U.S. M1 Carbines Book-Wartime Production-6th Revised ED

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U.S. M1 CARBINES Wartime Production by Craig Riesch NEW EXPANDED 6TH EDITION, 2009 **** "For Collectors Only" This easy-to-use, complete guide to the M1 carbine describes the four models from all ten manufacturers to enable collectors to determine authenticity and originality. Complete with codes for every part by serial number range. A MUST -have for your M1 carbine or military firearm library! The M1 carbine was adopted in October 1941 and subsequently used by every branch of the U.S. forces during World War II, the Korean War, and by many units during the war in Vietnam. More than six million of the light, handy weapons were produced by ten major contractors supported by more than 1,600 subcontractors, all in under four years. The effort involved in coordinating this production was an epic of industrial management rarely equaled since. The M1 carbine is a fertile field for collectors, as the ten manufacturers---Inland, Winchester, Underwood-Elliot-Fisher Company, Rock-Ola Corporation, Rochester Defense Corporation, Saginaw Steering Gear Division of General Motors, Quality Hardware Corporation, Standard Products Corporation, Irwin-Pedersen Arms Corporation, and International Machines Corporation---produced some fifteen sub-variations and up to seven types of some fifty-four parts. Such parts for the M1 carbine are still plentiful and easily found, making it possible for the collector to restore a carbine to "factory issue." This easy-to-use guide is a complete part-by-part examination of the M1 carbine, to help the collector determine if his carbine is original and correct. Serial number ranges have been revised and narrowed in 224 pages of charts and text. All four models from all ten manufacturers are described in detail. Every part is described in terms of use, dimensions, markings, finish, and changes by serial number range and every major part listed in quick scan ID charts. This book is indispensable for all M1 carbine enthusiasts. TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION TO THE M1 CARBINE The Need for a New Light Rifle The M1 Carbine Goes to War Collecting the M1 Carbine Director of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM) Rear Sights in Service Grand Rapids M1 Carbines Saginaw M1 Carbines Underwood M1 Carbines Model Designations Conventions How to Use the Parts Tables Manufacturer Parts Swapping Survey Sheet CHAPTER 1: THE RECEIVER GROUP Receivers Subcontracted Receivers Receiver Differences Rear Sights Bolts Bolt Descriptions Code Mark Locations Ejectors Ejector Spring Extractors Extractor Plungers Extractor Plunger Spring Firing Pins CHAPTER 2: THE BARREL GROUPS Barrels Barrel Skirts Muzzle Crown Markings Finish Fraudulent Barrel Markings Gas Piston Gas Piston Nut Front Sight Front Sight Key Front Sight Pin Barrel Bands Barrel Band Screws Operating Slide Operating Slide Stop Operating Slide Stop Friction Spring Operating Slide Spring Operating Slide Spring Guide Operating Slide Spring Housing CHAPTER 3: THE TRIGGER GROUP Trigger Housing Trigger Springs Trigger Pin Trigger Housing Retaining Pin Triggers Sears Sear Springs Hammers Hammer Springs Hammer Spring Plunger Hammer Pin Safeties Plunger Assembly, Magazine Catch/Safety Magazine Catch Plunger Assembly Magazine Catches M2 Trigger Housing Parts Selector Lever Selector Lever Spring Disconnector Assembly Disconnector Lever Assembly CHAPTER 4: THE STOCK GROUP <... read more

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