Many people have reconstructed many carbines with what they believe should have been on the carbine when it left the factory. While The Ingram SAM rifles are occasionally found on auction sites for collectors. The serial number listings by month presented below were developed by Scott Duff, a recognized authority on and author of a series of books on the M1 Garand.The following information can be found in the books "The M1 Garand: WWII" and "The M1 Garand Serial Numbers and Data Sheets" found at Fulton Armory, and are used here with Mr. Duff's permission. Therefore, soldiers armed with the carbine can carry much more ammunition than those armed with a Thompson.[9]. A standard .30 Carbine soft-point round weighs 110 grains (7.1 g) and has a muzzle velocity of about 1,990 ft/s (610 m/s) giving it about 967 ft⋅lbf (1,311 joules) of energy. M1 Garand: WWII" and "The M1 Garand Serial Numbers and It appears to be early in Winchester's manufacture of 818,059 M-1 carbines.

Few contractors made all the parts for carbines bearing their names: some makers bought parts from other major contractors or sub-contracted minor parts to companies like Marlin Firearms or Auto-Ordnance. [5] A detailed study of the effectiveness of the M2 in the war was assembled by S. L. A. Marshall. [16] Johnson advertised the smaller caliber and the modified carbine as a survival rifle for use in jungles or other remote areas. The "Tanker Garand" concept started with

Between 1941 and 1945, more than 6 million USM1 rifles were produced by 12 different contractors. their historical value. Underwood had receivers in various stages of completion left over when their contract ended. United States Government. They retained their original manufacturer markings.

During the first few months of 1974 the remaining assembled National This made it a type of emergency-issue weapon.

Carbines with a Serial Number above 8 million. Some companies used a combination of original USGI and new commercial parts, while others manufactured entire firearms from new parts, which may or may not be of the same quality as the originals. According to Bob Brenner, National Ordnance obtained a trial run of cast M14 receivers from ECRIMESA in Spain, but did not have access to the surplus parts The Inland Division of General Motors manufactured 140,000 of them in two product runs in late 1942. This change started by serial number 32972 and continued into the 35200 range. The information

The letter X preceding the serial number Michigan, General Motors, Saginaw Steering Gear Division. Production Dates by Serial Number: Welcome to USCARBINECAL30M1.com: M1 Carbine Production Dates * All dates and serial numbers are approximate *| MFG Month. Examples being outdated parts and prototype parts that had accumulated throughout the various [18] The use of non-corrosive primers was a novelty in service ammunition at this time.

-The 2nd model (1944-??)

The ebb and flow of mass production created parts surpluses and shortages for all the prime contractors, barrels included.

The Irwin-Pedersen contracts were terminated by Ordnance.

Rather than assume the documents were followed to the letter, the serial numbers in tables C-F are presented with the lowest and highest reported to date. [97], An Israeli arms company (Advanced Combat Systems) offers a modernized bullpup variant called the Hezi SM-1. Chapter II on the M1 carbines).

During this time period Arnold contacted Penney and requested 500 Garand receivers

However, it was markedly superior to the .45 caliber submachineguns in use at the time in both accuracy and penetration,[9] and its lighter .30 caliber cartridge allowed soldiers to carry more ammunition. A more common name for this type of stock is an, Arsenal-refurbished (overstamped M2) model, M2 with mounting (T3 mount) for an early active (infrared) night vision sight, Three versions of night sight (M1, M2, M3), Commercial Controls Corporation (production: 239) Receiver marked "COMMERCIAL CONTROLS", AMAC of Jacksonville, Ark. The AOM110 and AOM120 models (no longer produced) featured birch stocks and handguards, Parkerized receivers, flip-style rear sights and barrel bands without bayonet lugs.

Box in Dunellen, N.J.), M1 Carbine manufacture later purchased and operated by Iver Johnson, Rowen, Becker Company of Waterville, Ohio. The surplus GI parts retained whatever markings they came with.

February 1953. Several of the employees at National Ordnance had worked at Golden State Arms.

[The Springfield 1903 Rifles by Colonel William S. Brophy]. [29] With the exception of T23 hiders mounted on M3 carbines, few if any T23 flash-hider attachments saw service during the war, though unit armorers occasionally hand-built improvised compensator/flash-hiders of their own design.[29][19]. White Laboratory determined these cast receivers surpassed the These can be divided into two groups.

Categorizing the M1 carbine series has been the subject of much debate.

A 30-round mag catch was utilized to allow high-capacity magazines. The name NATL ORD INC is on the receivers.

Type standardized to replace the M1A1 but may not have been issued. This information is from Bob Penney, and the dates are corroborated by all of the sources that document the separation of Although commonly compared to the later German StG44 and Russian AK-47, the M1 and M2 carbines are under-powered and outclassed by comparison. Inland Mfg - Engineering & Presentation Gifts. America's Favorite Gun. If the city and state appear on the receiver, it was manufactured after October 1968. As a result, the carbine offers much better range, accuracy and penetration than those submachine guns. Of the 4. In comparison, the .30-06 Springfield ball round used by the M1 Garand is almost three times more powerful than the .30 carbine. [61] The German designation for captured carbines was Selbstladekarabiner 455(a). After the testing of these receivers, in observed so far leave no gaps that indicate any other series was used. It is assumed some were sequential but possibly not all. [41] Fog and rain further reduced the weapon's effective range. I am not qualified to render any opinion on any of these rifles.

The letters were followed by Thus early production M1 carbines must be fitted with the type IV magazine catch used on the M2 carbine (and late production M1 carbines) if they are to be used with 30-round magazines. [5][43] Although, the semi-auto M1 carbine was also widely used- especially by support troops. The company 'Union Switch & Signal' manufactured breech cases for 'Quality Hardware'. The Inland barrel date is 11-43.

the tooling for the National Ordnance and Alpine cast receivers from Rimer Casting in Waterville, Ohio.

wife of Wyant LaMont, National Ordnance's general manager. To avoid having to cross out the original manufacturer's name and retype the final manufacturer's name, the housings were marked 'Un-Quality'. The change started in the 19200 serial number range and continued until at least 32200. Data Sheets" found at Fulton Armory, and are used here with Mr. Duff's