Rarer late "7 Million" serial number range Winchester M1 carbine manufactured circa May/June 1945. This early example, manufactured below the documented serial number ranges as most of these were produced as "M2" fully automatic carbine with this example being correctly marked M1 and is a correct "M1" semi-automatic. Standard receiver markings, fitted with a correct Winchester marked barrel fitted with the short skirt on the breech end. Late "W" marked round bolt and stock recoil plate. The late subcontract, milled rear sight is marked with an "H" in a shield. Barrel has a type III barrel band/bayonet lug with a "W" proof. The barrel band is marked with a "C" and the magazine release has an underlined "M". The trigger housing hammer and visible internal parts are correctly "W" marked for Winchester. It has a late production type IV operation slide with the "W" stamp inside with the correct part number "7160091"stamped on the underside. Fitted with a low wood pistol grip stock with oval oiler slot cutout and late war four rivet handguard with the shallow sight grove. The stock is fitted with an early Winchester "splatter" pattern narrow checkering buttplate. The right side has a cross-cannon cartouche with a very faint "W" in the sling slot and on the underside of the handguard. The left side is stamped with a boxed "BA/JPL" cartouche with a single circled "P" proof on the flat of the pistol grip. It has a late gray parkerized finish and comes with a "KSG" marked 15 round magazine and a green canvas sling. This is a very rare example of a late WWII production in the "7 million" serial number range.

Excellent with 97% plus of the late gray Winchester type parkerizing with a blued bolt. The stock and handguard are both in excellent condition with only minor handling marks with a yellow rack number on the right rear side. A very desirable late WWII M1.