General Specs: Saginaw Steering Gear M1 Carbine, Year 1943, .30 Carbine, 5lbs. 13oz. with sling, LOP 13 1/8"
Serial Number: 3594407
Vintage Firearms Inc is pleased to offer this Saginaw manufactured M 1 Carbine, serial number 3594407. Saginaw Steering Gear, Grand Rapids shipped 223,620 to the armed forces during World War II with the last shipment in early 1944. This Carbine features a Saginaw S’G’ receiver with narrow tang and an SG marked op-rod with a Saginaw flat bolt, it is fitted with a Buffalo Arms barrel, Buffalo Arms supplied about 35,600 barrels to the Grand Rapids plant in 1943. The barrel has a TR stamped Rock Ola front sight and an Inland made bayonet mount and band. The trigger group housing and rear sight are of National Postal Meter production. The stock has an M impression in its sling slot with its sling held by an International Silver oiler, the buttplate is Inland supplied. This Carbine is in excellent overall condition with a mirror bore, original factory parkerization and a sound stock, the heat shield has two brass rivets. There are No Import marks on this Carbine, it is supplied with an Italian M4 bayonet manufactured at the Torino Army Arsenal in 1960, and a canvas magazine pouch marked JT&L 1944, and one un-marked 10-round magazine. The M1 Carbine is a gun that epitomizes the American ethos, see a problem, design a solution, and get production going and get the product to the people who need it the most. As Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated- “Victory depends in large measure on the increased war production we are able to get from our factories and arsenals…This is total war. We are all under fire…soldiers and civilians alike-no one is a spectator. To win we must fight, and to fight we must produce.” With millions of Carbines made and delivered, the M1 Carbine is one of the most collectable guns in the marketplace and prices continue to climb making these guns a solid investment. A great piece of history and now available for your collection, onward to Victory!
Barrels
Barrel Length: 18"
Bore: mirror
% Blue: 95% parkerization
Sights: Front protected blade, rear adjustable peep
Action
Action: semi-auto
Receiver Condition: 95% parkerization, fading
Screws: good
Trigger Type: single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 95% parkerization
Stock
Type: pistol grip/carbine
LOP: 13 1/8"
LOP To End Of Wood: 12 7/8"
Butt Treatment: checkered metal plate
INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a "VFI Certified" gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details, extra images and questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc.
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We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.
