These guns have been previously individually posted in different threads so I decided to consolidate them together.
David
-1942 barrel dated M1A1 carbine.
-1942 manufactured M1928A1 Thompson smg.
-1942 manufactured M1911A1 Colt pistol rig.
-1943 M1 Springfield rifle.
-1943 manufactured Winchester M97 Trench Gun.
-1943 M1 Inland carbine with Bavarian post war markings.
M1A1 carbine.
“P” proof mark in a circle on the rear of the stock above the pistol grip by the recoil plate.
On the underside of the pistol grip there is a stamped faint Ordnance ”crossed cannons” escutcheon with what looks like an “O” as in “IO” for Overton /Inland.
M1928A1 Thompson smg.(Manufactured by Savage approx. February 1942)
Ordnance Department’s ‘Flaming Bomb’ acceptance stamp, “RLB” (Col. Roy L. Bowlin was the A.I.O. Ordnance inspector, once the inspectors stamp was stamped on a gun, it became government property),
“GEG” in a circle ( GEG is for George E. Goll, the AO civilian inspector and former driver for General John T. Thompson)
M1911A1 Colt pistol rig.
Sn. 785826 Manufactured in 1942, the gun was shipped by Colt to the Springfield Armory on June 25 1942
Inspectors stamp W.B. (Waldemar Broberg Col. US Army)
M1 Springfield manufactured rifle.
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Questions and answers with Bruce Canfield regarding this M1 rifle.
-serial number 1,722,349 fits into the period of (EMcF) Earl McFarland. (Yes)
-The receiver was made in July 1943. (Correct)
-The barrel 1 SA 12-43 would be a bit late.
(A bit late to be original to the receiver.)
-The revision bolt is too early….D28287 over C13. What would the date be for this bolt?
(The revision number is -2...in use circa early 1940 to early 1941.)
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If this gun was rebuilt after the war, what are the chances it would have been given a 12-43 barrel….having a July 43 receiver five months apart or is that luck of the draw ?
( Likewise, early and later serviceable parts were used.)
-Why no rebuild stamp on the stock?
(Many rebuilds did not have overhaul markings on the stocks. Also, damaged stocks (with markings) were often replaced by unmarked replacement stocks.)
-What about the varying stock color?
(The color of the wood (stock and handguards) is of no significance.)
-How do these factors affect a collector’s view of a gun like this?
( Original non-rebuilt rifles are very uncommon and will typically bring much higher prices to collectors than rebuilds.)
(“That's no big deal, however, as the vast majority of M1 rifles were subsequently rebuilt after WWII and were fitted with parts of varying vintages”.)
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Winchester M97 Trench Gun.
M1 Inland carbine with Bavarian post war markings. (Sn. 4882099 )
(Probably 'Bavaria Rural Police')
'2099' marking on bolt top and other components.....part of the German (Bavarian) chapter.
David
-1942 barrel dated M1A1 carbine.
-1942 manufactured M1928A1 Thompson smg.
-1942 manufactured M1911A1 Colt pistol rig.
-1943 M1 Springfield rifle.
-1943 manufactured Winchester M97 Trench Gun.
-1943 M1 Inland carbine with Bavarian post war markings.
M1A1 carbine.
“P” proof mark in a circle on the rear of the stock above the pistol grip by the recoil plate.
On the underside of the pistol grip there is a stamped faint Ordnance ”crossed cannons” escutcheon with what looks like an “O” as in “IO” for Overton /Inland.
M1928A1 Thompson smg.(Manufactured by Savage approx. February 1942)
Ordnance Department’s ‘Flaming Bomb’ acceptance stamp, “RLB” (Col. Roy L. Bowlin was the A.I.O. Ordnance inspector, once the inspectors stamp was stamped on a gun, it became government property),
“GEG” in a circle ( GEG is for George E. Goll, the AO civilian inspector and former driver for General John T. Thompson)
M1911A1 Colt pistol rig.
Sn. 785826 Manufactured in 1942, the gun was shipped by Colt to the Springfield Armory on June 25 1942
Inspectors stamp W.B. (Waldemar Broberg Col. US Army)
M1 Springfield manufactured rifle.
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Questions and answers with Bruce Canfield regarding this M1 rifle.
-serial number 1,722,349 fits into the period of (EMcF) Earl McFarland. (Yes)
-The receiver was made in July 1943. (Correct)
-The barrel 1 SA 12-43 would be a bit late.
(A bit late to be original to the receiver.)
-The revision bolt is too early….D28287 over C13. What would the date be for this bolt?
(The revision number is -2...in use circa early 1940 to early 1941.)
If this gun was rebuilt after the war, what are the chances it would have been given a 12-43 barrel….having a July 43 receiver five months apart or is that luck of the draw ?
( Likewise, early and later serviceable parts were used.)
-Why no rebuild stamp on the stock?
(Many rebuilds did not have overhaul markings on the stocks. Also, damaged stocks (with markings) were often replaced by unmarked replacement stocks.)
-What about the varying stock color?
(The color of the wood (stock and handguards) is of no significance.)
-How do these factors affect a collector’s view of a gun like this?
( Original non-rebuilt rifles are very uncommon and will typically bring much higher prices to collectors than rebuilds.)
(“That's no big deal, however, as the vast majority of M1 rifles were subsequently rebuilt after WWII and were fitted with parts of varying vintages”.)
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Winchester M97 Trench Gun.
M1 Inland carbine with Bavarian post war markings. (Sn. 4882099 )
(Probably 'Bavaria Rural Police')
'2099' marking on bolt top and other components.....part of the German (Bavarian) chapter.
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