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One day I will open the box---in the meantime I have large bag full of .30 cal. M1 cartridges that I bought years ago at a gun show.
The story of this carbine goes back to August 2007 when I took photos of it at Bruce Strader's house.
I sent the photos to Jim Mock in California and he sent them to the fellow in Barrie, Ontario that eventually purchased the carbine.
Bruce had acquired the carbine from Century Arms years ago and it came with the barrel extension as shown in the photos below.
The buyer was skilled with a lathe and did a nice job of removing the TIG welded barrel extension.
The finished product.
This carbine has a National Postal Meter receiver serial numbered 4,080,030 with an Underwood barrel dated 9-43.
The stock has Wurttemberg Landespolizei markings with an SG crossed cannons stamp.
Some of Jim Mock's comments following receipt of my photos.
Comparing the stock to the receiver, recoil plate, and handguard there are very minimal witness marks, if any. It appears this handguard is not a match for the stock, and the stock is not a match for the receiver, recoil plate, and barrel band. The one thing that should be present that would verify this or prove me wrong is the presence of the serial number inside the stock forearm. My bet is it's not a match, but ...
Receiver
Sometimes the Wurttemberg Landespolizei put markings on the recoil plate or receiver above it, sometimes not.
The top of the receiver to the left of the bolt is absolutely beyond any doubt whatsoever where there was a Bavaria Police agency name that was ground down and covered over. This receiver was used by a Bavaria Police agency. The name was removed by a European gunbroker who had it between when Germany sold it and Century Arms bought it.
Other Parts
The bolt and slide are replacements. The trigger housing is the plum color consistent with Bavaria rebluing it. The handguard is a replacement that has had the metal plate repaired.
Observations
Bavaria sometimes stamped 4 digits in the usual places on the carbines they obtained from the Wurttemberg Landespolizei, but the majority they left the Wurttemberg digit configuration stand, without additions. The Wurttemberg Landespolizei did not put the serial number digits on the slide, rear of the trigger housing, top of the bolt. They placed the last 4 digits or the entire serial number inside the stock forearm and the underside of the handguard. Sometimes they stamped the entire serial number in the slingwell or bottom of the handgrip or on the right side of the stock behind the slingwell. The 74 in this position would be interesting to compare to any numbers inside the stock forearm. The two digit use has been observed on one carbine and may turn up on more. The L.P. in the bottom of the stock forearm is a first for what I've seen so far.
The one place there should be Wurttemberg Landespolizei markings is on the bottom of the trigger guard. It would be easy to assume this trigger housing was a replacement, but, I'd like to know if those numbers are in the stock forearm and compare them to the rest of the numbers.
