columbia, SR: M12 tool roll kit (more, since NL 86).
96. Gage (plug) for trigger housing, HF Co. (more, since NL 92), Sniperscope mounting bars,
SR: SP mag, RMC packaging, I-cut stock origin/patent, Type 3 RMC hammers (more,
since NL 91).
97. M3 sniperscope accessories, U.S. marking on original zipper covers, SP presentation
carbine 2028476 (Dana Hill), Ordnance Dept evaluation of carbine 1944, Yank magazine
1945 tip for guiding forefinger to push safety, M13 spare parts roll, WRA 72786- - with
stainless barrel, TB ORD 415 on rubber washer for oiler.
98. SG update part 1, SP I-cut stock, Oiler caps knurling differences, Ordnance officer Harold
Phelps comments on carbines in WWII, Dole amendment (imports), T23 flash hiders,
Overstamped mag marking.
99. SG update part 2, Carbine Industry Integration Committee, M21 Training Aid (twice the
size of a carbine), APG museum, Inland motivational posters, IP mag PIOW.
100. M3 Trench Knife, WRA carbine inspection criteria, Frank Jervey ordnance engineer bio.
101. QHMC production history part 1, RLM stock (unusual), Index mark alignment and
headspace, M3 knife origin, MWO B28-W5 Bayonet lug band.
102. QHMC production history part 2, Welded carbine receiver and barrel, Parts info:
B-marked flip sight and KR hammer, Sarco receiver thread tap, Unusual receiver
(subsequently identified in NL 149), SA museum carbines.
103. S’G’ presentation carbine (Charles Runchey), IR sniperscope (more), Narrow sling
swivel, Korean War vet comments re: carbine, Slide identification matrix, 5-pocket mag
pouch (unusual).
104. Cartridge development, Late slide markings, Marlin’s war production, SA postwar
carbine parts production, NL 88 oiler tentative identification, SR: S’G’ 3542029 and
QHMC 1980899.
105. RMC presentation carbines, Winter trigger, SP “lunch box specials”(?), Toy carbine,
MWO B28-W7 Disconnector spring and plunger assembly, SR (various).
106. M4 Knife-Bayonet.
107. RMC factory visit, WRA machine-stamped M2 73312--, Vietnam “tunnel rat,” Popular
Science ads, SR: backwards sling.
108. Ammo lots part 1, SG 5842340 damaged by bad ammo, “Imports” first look, More on NL
106 COM: unusual M2 slide marking.
109. Ammo lots part 2, MWO B28-W6 Rotary safety, Correction to NL 108: damaged carbine
is SG not S’G’, IR sniperscope (more), Late WRA slide markings, Inland rain test
photo and list of Inland subcontractors.
110. Early IBM markings, Tools and gauges, Silenced carbine, Inland helmet liner.
111. Metascope IR device, Milled trigger housing review, Inland logo origins, QHMC cast
parts (follow-up from NL 84), BATF machine-gun interpretation and “import” marking
requirements.
112. Carbine tests at APG part 1, Restoration tips, Inland murals (two), SR: (two separate
articles; various subjects).
113. Carbine tests at APG part 2, “Copycat” (Chinese) carbines, Correction to NL 112 SR:
IBM hammer marking, SR: repro #1 bands and welded “re-welded” receivers.
114. Detachable spring housings (spring tubes), Color matching (or lack thereof) on carbines,
Breech and trigger canvas cover 1948, MWO B28-W4 “M” Mag catch and longer
plunger/safety assembly, Correction to NL 113 COMs: unmarked safety on 2122--- and
ordnance bomb marking on 2010---, Inland logo (more, since NL 111), Front sight puller
(home-made).
115. M1A1 review, Clarification to NL 114 COM: QHMC 1617--- milled extractor and mag
catch marking and general discussion of COM presentations, Japanese POW language
guide on carbine stock.
116. Late hammer and 26 coil hammer spring development, Pacific war vet comments re:
carbine, Transition or reworked extractor, Buttplate replacement onto a swollen stock,
Cleaning gas pistons and nuts (more, since NL 18).
117. Clarke carbine (Howard Clarke), Allied Generals’/VIPs’ carbines, RMC update part 1,
Clarification to Pacific war vet comments (NL 116).
118. T18 “hold open” mag follower, Bolt tool, Stripper clip, TB ORD 9 on adjustable rear
sight, MWO ORD B28-W3 Adjustable rear sight, Carbines in Canada, RMC update
part 2, Correction to NL 117 COM: 1755--- cartouche and RMC markings.
119. Sniperscope use manual, RMC update part 3, P proof mark on stock, Army Times article
on carbine in regard to replacing .45 cal M1911A1 with 9mm Beretta.
120. SA report on carbine revisions and problems with failure to feed/failure to extract, SC
mark on SP rear sight, QHMC milled ST-Q extractor, Barrel thread gauge, 5.8 million
range SG carbine mini-update.
121. R on RSG stocks thought to be RMC (incorrect), IP and Irwin Brothers info re: stocks,
15 round mag pouches (origin of enormous quantities), Mags (3) taped together in WWII,
Correction to NL 120 (article title), QHMC carbines with #2 bands, SR: unusual M1A1
cover (Wardor fake).
122. SA test of adjustable rear sights, BATF list of seven M2 carbine parts, Wardor fakes,
Correction to NL 121 COM: 4824--- op spring guide rod type, Q-EX un-numbered
souvenir carbine, ISP oiler report, Unusual sling, Metal preservation, Korean War (M2
Carbine) footage in Clint Eastwood movie “Heartbreak Ridge,” SR: German hammers.
123. Inland #1.
124. IR and sniperscope published media reports, RMC efficient stock manufacture, QHMC
carbines with #2 bands (more, since NL 121), Rowen Becker carbines, Modified training
stocks and trigger housing, WRA machine-stamped M2 7247512 (another).
125. NPM update part 1, Inland #1 clarification, H&R (?) receiver (see NL 155), “Copycat “
(Chinese) carbines (more, since NL 113), Korean made 30 round mag pouch, Differences
in O.G.E.K. (Ogden Arsenal) rebuild marks.
126. Inland logo (more, Wright factory photos), Brig. Gen. Guy H. Drewry (photo at Inland),
NPM update part 2, NPM subcontractors, Wardor fakes (more), SR: LA-marked hand
guard and UEF 13974--, Photo: Inland inspection department 1943 (attached to club
roster).
127. UEF update part 1, HF Co. “around the corner” firing devices and M8 grenade launcher,
Neoprene (rubber) washers for oilers, Plastic ordnance escutcheon (cartouche), Mag
pouch (unusual), Unexpected parts seen on 4 late WRAs (SA bayonet lugs, unusual slide
marking).
128. ETO war vet comments re: carbine, UEF update part 2, Correction to NPM subcontractor
list (NL 126) and Oiler marking discussion (including ISP), Bill Mauldin carbine cartoon.
129. Mr. William H. Doerfner (SG) interview part 1, Unusual QHMC carbine from NL 60
identified, Stock P markings, Rechambering of Inland #1, Mag pouch (unusual) from NL
127 (more), Newspaper article on David Rockola, Photo: canvas muzzle cover in WWII.
130. Gages (more), Mr. Doerfner part 2, Inland XE75 (fake), APG tech manual error, PS
magazine: slings, IP COM discussion, IP blueprints, WRA ad.
131. M8 Grenade launchers, LTC Edson D. Raff unusual bayonet and lug, Leather jeep
scabbard, Mr. Doerfner part 3, PS magazine: rifle accessories, Western Cartridge ad.
132. NPM tool room carbine (William Uhl), NPM’s last trigger housing, Mr. Doerfner
(conclusion), SG presentation carbines, WEP mags, M1A1 canvas cases, WRA ad.
133. Inland special experimental #35 and discussion of similar carbines, UEF 10-49 barrel
date discussion in COM text, T top oiler and M2 submachine gun, DCM letter, SR:
double-marked JI/AI #3 band and IU 30 round mag.
134. Carbine variation update, T3 serial numbers (correction in NL 138, WRA machine-
stamped M2 receiver (another, 6603---), Serial number block list, PS magazine: oilers
and magazines, SR: battlefield pick-up mags.
135. Serial number confusion (over-runs, X prefix, 8 million block), Parts details for the
purist (trigger, safety/mag catch assembly, slide detent spring), T-120 experimental
grenade launcher, Lea and Oneida slides ad, M1950 jump case, USMC M14 mag pouch
belt (pistol belt with multiple female snaps) mistaken for a carbine mag pouch belt.
136. M3 IR scope, Data sheet explanation, Stock markings (unusual combinations), Rugg
mags.
137. M3 IR scope restoration, Commercial carbines review (listing of previous articles).
138. Editorial on importance of good research/supporting evidence/documentation instead of
hearsay and guesswork passed on as fact (from Present Arms magazine), Correction to
serial number block list (Inland T3s) in NL 134, Canvas case (unusual), “Copycat”
(Chinese) carbines (more, since NL 125), Carbine variation update from NL 134 (one
more), Mag pouch (combination type).
139. ETO war vets’ comments re: carbine (and adjustable rear sights), M3 flash hider, History
of Parkerizing, SP rebuilding of M1 rifles, I.R. Co marking differences on rear sights,
K marked hammers, PS magazine articles (sling installation thru sling well, trigger
housing pins and ejector), Leather Jeep scabbard (more).
140. Index and COM.
141. Carbine features seen in WWII photos, SR: early bolts and trigger housing seen.
142. M1950 jump case for M1A1, IP/S’G’ front sight numbers identified (more in NL 283),
Inland 3183932 APG test gun (fake), BM CO M8 scabbard throat numbers differences.
143. Mag pouch from NLs 127 and 129 (more), Barracks rack caution, Popular Science
magazine article on carbine, WRA ad.
144. M8 grenade launcher (more, since NL 131).
145. Book review: Guide to collecting M1 Garand and M1 Carbine by Bruce Canfield,
“Carbine” Williams article from Wildlife in N. Carolina magazine, Repro 1943 S.M. Co.
slings.
146. 30 round mag construction, T7E1(?) experimental stock and handguard, “Ammo clip
carrier” (field expedient, from 1945 Combat Lessons #8), Global Arms carbine #191,
Leather Jeep scabbards (more), Iver Johnson .22 cal carbine, British comments on
carbine from book With British snipers to the Reich, Inland receiver ring marking
differences, IBM 075X (fake).
147. Mr. Pedersen’s 29B presentation carbine, Rowen Becker carbines (again, since NL 124),
SA marked milled adjustable rear sight, Recoil checks (subsequently identified as repros
in NL 155).
148. PS magazine: M2 disconnector lever, M1A1 engineering drawing, Man at Arms
magazine article re: carbine by IBM employee Arnold Kopser (reprinted with more info
in NL 348), 30 round mag construction (more).
149. M1A1 padded holster/jump case from Popular Science magazine, Unusual receiver in
NL 102 identified as Global Arms, Stock repairs in recoil plate area, USMC carbine
manual and discussion of the carbine’s strengths and weaknesses.
150. USMC mag pouch belt for M14 not carbine (more since NL 135, photo), QHMC .45 mag
PIOW, SR: early SP trigger housing.
151. Inland type 2 band (illustration in error. See NL 359), M6 scabbard (repro).
152. M3 knife with wooden grips, M1A1 stock PIOW.
153. Mr. Doerfner (SG) engineer’s log book part 1, Imports (more, Davidson’s, from Brazil),
Carbines in a can (more, since NLs 92, 95).
154. T4 carbine, Mr. Doerfner log book part 2, Imports (more, Davidson’s/Springfield
Sporters), T12 recoil check and T12 BFA warning.
155. SA M1E4 sliding stock, Recoil checks, Mr. Doerfner log book part 3, WEP mags,
H&R Machine and Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland OH.
156. Safety chamber plug, Winter triggers, Mr. Doerfner log book conclusion, NLD recoil
checks.
157. Inland’s role in carbine development and production part 1, Metascope (more, since NL
111), FM 23-7 variants, Winter windage knob, .30 Kurtz cartridge, Firing test (385th
Infantry), Ordnance manual error re: sling (see NL 158, Kerr sling), SR: unusual UEF
slide.
158. Inland’s role part 2, Kerr sling for carbine, M1A1 leather replacement, Schlegel sling
package PIOW (more info in NL 162), SR: carbine zipper case photographed in combat.
159. Inland’s role part 3, RMC stocks, Type 2 band (more), Singer/SP confusion/rumor,
British made stock pouch, UEF ad.
160. Inland’s role part 4, Barbed wire cutter attachment, Rotary safeties on late WRAs, SR:
zipper case with unusual pull ring (see COM in NL 133) and small canvas parts case.
161. M1A1 update, SR: Pedersen U handguard liner (metal tab), Fake early parts seen and
import marks filed off barrels.
162. IBM update, Manufacturers’ ads on carbines in wartime magazines, SR: markings on
slings from Schlegel package (NL 158) and more on small canvas parts case (NL 160).
163. Carbine storage and coping with humidity, PS magazine: Gas piston nuts and M5 tool,
Cast parts (more, since NL 111), Corrections to IBM update in NL 162: Firing pin
markings and previous newsletter reference, Small canvas parts case identified (from NLs
160, 162), M2 disconnector lever PIOW, Manufacturers’ ads (more).
164. Hybrid late war sling, Manufacturers’ ads (more), WRA prototype sling (see also NL 87).
165. Demilitarization (demil) of carbine, WRA prototype (production) oiler, WRA ad, T12
BFA (more), SR: Spare parts kit, Tip on installing trigger and sear outside the trigger
housing (more info in NL 369).
166. 30 round mag construction (more) and correction to NL 146 mag terminology, Canadian-
legal 18 ¾” barrels, PS magazine: Sniperscope use and care.
167. Pull-through thong, AKI M4 bayonets (repro), M4 bayonet repros (more), M2 receivers
accidentally sold(?).
168. T12 BFA (more), SG and IP sidetracked receivers, Prototype carbine and accessory
illustrations in 1943 Artillery manual (first look at “lineman’s” scabbard/holster),
Excessive headspace – salvaging the barrel, SR: plastic molded trigger housing, modified
sear with stud (subsequently identified as being for automatic fire field modification, see
NLs 269, 281), M2 receiver.
169. Inland prototype oiler, Consecutively numbered WRA and Inland carbines (D and –X),
PS magazine: bolt tool, Inland M2 submachine gun at West Point museum.
170. There is no newsletter # 170, error.
171. Correction to IBM update in NL 162: serial number, Spring tube receivers, SR: L-A
marked M2 stock (unusual).
172. Slide energy, UN-Q update, Sniperscopes on Okinawa, 30 round mag construction
(further clarification/correction on terminology).
173. Inland #20, Conetta M4 bayonet (unusual), Warning on fake (Chinese) LC 52 corrosive
ammo.
174. Korean War reports (two) on carbine, M8 grenade launcher (more), Inland receivers to
RMC, SR: Inland 123 marked with LP (identified as German police in NL 351),
Salvaged receivers (WRA 1189516), Marlin barrel dated(?), “Copycat” (Chinese)
carbines (more, since NL 138).
175. SA report on carbine improvements, Wardor fake hammer spring tool, SR: TN to Inland
stock (more from NL 136), Extra long hammer pin(?), Inland mags PIOW.
176. LP marking on receiver (again, since NL 174, German) and “3 in a circle” marking, AKI
M4 bayonet (again, PIOW?), Filling in rear sight stake marks on receiver.
177. “Copycat” (Chinese) carbines (more, since NL 174), Carbines in Vietnam, PS magazine:
ammo mag case.
178. Rochester Ordnance District carbine production, Headspace, Development of carbine
cartridge (more), Sniperscopes on Okinawa (more, from NL 172), Inland SI 702607 lined
out to UEF, I.K. and KR hammer markings.
179. Mag pouches (more), Audie Murphy and carbine, M4 bayonet (more), Rochester Defense
carbine 1450051 (fake), Sniperscope grip handles.
180. Rochester Defense/NPM early carbines (more), Audie Murphy carbine (more), H&R
Model 65 training rifle sling not for carbine (Reising sling, see NL 240), 30 round mag
pouches (more).
181. Correction (and more) to Rochester Defense/NPM early carbines article in NL 180, Army
slow fire recording sheet from 1943, Clandestine WWII operations with carbine, K
hammer update, Commercial Controls 0155 (fake), Fake IP parts.
182. Japanese M4 bayonets, Theory on WRA barrel band construction, Late Inland slide
differences, UEF receiver codes, Repro M3 knives, Inland #20 (more, from NL 173).
183. WRA promotional chart, Sling PIOW, How to spot a restored carbine, Repro M3 knives
(more), M1A3 carbine (improved M1A1).
184. Historical notes (carbine ammo weight and origin of L-type flip rear sight),
Organizational spare parts for carbine, Inland Type 1 and 2 bands and handguard PIOW,
Repro M3 knives (more), Slings, Carbine sling used on “grease gun,” Curios and Relics
(again).
185. Recommended (historical) reading, Correction to M3 Knife article in NL 184
(terminology), UEF B code (BA) line-out to WRA 6534071, Mag catch PIOW,
M8/M8A1 type scabbard (crude, Chinese?), Brown-Lipe-Chapin barrels, SR: bandoleer
and 3 carbines reported.
186. Korean War report on carbine from book: The Four Deuces, General Patton comment on
open peep sight versus adjustable rear sight from book: War As I Knew It, M8 cleaning
rod and carbine cleaning brush PIOW, M18 High Pressure Test cartridge specs.
187. Inland M2 update, M13 Dummy cartridge specs, SR: Inland XD33 and unmarked Inland
BR barrel (identified as button rifling in NL 360), SR: IBM 4369 and fake Commercial
Controls 0155 (sold).
188. WRA 1st block update, IP mag markings, US&S Swissvale PA plant closed.
189. Commercial Controls mag catch PIOW, M6 Grenade cartridge specs, NPM mini-update,
SR: bolt and hammer of Inland 5131132 (unusual), Atlanta Cutlery’s commercial
Camillus M3 knives, S&C U stock.
190. WRA 1st block update more (additional info since NL 188), Mag pouch comprehensive
update, M1 Carbine ball cartridge specs.
191. SR: Inland lined-out to RMC 457220, IP 221919 (Inland numerals?, see NL 195), UEF
1355561, Inland #18, Carbine in action: Alsace-Lorraine, German leather mag pouch,
Canvas case update, Repro stocks and handguards, IBM 3651585.
192. Canvas muzzle cover update, Society of American Bayonet Collectors, PIOW: M4
bayonet and M8A1 scabbard, M2 selector switch (lever), and piston nut, ETO war vet
(Demangate) comments re: carbine, Gun Week magazine inaccurate article, Repro
stocks and handguards (more), SR: 6 digit IBM (an error), International Silver war
production and early mag markings.
193. BW-marked mags (in IS box), SR: mag markings on floorplate and follower (more),
Ammo expenditure during Okinawa campaign, Corrections to NL 184 COM:
marking on extractor, sear, stock, and hammer.
194. Ammo types history and specs, German leather mag pouches (more, from NL 191),
French military carbine ammo, Fake IP parts seen again.
195. Six digit IP (NL 191) renumbering?, Cartridge head stamp (US and foreign) update.
196. More info on NL 191 COM: WRA 1000000 and IBM 3651585, WRA shipping box/crate
dimensions/construction information/serial number label, SP employee ID card, Canvas
muzzle cover warning.
197. SR: two Inland cutaways (XF39), Fake mag catch and hammer markings, Netherlands
carbine club, HMR marking on SP stocks (Harold M. Reedall), SR: Brown-Lipe-Chapin
barrel, Sniperscope mounting bracket PIOW, International Silver records, Box of SG
WEP mags PIOW.
198. David Rockola death, IBM receiver marking variations, Union Switch & Signal war
production history, Sling PIOW, SR: UW mags (WRA) and Inland 549, HMR marking
on SP stocks (more), Rochester Defense 1450051 (more on identifying its fakery).
199. Barrels with two proof Ps, M8 scabbard (labeled as M8A1) PIOW, Accessories for
carbine, SA buttplates, SP “presentation” carbines or “lunch box specials?” (more, since
NL 105)
200. Hillerich & Bradsby pre-war logo, UEF magazine ad, Book review: The Carbine
Handbook by A. Davis, Repro parts (more).
201. S.E. Overton ad, Grenade launcher 1943 training circular, Inland plant carbine wall
display, Inland presentation carbine X47 (Paul Clingman) “physical memento, souvenir.”
202. Carbine facility and subcontractor codes, High/Low serial number ranges reported, Inland
carbine and helmet liner in museum at Adak Alaska, SR: M1A1 in Oslo Norway
museum, M2 stock with S&C marking, Inland E-marked un-numbered carbine.
203. South American use of carbines by DEA, Korean War carbine photo, Firing pin tool, GI
field-expedient 30 round mag(?), Col. Harold M. Reedall (HMR) on SP stocks (more,
since NL 197), SR: WRA 5800824 D (see NL 169), Canadian muzzle extension on
Inland 29863--.
204. T12 BFA (identified as Plainfield in NL 205, see also NL 88), Pedersen U handguards
and marked metal liners (more), M2 carbine disassembly mat, Bridgeport metal goods
mag box PIOW, Type 4 mag catch faked to a Type 3 (no M), PIOW: Type 3 JI bands,
sling, operating springs, SR: Fake IP trigger housing, US&S company (more, since NLs
188, 198), Toy carbine (more, since NL 105).
205. M1 carbine cartridge (more), SA postwar carbine activities, WRA promotional chart
(again), SR: Inland’s changeover from Type 1 to Type 2 bands, T12 BFA (NL 204) is
a commercial repro, Pronunciation of “carbine.”
206. Firing pin tool (from NL 203, more), M2 carbine article from Ordnance Sergeant
magazine, Inland subcontractor parts markings, Ordnance Dep’t procedures for parts
marking, Marking of parts (another article).
207. War materiel quantities, Cartridge head stamps, SR: UN-marked 30 round mag and IO
stock to WRA, Canadian large capacity mag ban, Box and bandoleer of carbine ammo.
208. Sears (Overton?) carbine stock, Ordnance carbine manuals/catalogs/documents (listing),
Field-expedient bolt disassembly tool from 1943 Ordnance Sergeant magazine
(Walloch).
209. RMC Company purchased, WRA promotional chart (more), Ordnance carbine
manuals listing (more), Unusual extractor plunger, Earliest and latest model trigger
housings, Canadian procedure for converting 15 round mags to 5-10 rounds only, Bore
cleaner article from Ordnance Sergeant magazine, SR/PIOW: various M4 bayonets.
210. Carbine in action: Germany, Reloading (more), Prototype bayonet and lug from
Imperial Knife Co., Using carbine flip sight (analysis) from 1944 American Rifleman
magazine, Editor’s note re: General Patton comment on peep sights.
211. Johnston-Tucker .22 carbine, Hartzell Co (walnut supplier to Overton) 1945 newspaper
article, SR: S’G’ 18332--, M2 carbine video.
212. Fake mag catches (ATP), SG targeting device (Doerfner).
213. Carbine disassembly mats (more), Sniperscope batteries PIOW, Mag pouches review
(the various types), Bipod for carbine (home-made from GI parts).
214. Front sight tools, TB 23-7-2 instructions on trigger and sear installation (republished with
more discussion in NL 273), Modified U trigger housing (see NL 228), Cartridge
comparisons, UEF lined-out to NPM 4049244, Bayonet lug band blueprints and
discussion.
215. More fake mag pouches (Avery), Correction to Johnston-Tucker article in NL 211 oiler
marking, Buffalo Arms enamel pin, I-slot Thompson SMG stock, SA T4 and M2
collection, AKI M4 bayonet (again), Inland employee ID badge, Navy “trophy” carbine
(1945), WRA carbine shipping crate stencil.
216. Bolt tool PIOW, Avery 1943 mag pouch (fake, again), Camillus M4 bayonet USGI and
commercial copy characteristics, Rochester Defense 1450051 (fake, again), Ellis Lenz
death, Repro flip sights.
217. Padded jump case, SR: Rubber buttstock pad (identified in NL 222), Carbine variation
update, SP recoil plates.
218. Mag catch assembly and hammer spring PIOW, Sling buckle and end tab differences,
SR: sling marking (reprinted from NL 162) and odd stock marked P-1, Repro flip sights
(more), Correction to Ellis Lenz’s age (from NL 216).
219. Course of fire for carbine qualification 1943 from American Rifleman magazine, Field-
expedient bolt disassembly tool (another, since NL 208, Brackman), Melvin Johnson
Spitfire carbine ad (and barrel rifling twist rate), Carbine racks (Army Air Force),
Restamping of stocks.
220. SR: Horizontal stake marks on front sights and dummy cartridges PIOW, Atomic bomb
tests, Carbines sold to Mexican government, SR: odd W stock, M1A1 stock PIOW and
UI front band, Field-expedient carbine tools (and scabbard types) from 1944 Ordnance
Sergeant magazine (Ewing and Hall), M1A2 carbine, Navy bureau of ordnance, M1A1
grip PIOW.
221. M2 prototype selector switch, Camp Plauche’ identified (NL 213), Headspace gauge
(unusual), OKAY M2 mag, M4 plastic handle bayonet: fakes/repros, Book Review:
Collecting the M1 Carbine by Jesse Harrison.
222. Reloading (more), SP merged with Nishakawa Rubleer, Repro parts in France (DPMS),
ETO war vet comment re: carbine, Slings with fake tags, Inland 5557074-X, Type 3
bands PIOW, Rubber buttstock pad identified (from NL 217), Inland parts (2)
overstamped with a W, Oiler holder, “Ringed” buttplate, H&R Reising carbine look-
alike, M3 knives (WWII vintage) available again.
223. DPMS identified (NL 222), OKAY identified (NL 221), Headspace gauge (unusual,
again), SP 1982607 (Lee Bracken, plant manager), SP slide numbering, Oiler holder
(more, from NL 222) and DPMS (more) and Anniston stock tags (German? – see NL
226).
224. Fake parts alert (again).
225. Carbine training cards, Rudy Furnace company, 2 rivet handguards converted to 4 rivet,
Bolt tools PIOW, Breech cover, GM name change for Fisher and SG, OKAY 30-round
mags (more), FM 23-72 Carbine marksmanship courses 1958, Slings with fake
manufacturers’ markings, Unusual receivers (Inland 23, NPM 1450067, SG 3422---,
3499---, S’G’ 3596---), H&R Reising carbine look-alike (NL 222, more), SR/PIOW: 30
round mag, Bolt tool, WRA barrel, WRA promotional chart (again), SP presentation
2203013 EX-14 (Hurskaine).
226. British VIPs who owned carbines, Correction to NLs 222 and 223 (Dutch, not German
oiler holders and markings on Anniston stock tags), including use of carbines in the
Netherlands (mention of Eurometaal rebuild facility), W-I late extractor and Inland
extractor update.
227. Carbine tools update, Kinematics (piston operation physics), SR: R marked piston and
star on grip of stock, Inland employee (McMenamy), B&P motor sales company
subcontractor to Inland, Correction to extractor article marking in NL 226.
228. Criticism of carbine in Bougainville campaign from American Rifleman 1944, Cover for
carbine with 30 round mag 153357, Experimental .22 cal carbine (APG, 1952), Unusual
trigger housing (NL 214) solved: mod for auxiliary sear to allow automatic fire (Francis
Conway).
229. Rotary safeties PIOW, Battle of Bulge carbine UEF 4035076, Union Switch and Signal
(more, since NL 204), Fake (Chinese) LC 52 corrosive ammo (again, since NL 173),
Fake 30 round mag pouches (again), Schmeisser type folding stock, London Imperial
War Museum carbines feature.
230. Transferred receiver variations (line-outs) update (since NL 31), Millville muzzle
extension, Identification of Schmeisser type folding stock (NL 229), Combat lessons #5
re: carbine effectiveness, WRA front sights, Carbine buttstock/buttplate cover, Short
barreled carbine photo 1945.
231. DS guide: “Fat boy” hammers, S’G’ 77810, Bandoleer ammo card, Ammo (Dutch and
German), Barrel reflector for carbine, M2 slide PIOW.
232. Spring tube PIOW, Hillerich & Bradsby bat, Muzzle gage (unusual), Trench
knife/bayonet mentioned in American Rifleman 1945, WRA/Inland early barrel thread
interchangeability problems, Headspace gages 1.291 (again), Cracked gas cylinder, IN
dogleg hammer, LA identified, Ammo (Dutch and German, more).
233. Smith & Wesson Academy recommends carbine for police work, Score book 1947, SG
extractor PIOW, General Patton with carbine.
234. Howa (Japanese) carbine 08935
235. Targets A & B, SG versus repro front band dimensional differences, Navy ordnance
manual description of carbine, Bayonet bands identified PIOW, DS guide: front bands,
recoil plates and screws.
236. Flash hider (unusual), Rochester Defense jacket patch, SG name history, Oneida/Lea
slide ad, Experimental .22 cal carbine (more, from NL 228), PC 43 ammo carton, F-S
1943 fake slings, DS guide: handguards.
237. Grenade launcher springs and rear sight alignment gage and bolt PIOW, Stock coloring,
W S’G’ extractor, IP-W W-I overstamp mag catch, WRA 5 million block update, SR:
welded carbine receiver and Erma’s carbine, DS guide: hammers and operating spring
guide rods, Fake parts (again) and fake F-S 1943 sling photo.
238. RMC presentation carbine EX 6095414 (Papen), WRA M2 estimated production note,
WRA/Inland stocks with long barrel channel and recoil plate base support (more in
NLs 240, 241, 333), Stamped/brazed trigger housing marked 0 (identified in NL 241),
Carbine equipment PIOW, SR: WJ recoil plate (photo reprinted in NL 244) and two
types of M2 selector springs, F-S fake slings (more), DS guide: oiler slots in stock.
239. IP police badge, Rustless Corp stainless steel ad, Mag pouch (for 4 mags, unusual,
identified in NL 267), DS guide: firing pins, sears, trigger housing retaining pins.
240. Navy gun camera mounted on carbine stock, Pacific war vet comment re: carbine, DS
guide: slides, slide stops, sear spring, USMC Reising sling differences from carbine sling,
SR: KI mags, LA identified (republished), Late Inland stock differences (more, from NL
238), LA stock variations, Inland war production employment letter.
241. Carbine war stories (3), TV show “The Equalizer” carbine, “Stripper clip” (mag charger)
with marking G. Greene (correct nomenclature is stated), Rubber mag cap instructions,
Overton 1 millionth stock, UEF’s carbine display case, TP marking (Toledo Police
Dep’t), SR: Q- NL trigger housing overstamped with Rock-Ola (RMC), Inland trigger
housings packaged for export, Lindberg Engineering development of stamped/brazed
trigger housing, Trigger housing identified (NL 238), IBM 39685--, M1 and M2 stock
construction variations update, Correction to NL 237 date.
242. “6 pack” mag pouch (Merrill’s Marauders) and “rigger’s pouch” discussion, Correction
to NL 240: duplicate COM from NL 223 and Corrections to NL 241: Overton stock error
and COM 1374916 cartouche error.
243. SR: reused parts packaging, Recon squad carbines, SR: 1943 carbine carrying case, Steel
case ammo origins, DS guide: stock types.
244. SR: Tracer ammo bandoleer and M1A1 Jump case with mag pouch attached, Zipper
cases update, USAF survival kit M1A1s (1958), Leather scabbard (another), Bullet
diameters, Photo reprints from NL 238, Cutaway carbine, Inland division and Fisher
guide lamp no more, M2 disconnector lever PIOW.
245. TB 9-1276-1 (“chamber skirt,” counterbore on muzzle, mag assembly, seating action in
the stock), DS guide: receiver mill cut, notches, and rear tang, Unmarked IP parts.
246. RMC subcontractors, M-13 parts roll PIOW (two mystery tools), WRA re-used serial
numbers, Repro cartouches.
247. Restoring knife/bayonet leather handles and tightening cross guards, QHMC plant photo,
DS guide: spring tubes, “Combination” (carbine or .45) mag pouch, Pedersen U hand
guard differences, SR: cast “fat boy” hammer, Overton M2 stocks PIOW, Navy gun
camera stock (more), M-13 parts roll mystery tools (more), DS guide: trigger housing top
widths.
248. Humorous carbine war story (Barnes), QHMC subcontractors, DS guide: chamber skirt.
249. Waterproof cover (wartime photo and PIOW), Rugg manufacturing company history,
German use of carbine during Bulge, DS guide: receiver left-rear “ear” detail, rear bevel
and hammer spring, Herlo (HC) barrels.
250. Graphic training aid 9-64 for M2 carbine, SG plant history, IP/S’G’ trigger
notches (again), Steel wool for smoothing stocks (warning).
251. Niedner Rifle Co and Rudy Furnace Co histories (N and R front sights), Cast recoil
plates, Letters on WRA trigger housings, M2 trigger housings versus M1 housings
converted to M2, Ejector spring PIOW, Bayonet lugs identified (more, Apex).
252. SR: Unusual (foreign?) stock markings, Cover with “belly” for M2 carbine, LA stock
mark variation, Graphic training aid 1943, M2 carbine in USAF, DS guide: trigger
housing milled side shape and bolt right lug shape, Dutch M4 bayonet.
253. International Silver markings on oilers and mags, WEEBEE fakes, SG presentation
carbine (John Helveston), Finishes (different types) found on carbines (including
Inlander magazine photo of Lubrite operator Mr. Schutte), DS guide: handguard lip on
receiver.
254. Carbines in Mexico, GI field-expedient 30 rd mag? (another, since NL 203), SR: unusual
push safety and #1 mag catch, Field reblueing of carbines (McKagen), DS guide: receiver
front ring marking and trigger housing types.
255. M15 grenade launcher sight differences, DS guide: left-rear detail and receiver re-stamp,
SG update, Inland 514230 with BI barrel, Recoil check with oval F mark (tentatively
identified as Ferro in NL 351).
256. DS guide: Sling tip differences, L-type rear sight, buttplate, Howa (Japanese) rear sight,
Oval F mark (more), William H. Doerfner (SG) obituary.
257. Stock cleaning tip, SR: stock pouch with “new” marking, French-modified stock pouch,
T4E1 bolt disassembling tool.
258. Swedish (M3 type) fighting knife, SR: early RMC handguard with U liner, 45 round
ammo box, SA postwar carbine activities (republished with slight changes since NL 205),
bandoleer PIOW, DI and SI bolt markings, Fake U flip sights (Northridge), Lyman
carbine sights, SR: Adjustable rear sight marked T.I. 90 (S. Korean?).
259. Q-NL trigger housing overstamped to Rock-Ola (RMC, again from NL 241), Case with
an extension on the muzzle end, SG update addition re: 22 coil hammer springs, First 200
UEF carbines have Inland receivers, DS guide: IP/S’G’ trigger housing holes/dimples,
Battery equivalents (military/commercial), Type 2 bands: original or fake (Inland KI #2
band has no recess/lip, More on NL 258 COM: stock marking.
260. General MacArthur and steel ammo can development; Repackaging ammo at Evansville
Chrysler plant, DS guide: bolt types.
261. Reloading discussion, Inland receiver ring markings, Cut-away mags (Neal Fisk-AMAC),
Herlo HC barrels warning, “Belt type” mag pouches update.
262. SR: M2 C.I. marked disconnector lever and various W-marked recoil plates, DS guide:
gas cylinders, “Stock type” mag pouches update, 30 round mag pouches update, Muzzle
covers update.
263. Ordnance tool identified (from NL 246), WWII pheasant hunting with carbine, Thai
Police/Howa jungle carbine 04423, DS guide: trigger housing lube hole.
264. Sling PIOW, Austrian KM1 practice carbine, M2 disconnector differences, Zipper cases
update, M1A1 scabbards (padded jump case) update, Hip holster (“Lineman’s scabbard”)
update, Neal Fisk - AMAC (more, identified in NL 355), Carbine 1545956.
265. 30 round mag update, SR: First-aid pouch modified as carbine mag pouch.
266. Early WRA 30 SL cartridges PIOW, 30 round mag update (more), W. German extractor
springs and hammers, and extractor spring plungers PIOW.
267. SP plant photo, Spare screw for bolt tool PIOW, mag pouch (unusual) from NL 239
identified, Israel Arms International (IAI) Houston commercial carbine, Italian M4
bayonet, Carbines used in B-24 aircraft, Torrington hammer spring plunger, White
Sewing Machine hammer PIOW, USMC(?) web trouser belt with snaps, Inland
presentation guns for sale: XD26, XC24, XA cutaway (Harvey Geyer), RIA overhaul of
carbines, German use of carbine during Bulge (more, from NL 249), SR: Bayonet band
with JM and CQ markings.
268. DS guide: M1 sears and front sight key retention/shape, Inland 1st block serial number
versus barrel dates chart, How to spot a restored carbine tips, SR: French ammo, F.I.
trigger PIOW, USMC (?) web trouser belt clarification (from NL 267).
269. DS guide: extractor and plunger differences and piston nut, LEAD (Letterkenny Army
Depot) marked SA M2 stock, M3 knife from 173rd
airborne Vietnam, SG 8865930
(unusual), Audie Murphy DSC citation, Stock cleaning (more), Dutch ammo date codes,
Inlander magazine photos (2), M1 sear with stud (for full auto fire, again. See further info
in NLs 281, 361), Two piece receivers (spring tube guns) not acceptable, re: Army
overhaul manual 1966, #1 band repros (from NL 235, more), Mag pouches (from NLs
265, 267, more), Crossman carbine BB gun ad, “The Man from UNCLE” TV show
carbine, M1 sears photo from NL 268 republished.
270. Inlander magazine photos (4), DS guide: mag catches, Interview with Mr. Davis
(targeteer at Inland).
271. UEF research laboratory, Dutch M4 bayonet, Books: “Carbine” – the story of David
Marshall Williams (Ross Beard) and Carbine Shop Manual (Jerry Kuhnhausen), Korean
War memorial in Washington, DC carbines, M6 grenade launcher cartridge and M7 aux
cartridge (“vitamin pill”), White Motor company magazine ad for copper (ammo).
272. M1 to M2 (automatic fire) and adjustable rear sight field conversions (83rd
Div), Stock
refinishing (more).
273. Trigger spring installation (TB 23-7-2), M8 grenade launcher PIOW, Hessian (German)
police sniper carbine with Wolfe stock, SR: mag marked JAPAN, TB MTP3-49 carbine
mechanical training.
274. Carbine in action: Korea and Normandy, SR: genuine and fake web gear, Brown-Lipe-
Chapin Div of GM, IP M2 trigger housing, Universal Winding Co history, USMC report
on Japanese muzzle covers on carbine, Hyde-Bendix carbine contender for sale, DS
guide: trigger housing lugs, M8 cleaning rod PIOW, Origin of disassembly mats (graphic
training aids).
275. Winter trigger and buttplate screw PIOW, West Point museum carbines (including Gen
Eichelberger’s), Metal carbine stock, SR: carbine issue items, Plastic handle M4 bayonets
(more, since NLs 106, 221).
276. SR: German M4 bayonet, Federal Ordnance and Springfield Armory commercial
receivers, Mag pouch correct nomenclature is “pocket,” Foreign police/soldiers with
carbines, Book review: M1 Carbine: Owner’s Guide by Ruth/Duff, 2nd
Marine Parachute
Bn after-action report (Krulak) re: carbine.
277. DS guide: ejector tips, SR: trigger marked SNSK B (unusual), Field collimator for
Sniperscope, Imperial M3 knife, MRT dated slings.
278. James S. Reid owner of SP, SR: B-Q on leaf of flip sights, IP strange inspector markings,
Inland SG 807660, Missing serial number update, SR: USMC Canvas Carbine Scabbards
(“lineman’s scabbards”), bandoleer, Dominican Republic ammo, Mags PIOW, GI’s
purchase receipt for carbine (as a war trophy), Inland spring tube carbine 334309.
279. Inland bayonet bands PIOW, M14 mag pouch belt – not carbine belt (photo, more since
NLs 135, 150), Lightening the trigger pull, Case with an extension on the muzzle end
(again, from NL 259).
280. Blank cartridges, Universal/Japan mag and GI mag markings, Stock cleaning (more),
Italian mag PIOW (possibly US manufacture, see NL 287), Rugg (again).
281. Carbine in action: Audie Murphy, M2 field modification to include adjustable rear sight
(more from NL 269, Francis Conway), Foreign M8A1 scabbard marking, Close combat
firing of carbine (from files of Rex Applegate).
282. SR: receiver with DDR on bevel, Label for airborne drop case, IP M2 trigger housing
(another, from NL 274), Mags PIOW, FAT marked stock (later identified as Italian),
Case with extension at muzzle (more, from NL 279), UEF Bridgeport plant demolished,
British-made mag pouch and unknown foreign-made pouch, Bandoleer, Foreign M4
bayonet, Correction to misspelling of Irwin-Pedersen in NL 279.
283. M1A1 lost on D-Day recovered, M6 cartridges and 22 coil hammer springs PIOW, IP
front sight numbers (more, from NL 142), MWO 9-1000-200-50 Conversion of M8
scabbard to M8A1, Dutch stripper clip, Sling marked G-S.
284. SR: 1954 ammo in England, Crossbow toy made from a circled-K M2 carbine stock.
285. “Automatic carbine” report 2nd
Inf Div 1944, IBM sling PIOW, British-made mag pouch
and French-modified mag pouch (more, from NLs 257, 282), Bayonet lug bands PIOW
including note from Donaldson employee.
286. Sniperscope image tube, Inland mag, Handguard rivets PIOW, Front and rear sight
adjustments (alignment), Case with extension (more), Repro M1A1 holsters, MWO(s)
B28-W4 on M-mag catches and no-M M2 mag catches, Winter trigger (more, from NL
275), War story about accidentally pushing mag release instead of safety, SG gun plant
closes, Mexico’s use of carbines (more).
287. Federal Stock Number (FSN) clarification to NL 280 Italian(?) mag PIOW, M3
sniperscope case nomenclature, IBM museum carbines, M1A1 carbines with Alabama
Highway Patrol, Hammer spring plunger and buttplate screw and extractor plunger spring
and M8A1 scabbards (see NL 295) and waterproof covers all PIOW, SR: hybrid sling
and repro M1A1 holster, “Coco Nica” Mexican term.
288. X Inland presentation carbines, S’G trigger housing (unusual), Duplicate serial numbers.
289. SR: Sling tip marking, Repro front bands (again), Unusual parts: sear, slide, and RMC
stock with repair (salvage), Photo: GIs (brothers) with carbines.
290. Lubricating/cleaning oil PIOW, SR: WWII sling repackaged 1992, Foreign sling and
handguard (identified as W. German in NL 295).
291. Inland presentation carbines 44 and X97, “Marlin Junior” toy rifles made from stock
blanks (more, since NLs 105, 204), Cases with extensions (more).
292. IP M2 trigger housing (more, from NL 282), “Latest design” requirement discussion,
Sniperscope handle PIOW, Oiler collection, Mag catch assembly (unique), Flash hider
changes point of impact, French Foreign Legion use of carbine (corrected to paratrooper
in NL 320).
293. UEF presentation carbine E 127 (Philip Schwartz), Carbine in action in the Pacific
(from Marine Corps Gazette), Magazine pouch (pocket) update, LC 53 fake ammo
(Berdan primed), Muzzle gage identified (from NL 232), M8 grenade launcher PIOW,
WRAs 5555108 and 5555165, Leather vehicle scabbards (more).
294. Handguard liner rivets (more) and rotary safety PIOW, Correction to LC 53 fake ammo
article in NL 293: additional head stamp, RIA museum carbines (including short barrel
version), Photo: first meeting of US and Soviet troops, Oiler markings identified, NPM
trigger housing number overstamped.
295. Four million IBM receiver(?), Fake M8A1 scabbards/packages/labels (follow-on to NL
287 PIOW report), Chaplain with carbine, H&S carbine receiver (identified in NL 372),
NPM U code 4366702 with unusual receiver ring marking, Norwegian markings on
carbines, German handguard NSN (see NL 305), “Stripper clip”(mag charger) with
markings (G. Greene, more since NL 241), SR: Imperial Motor corp tools, marked sling
(another), Norwegian ammo PIOW.
296. Cases with extensions update (See Bill Ricca comments in NL 304).
297. German dummy ammo, M4 Case bayonet (early), Repro #1 bands (more), Seymour mag
with note and stock repair screws PIOW, Repacked WRA ammo, Mexican ammo, SR:
carbine case, 30 round mag pouch (unusual).
298. Ammo PIOW, Graphic training aid (more, from NL 250, 252), M8 grenade launcher and
hammer spring relabeled PIOW, USS Nautilus carbines, Mexican ammo (more),
Israeli(?) mag pouch.
299. 20 round mag (commercial), Photo: carbine in WWII Philippines, Hammer illustrations
(note: newly reported hammer type is a prototype only, see NL 347), M8 grenade
launcher (another), Advisory on NL 291 COM: Inland presentation gun X97, Bolt tool
marked SG 1944, 5 round mags made at SG (Doerfner), WRA and White Sewing
Machine hammers (see update in NL 359).
300. Che Guevara statue (with carbine), Mag pouch (another marking), Flash hiders and
recoil checks (Sportsman’s Guide).
301. Dutch grenade launcher, SG 5870116 highest on record, Alpine ammo from recycled GI
brass.
302. High pressure test cartridges, RMC stock with hand-stamped letters (early), WRA M2
cutaway at Cody Museum, Carbine in action: Korea, Ammo in boxes and cans PIOW,
Recoil check (more), Ejector assembly and adjustable rear sight and primed cases PIOW,
“Dummy receiver” for sale.
303. Shot cartridge, Bolts with hole in bottom, Mag and bayonet spare parts and WRA dummy
cartridges PIOW, Blank cartridges for Hollywood, Inland M1A1 920604, Several
Vietnam-era PIOW, M8 scabbard with wire belt hanger installed, Early Inland slide
marked 15.
304. “Ammo clip carrier”(field expedient, from 1945 Combat Lessons #8) republished from
NL 146, “Dummy receiver” (more, from NL 302), Clarification on previous reports
(Ricca): F (in a circle) parts may be Belgian made, Sportman’s Guide flash hiders and
recoil checks (NL 300) are from Taiwan, Cases with sewn on extensions are commercial
reworks, SA fake barrels have been seen; Carbine seen in Israel, O mark on 5.0 million
range Inland receiver rear sight hump (more in NL 361), GI’s purchase receipt for
carbine 1684418 (another, since NL 278), SG marked barrel (unusual), USMC Korean
War TOE for infantry company, Repro cases (again), Inland small serial number analysis.
305. WRA prototype carbine and William Roemer’s notes, Correction to NL 295 terminology:
Federal Stock Numbers and National Stock Numbers (re: German handguard code), SR:
SA M2 stocks and recoil plates marked LJ and PJ, Herlo HC barrels (more).
306. Club history and philosophy, Slings with fake tags (more, from NL 222).
307. Carbine covers from Greece, WRA prototype carbine (continued from NL 305).
308. COM and Membership roster.
309. Questionable barrels for sale (HC), SR: M8 grenade launchers, WRA prototype carbine
(conclusion), Buttplate (missing dots) on RMC EX-6095423, B-L-C flashlight,
Correction to NL 298 COM: stock cartouche.
310. Book Review: M1 Carbine, A Revolution in Gun Stocking (Overton) by Cook, Audie
Murphy’s carbine WRA 1108783, MSGT Lankford with carbine.
311. Career Army officer’s reminisces re: carbine, Carbine in action: Korea, Nylon sling
PIOW.
312. SR: Repro M1 case, M15 Grenade Launcher sight cases, SP newspaper article 1943,
Late generation Sniperscope (1960s), Fake stock cartouches laser-engraved, Carbine
Club’s slide identification chart/matrix.
313. Vietnam War vet comments, re: carbine (from Soldier of Fortune magazine), Drill jig for
installing M15 grenade launcher sight PIOW, SR: IP-I mag marked in 3 places, Keeler
Brass marked canteen cap.
314. SR: Hammer double-marked W and II, NPM achievement badge.
315. M15 grenade launcher sight carton PIOW, FM 22-5 May 1942 showing prototype
carbine and accessory illustrations, also found in NL 168 (first look at “lineman’s”
scabbard/holster), Repro mag pouches, WRA carbine 1287464 (James Murphy), Fake
stock stamps, WRA magazine ad, Korean War “Chosin Few” battle mixmaster carbine
NPM 1479---, Sellier & Bellot (Czech) cartridges PIOW, SR: Carbine in Israel, Trigger
spring and mag catch plungers PIOW, Photo: carbine in Korea.
316. CMP (Navy rebuilt) carbines for sale, Unusual carbines seen at CMP Anniston.
317. Bolivia use of carbines, T59E3 grenade launching sight, Richardson Bros handguards,
Sniperscope (“Bob Jones”) in Korea (Harold Johnson USMC), Photos: Marine Corps
museum carbines, Carbine in action: Cassino, T7 plastic stock, German canvas sling and
unknown foreign sling, Carbine made from BB gun for vehicle displays, TM 9-1900
ammunition manual, OSD NORVA (CMP Navy rebuilt carbines) identified, USMC
scorebook 1950.
318. SN front sights (SP and NPM, more since NL 40), Rubber handled M4 bayonets,
Various parts PIOW, Ed Anthony obituary, RMC presentation carbines (6 featured),
Carbine in action: Korea.
319. Mike Stratton obituary, Ejector tip types, SR: various subjects (including RMC stocks to
Inland and IBM, and double-marked handguard), Carbine in action: Korea, RMC patch,
Inland small serial number analysis (more, from NL 304).
320. WRA receiver with run out, LC 56 steel cased ammo, Correction to NL 292 (French
paratrooper) and mention of French nickel-plated rivets on M1A1 rebuilds, M5 gas piston
nut wrench by Kingsbury, Carbine in action: Korea, SI flat bolt and type 1 extractor,
Inland inspection manual (malfunctions study), Photos (4) from Inlander magazine.
321. UEF 10-49 barrels update, Aerial Cutlery history, W marked hammer spring plunger, M
upside down on HI mag catch (more in NL 365), M15 grenade launcher site carrying
case, RMC advertisement, LC 56 steel cased ammo (more), D on Inland receiver and
barrel, Photo from Inlander magazine.
322. Carbines in Canada, SR: LJ w (double-marked) handguard, “Chicken coop” carbines
(1973 dealer sales list of several hundred serial numbers), Leather care, Photos from
Inlander magazine (conclusion), Correction to NL 320 (Inland bolt marking and barrel
date).
323. I-HB stock, SR: Korean military handguard (correction from NL 318 PIOW), RMC
handguard (unusual), Field replacement of rear sights in WWII (more from NLs 272,
281), Fake parts photos, Combat cameramen with carbines, RMC presentation TEST 9,
Inland EA 26, Inland plant employee badge, IP patrolman badge, Field modified stock
(for ease in finding safety, from Yank magazine).
324. QHMC with X below serial number, M3 knives and scabbards update part 1, RP front
sight with number (unusual), Milton Bradley stock (sloppy), Stock damage reminder,
I-HB stock (more, from NL 323), Clarification to Carbines in Canada (from NL 322).
325. UEF stock markings (cartouche differences), M3 knives and scabbards part 2, Front sight
installation tool (home-made), USMC use of Canvas Carbine Scabbard (“lineman’s
scabbard,” more, from NL 278), M18 High Pressure Test cartridges PIOW, Planert Skate
company (not Plantert), UEF 10-49 barrels (more, from NL 321), OSS use of M1A1s.
326. Front band locking springs, Auto-Ordnance (Kahr) carbine, K-SG mag in IP package, IR-
IP numbered and lettered stock, T3 carbine markings, Fake mag catches and slings, WRA
monthly production.
327. Stock markings (unusual combinations) update (since NL 136), T23/M3 Flash hiders
update, M27 tracer ammo PIOW, German use of carbines during Bulge (more, specific
identification), Inland carbines with small serial numbers (more), Info for
prospective/renewing members.
328. Fake stock stamps getting better, Correction to NL 327: Inland small serial numbers,
RMC “spring tube” carbines.
329. IBM update plus, Fake barrels.
330. Standard computing scale company (SI/SB bolts), Photos from SP book, Lee Bracken
interview (SP plant manager), SP presentation carbines (more in NL 367), Correction to
NL 328: early RMC buttplate, Front band PIOW.
331. Ordnance specialist (J.C. Smitt) interview: Sniperscopes in Korea, Unusual push safety
markings (fake?), Front band locking springs (more, from NL 326), Larry Horner death,
Unusual IBM trigger housing marking, Fake parts on ebay.
332. 30 round mag update (since NL 265), Carbine shipping box/crate (more, since NL 196),
Renumbered carbines (8 million serial numbers, more since NL 135), QHMC with X
below serial number (another, since NL 324), Equipment/spare parts package PIOW,
Club fraud (honesty) policy, Unusual parts markings.
333. BK marked oiler, M1 and M2 stock construction variations update (since NLs 238, 240,
241), SR: SP carbine with W barrel, Inland stock usage, Stock variations update, Photo:
Naval classroom training with carbines, Retraction of NL 216 COM: faked Inland M1
7605591, CMP carbines from El Salvador.
334. QHMC update, Correction to NL 332 page number.
335. Singer Manufacturing name, Inland inspection manual part 1, Low and high serial
numbers on record, WWII carbine production summary, Unusual parts markings (more,
since NL 332), El Salvador carbines (more, since NL 333), Recoil plate and stock fit.
Special Report (un-numbered issue, re: the 2006 Birmingham gunshow carbine display)
336. WRA 1st block update plus, Short barrel carbine (more, since NL 230, 294), IBM front
band swivel with marking error, Inland inspection manual part 2.
337. Toy carbine (another, since NL 291), Early stock comparison (WRA and Marlin), Marlin
stocks (other), P-U I-slot stock, K extractor, WRA carbines “in the box,” WRA serial
number usage by day (correction in NL 351), Inland 4315 with fake barrel and other
problems, Inland inspection manual part 3.
338. UN-Q update, WRA slide marking errors, UEF slide with late part number, Book review:
M1 Carbine photo book by Tom Laemlein, Inaugural Carbine Match at Camp Perry,
Inland inspection manual part 4.
339. Photography tips (for use in newsletter), Brown-Lipe-Chapin (B-L-C) barrels update,
Carbine production planning, Unusual staking of RMC flip sight pin, Foreign Aid
carbines, Lake City name change, Inland inspection manual part 5.
340. M5 gas piston nut removing tool, Japanese replica carbine, Carbine graphic training aid
(more, since NLs 250, 252, 298), 66 round ammo container (unusual), N front sight
(unusual), Inland inspection manual part 6, Correction to NL 339 COM: large SG, CMP
carbines from Italy.
341. SP factory site, More on NL 340 COM: front band locking spring, Early WRA parts
found, Two previously unreported receiver changes (firing pin retracting cam mating cut
and elimination of bolt removal cut), Initial distribution of M1A1s(?), Joe Becker (Rowan
Becker) interview, Inland inspection manual part 7 conclusion, CMP carbines from Italy
(more, since NL 340).
342. Photo: Double (taped) mag in WWII combat, Carbines used by Austria part 1, US&S
(more, since NL 229), Errors in manufacturing/marking review in COM text.
343. Austrian black plastic blank cartridges, Front sight variations (more, since NL 340), APG
.22 cal carbine with muzzle brake (more, since NLs 228, 236), Characteristics of carbines
used by Austria (and Germany) part 2, INTRAC imports, Camp Perry carbine match.
344. Eisenhower, Churchill and Bradley with carbines (more detailed info since NL 64), SR:
Japanese-made rear sight and early carbine in Vietnam, Photo: Sniperscope battery
charging rack (Korean War), Austrian (and German) carbine accessories (part 3,
conclusion).
345. SR: Korean oiler, CIA cold war weapons caches in Europe, Field replacement of rear
sights in Pacific (more, since NL 323), IBM update addendum (more, since NL 329),
IBM AO receiver markings, Double-stamped IBM barrel, Rare WRA barrels seen
at CMP, Carbine Club slide identification chart/matrix addendum.
346. Inland 1st block update, SR: Inland “hieroglyphics” and 45 round ammo cartons, CMP
carbines from Italy and Greece (more, since NL 341).
347. T-top oilers for the I-slot stock(?) update, Subcaliber training device with carbine barrel,
Herlo HC barrels (more, since NL 305), Correction to hammer types in NL 299, Why
holes in front sight “ears?”, T-58 Jungle survival kit with carbine, ISP oiler question: IP
or SP?, Che Guevara and carbine, 45 round ammo cartons (more, since NL 346; also
reported in NL 258), Double-marked RSG and IR-IP handguard.
348. SG/Inland restamped receiver, M1/M2 carbines in RVN (S. Vietnam) Navy, Bayonet lug
usage on M1A1 carbines, Inland manufacturing/final assembly steps, RMC barrels in
crate, Postwar Overton M2 stocks, Arnold Kopser’s comments on carbine (IBM
supervisor), BATF reserializing of carbine, Ammo wooden crate, WRA carbines “in the
box” (more, since NL 337), CMP M1A1 carbines from Greece.
349. Lend-Lease carbines and British proof marks, Camp Perry carbine match, Wright aircraft
factory and Inland logo, Inland receiver change (another: slide stop detent).
350. SP un-numbered presentation carbine, B-L-C barrel marking (unique), OSS Operation
Carpetbagger, M1 Carbines Inc (commercial carbines update), Carbines used by W.
German police intro, CMP carbines from Greece (more, since NL 348), Buffalo Arms
employee items, Inland presentation carbine XB20.
351. High Standard M2 slide, Carbines used by German police part 1, Mystery CMP M1A1
buttplate (Ferro machine company?), SOE use of carbines to Resistance forces,
Correction to WRA serial number usage table in NL 337, Club membership
demographics, Repro stock cartouches (more), Inland plant scheduled to close, Fake IP
presentation carbine.
352. Trimble Nurseryland challenges, Dutch carbine ammo for Germany?, HSA marked M2
slide, B-L-C barrel marking (unique, another since NL 350), Carbines used by German
police part 2, Fake (Chinese) LC 52 corrosive ammo (again, since NL 229), UEF barrels
in crate, Cast M2 trigger housing, CMP carbines from Germany/Austria, QHMC with X
below serial number update (since NL 332).
353. Inland 2nd
serial number block update, Carbines used by German police part 3 (Bavaria),
QHMC and Inland receivers mis-stamped, SG marked barrel (another, since NL 304),
Fake Singer trigger housing, SR: IBM barrel marking lettering, Malaya use of carbines.
354. SP 119717 (restamped number) with unusual markings, Double-marked IP/S’G’ stock,
Shooting tips: extractor care and chamber cleanliness and hammer pin head, Carbines
used by German police part 4 (more Bavaria, parts and accessories), M1A1 stocks PIOW,
Tightening fit of front sights, SR: SP and Crescent manufacturing, Rubber washers for
oilers.
355. WRA update 6 and 7 million serial number range, Carbines used by German police part 5
(Hessen), CMP farewell to Tommy Phillips, AMAC Neal Fisk identified (from NL 264).
356. Commemorative WRA postage stamp, (Type 3) Bayonet lug band features and markings
comprehensive update, Carbines used by German police part 6 (Berlin), Camp Perry
carbine match, Spring-loaded trigger housing pin.
357. Serial Number comprehensive update: Serial numbers assigned, UEF’s 2nd
and 3rd
blocks
(subcontracted receivers), UEF receivers used by WRA, Inland “gift” carbines, Inland
duplication of WRA numbers, SG duplications, Duplications by other manufacturers,
WRA missing carbines, Raritan arsenal carbines?, QHMC gap in numbers, QHMC
numbering problem, SG and S’G’ mixture, Carbines returned from overseas (CMP),
How many IPs?, How many UN-Qs?, Serial numbers not used, Low-high serial numbers
on record, Scrapped serial numbers and possible reuse of numbers, Norwegian
Underground presentation M1A1, USMC 1944 carbine memorandum receipt 850663 and
discussion of “as issued” sling, oiler, mag. (more on Serial Numbers in NLs 359, 369)
358. M1903A3 (fake) carbine barrels, Carbines used by German police part 7
(Niedersachsen), SR: M1A1 pistol grips, SG marked barrel (another, since NL 353),
RMC presentation TEST 8 (another, since NL 323), Canadian use of carbines during
Korean War.
359. M2 carbine faked to M1 (another since NL 333), Japanese use of carbines, QHMC
number stamping problem (with additional info to NL 357 serial number articles), SR:
double-stamped rear sight and sloppy S’G’ slide, PI #2 band is actually marked AS
(American Swiss), W marked hammers identification (White Sewing Machine and
WRA), Correction to serial number pocket card.
360. Marksmanship tips from Camp Perry champ, SR: unusual UEF barrel marking, FN
carbine rebuild program, I-BR button rifling on barrel.
361. Inland 4.8 – 5.5 million serial number block update, Correction/clarification to NL 360
on FN rebuild program and discussion of field-modified automatic carbines (including
previous NL references), Faked early mag catch.
362. Cleaning tip, Carbine “importers” (Import companies), Field-expedient M1 bayonet
mount in combat, SR: double-marked mag and GM(?) marking on barrel; mention of
FAT stamp, Ordnance Base Section (OBS) marked barrel, Camp Perry carbine match,
SR: 00 30 round mag and Korean PW mag.
363. SP former employees’ picnic, WRA booklet for female employees, Changes in late
operating slides to include revised data sheet form, IP document on metal finishes, M2
triggers PIOW.
364. Lightness features of the carbine, Carbine basic metallurgy part 1, Book Review:
Comprehensive Guide, M1 Carbine by Roger Larson, Field-modified automatic carbines
with 82nd
Airborne (more, since NL 361), including photo of British paratrooper with
M1A1.
365. SR: Hemphill marking variations on rear sights, Carbine basic metallurgy part 2, Chieu
Hoy (Vietnam) US GI plastic bags, Transition(?) WI type 4 mag catch, Historically
significant carbines sold by CMP, Pilferage by carbine plant employees, GI’s appetite for
souvenirs.
366. SP update, Unusual IP-marked recoil plate, Receiver construction details: one notch
or two in slide guideway, Correction to NL 365 COM: rear sight pin staking, Simplified
NL index guide by manufacturer part 1.
367. Plainfield(?) mag and PMC ammo, UEF 1350170 has Inland receiver (16152), SP
presentation carbine 2053742 (David Stapleton), Ammo types update, Prototype bayonet
lug and T8 knife, LC 54 steel cased ammo (more since NL 320), SP scrapped numbers
reused?, SP receiver code numbers, Simplified NL index guide by manufacturer part 2,
Photo: M2 carbine news release.
368. Carbine in battle of Okinawa detailing use of Sniperscope, UEF receiver with “A” mark
on side for M2 selection(?), Medal of Honor citation (Anderson), Misleading and
erroneous carbine auction descriptions.
369. Inland receivers to RMC and UEF, UEF receivers used by WRA (more since NL 357),
Relative scarcity of some carbine variations, Inland receivers to NPM, WCC 52 ammo
lot bad?, Flamethrower use with carbine, Carbine manuals update, CMP reprint of TB
23-7-1, Misleading and erroneous descriptions (more, since NL 368), Correction to NL
368 COM: front band locking spring subcontractor, Tools to help in carbine assembly
(including Ewing from NL 220), Plainfield mag identified (from NL 367).
370. Photo: 92nd
Division GIs with carbines, Field-modified automatic carbines in Italy (88th
Division), M2 Modification kits for carbines made in the ETO (probably T17), More on
automatic carbines in Europe (Military Review), Field-modified(?) automatic trigger
housing (different from that shown in NLs 214, 228), M2 carbine newsreel, Round bolt
details, Battle-damaged PC 43 cartridge, Fake SA 51 barrel, Medal of Honor citations
(Bloch, Dervishian, Montgomery, Wigle, Britt), SR: Piston nut thread gauge, Inland plant
news. (See NL 377 for more articles on automatic carbines.)
371. WRA museum(?) carbines (stainless steel barrels), “Box of Ten” WRA carbines (more,
since NLs 196, 337, 348 : WRA carbines “in the box”), Gas piston marked R, Recoil
plate screws marked with X +, Recoil plate screw with fake marking, Inland ad from
Motor Age magazine, How many barrels were replaced?, Inland undated barrels, Barrel
production (problems, spares, proof firing and P marking, B-L-C), Turned (lathe) versus
Ground (cylindrical grinder) barrels, UEF 10-49 barrels update (since NLs 321, 325),
Good ol’ days (early carbine ads). (More on barrel P markings in NL 199.)
372. Inland 6.2 – 6.4 million serial number block update, Bruner-Ritter B/R hammers not
RMC, American Rifleman magazine article on RMC in error, Fake parts listing, RMC
front sight staking patterns and letter R added to parts, Women’s Army Corps (WAC)
carbine training, Quantities and losses of carbines in ETO, WRA M2 stock usage late in
production, Inland M2MOD with stainless steel barrel at CMP, H&S carbine identified,
“3 in a circle” marking on receiver (another since NL 176).
373. British paratrooper with M1A1 in Greece (another since NL 364), Counting Carbines:
in-depth statistical analysis of issuance of Carbine versus Garand in ETO in WWII (part 1
of 2), Book review: Diagrams & Pictures (carbine blueprints) by Eric Nicolaus, UEF
receivers to WRA (AW and WA line-outs), SG carbines 3 consecutive serial numbers,
NPM production sequence, NPM possible reuse of serial numbers from scrapped
receivers, QHMC possible reuse of serial numbers from scrapped receivers, SP gun tag.
374. IP marked carbines update, Counting Carbines: in-depth statistical analysis of issuance
of Carbine versus Garand in Pacific in WWII (part 2 of 2), USMC carbine losses on
Okinawa, Inland to UEF line-out receivers, Welded rear sight dovetails on receivers.
375. UEF “E” series carbines, UEF receivers to WRA (AW line-outs) – more since NL 373,
WRA 445 test gun?, Small Arms Ammo Expenditures in-depth statistical analysis (Part
1, ETO), Tools to help in carbine assembly (hammer spring compression) – more since
NL 369, WRA M2 receiver front ring markings, Sling with leather reinforcement, Rough
receiver on Inland 124804, SAGNAW receiver 3486080 (misspelled SG logo), M2
receiver faked to M1 (another since NL 359).
376. Vietcong “Sapper” carbine in Vietnam (more since NL 30), Vietcong women with
carbines in Vietnam, Fake T3 carbine on auction (more since NL 368), Korean War
Medal of Honor recipient Ola Lee Mize, Small Arms Ammo Expenditures in-depth
statistical analysis (Part 2, Pacific), RMC marked new production receivers by James
River Armory, Peoples Military Museum in Beijing.
377. M2 Carbines in ETO, After Action reports on carbine in ETO, Automatic carbines in
ETO (more references), Modified magazines (more references), T17 modification kits
unsatisfactory, M8 Grenade Launchers, M15 Grenade Launcher Sights, Field-Expedient
Recoil Check (more since NL 285), M1A2 Carbine, Carbines with replacement bayonet
lugs in the Pacific, Replacement bayonet lug offshore Iwo Jima, Battle test of M2/T4
Carbine in Pacific, T29 project: carbine ammo with M3/M3A1 “Grease Gun,” USAAF
missing aircrew reports (MACR) with carbines listed, Carbines aboard bombers (more
info), UEF “E” series carbines (more since NL 375).
378. Frozen carbine bolts during Korean War, Lubrication problems during Korean War
(Robert Faris), Korean War small arms tidbits and photos, Dual Mag Holder and
Cartridge Case Deflector, Hong Kong carbines, Inland cutaway carbine (another since
NLs 244 and 302), NPM 4167149 fake cutaway, QHMC 1602995 possible field-
modified automatic carbine (similar to report in NL 370-4), Col. Mize passing reported
on ads page.
379. Nurses cleaning carbine in Pacific, Marlene Dietrich souvenirs, Ernest W. Ogram NPM
and IBM Ordnance Inspector, Handled with care? – reconditioning and packaging ETO
small arms including FN, MWO ORD B28-W2 M1A1 grip screw, undocumented
extractors, undocumented shuffling of parts, David Marshall “Carbine” Williams link on
ads page.
380. USMC salvage on Saipan, General W.E. Chambers’ WRA 1259725 victory/presentation
gift, General Douglas MacArthur’s Inland 6736477 victory/presentation gift, NPM stocks
to Inland, Billy N. Thompson’s passing, U.S. Cabinet & Bed Company M8 Grenade
Launcher, Grenade Cartridge Assortment ammo can, US&S receivers and early QHMC
with comma, correction to NL 379 COM re: WRA front sight profile shape (on ads
page).
381. “Combat!” TV show carbine, “Pork Chop Hill” movie BFA, Force 136 S.O.E. in
Southeast Asia, Canadian marked early Inland carbines, Infantry Board report 1806 on 30
round magazine testing, AI gas piston marking, unusual IP handguard, UEF
reworked spring tube receiver, Ammo in Corregidor assault, Links between Wright
Brothers and Inland, Inland factory demolition (more since NLs 349 and 370), Wright
Brothers buildings, NPM receiver error on front ring.
382. D-Day automatic carbines field modified (more since NLs 377 and 378), Infantry Board
Report #1644 automatic carbine, Packard Manufacturing Company, MWO ORD B28-
W1 “Straight” hammer and 26 ½ coil spring, Update on field installation of adjustable
rear sights (more since NL 323), Carbines imported from Holland, General Matthew B.
Ridgway Inland 13500 victory/presentation gift to include discussion on QU UC
hammer.
383. Mag belt pouch (Aldon 44), Garand Rifle Rack modified for Carbine, Push Safety to
Rotary Safety transition MWO ORD B28-W6 (more since NL 109), Chinese “copycat”
carbines revisited (more since NL 177), M8 Cleaning Rod by Standard Engineering,
Slung M1A1s with 101st Airborne, Steel Cased ammo in WWII trivia, Italian M2 type
carbines, IP stool, Paratrooper canvas holster/case (Griswold bag) and canvas Muzzle
Cover to cellulose, S-P marked rear sight for IP, SN double stamped front sights,
USAAF carbines in WWII (in-depth statistical analysis), UN-Q receiver from NPM,
NPM receiver with Inland serial number, GR marked buttplates, Eastern Front relic
hunters find M1A1, Repro RMC and Inland carbines (more since NL 376), British Lord
Lovat on D-Day with carbine.
384. Hardness test marks, proof-firing marks and acceptance stamps, Gen Huebner and
President Truman with chrome carbine, Unusual WRA barrel ordnance flaming bomb
stamp WRA 5629287, Lowering the point of impact with adjustable rear sight, Tune-up
tips for improving accuracy of carbine CMP legal, WRA 1234567 D duplicate?, Breech
shield is not a cartridge case deflector, Carbines ashore and afloat in Navy in WWII
(in-depth statistical analysis), RMC’s usage of Inland and WRA barrels, Seymour
Products mag markings SP and RUGG, S marking confusion on SP parts and further
discussion on Seymour Products, SQ SP-S’G’ mag marking (more since NL 13-4),
Unusual marks on barrel, British soldier with carbine (more since NL 373-1), Q-RMC
stock with double cartouche UN-Q 4447383, Modifying carbines for manual operation,
M1A1 grip screw MWO ORD B28-W2 clarification (more since NL 379-16), M1A1
Carbines tidbits (British paratroopers, Norwegian Resistance Underground, 82nd
Airborne mod to full-auto fire), Proof firing P marks on barrels, US&S and early QHMC
comma on receiver front ring marking (more since NL 380-19), D-Day field-modified
automatic carbines by 82nd
Airborne (more since NL 382-1), Staking of adjustable rear
sights on IBM carbines (more since NL 378-16), Unusual WRA SJ stock, Unusual Inland
stock with repair patch, SP follow-up report SC hammer spring plunger SP 2108362
(more since NL 366), H.M.R. stock marking update SP 1985231 (more since NL 203-4),
RMC X mark on slide (more since NL 383-22).
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