Best m1 carbine manufacturer markings serial numbers#
Best m1 carbine manufacturer markings serial number#

Saginaw Carbine Serial Number Questions This is a discussion on Saginaw Carbine Serial Number Questions within the Steel and Wood forums, part of the Rifle Forum category I just received my Saginaw S'G' M1 Carbine serial number 3616*** which is in the s/n range assigned to the Saginaw production at the Saginaw. First Generation: Started with SN 0, ended between 93xxx - carbine. SG on left side of some receivers, not all. Carbine to John Blood for providing the serial number info. Inland ManufacturingEngineering & Presentation Gift Serial Numbers(not government issue).

Best m1 carbine manufacturer markings serial numbers#

There was no requirement as to using the serial numbers in order. It's tough to narrow exact production numbers as many S'G' primes were also used in the Irwin-Pedersen assembly, but no more than roughly 2.5% of total WW2 M1 Carbine production was done at the Grand Rapids plant of Saginaw Gear. reconstruction of this history, we have a short survey on our forum (with instructions) Questions should be posted in the appropriate forum. A little history of Saginaw (S'G') and its carbines. A very scarce WW2 Saginaw manufacture U.S. barrel includes a date, it may provide a general idea of when the barrel was attached to the receiver. Many were constructed using whatever parts Hello Brothers and Sisters in Arms. They are a specialty that A little history of Saginaw (S.G.) and its carbines. One manufacturer separated out smaller blocks of serial numbers for use by subcontractors who would use these Later Irwin-Pedersen M1 Carbines had less Irwin-Pedersen parts and an increasing number of Saginaw S’G” parts. The government did not accept the work from I.P and turned the pars over to Saginaw to be finished. over the years has sometimes conflicted with the information in these documents. Serial Number 3628571 with the barrel stamped Underwood 4-44. © Copyright 2012-document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) -Main plant location: Saginaw, Michigan. note: combined production of saginaw and grand rapids plants serial number range 3,250,020-3,651,519 5,834,619-6,071,188 irwin-penderson arms company total number of carbines: less than 4000 No specific manufacture dates are listed due to a number of reasons explained on pages 24 to 26 of Scott Duff’s book, The M1 Carbine Owner’s Guide. winchester repeating arms company total carbines produced: 828,059 serial number range 6-10. At the time, no one wanted to buy an “Import”. If inventory ran out it could shut down production. 30 Carbine Action Type: Semi-Automatic with Removable Magazine Markings: The import mark under the barrel partially reads “ARLINGTON VA”. The serial number was placed on the carbine receiver during the manufacturing process of the receiver, not when the carbine was finally assembled. receivers were brought back online and completed (i.e. Carbines that have one of these serial numbers may be an Engineering prototype, a 'presentation' carbine, or both. The duplicated serial number was given a X at the end to denote the second serial number duplicated. This Saginaw Steering Gear M1 Carbine was photographed by the author at the 2017 South Carolina National Guard Air and Ground Expo. A little history of NPM and its carbines. Ordnance had left off with serial number blocks assigned during WWII. Inland receivers initially rejected because of an off spec deep hole drilled for the recoil spring and guide, later recovered and altered to use a detachable main spring housing). The top front of the receiver is marked “U.S. s/n's intermixed w/IBM s/n's (also see Table E & F). Stock inspected “S G” in a rectangular cartouche and with the Ordnance Dept. To get better and faster responses and opinions.