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Lot 3493:Inland Division Presentation M1 Semi-Automatic Carbine

June 7th, 2020|Rock Island, IL
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Lot 3493:Inland Division Presentation M1 Semi-Automatic Carbine

June 7th, 2020|Rock Island, IL
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Very Scarce World War II Inland Division Presentation M1 Semi-Automatic Carbine Serial Number "XB9"

This is an excellent, very scarce World War II era General Motors/Inland Division Presentation Grade M1 Carbine manufactured with serial number "XB9". During WWII the General Motors Inland Div. designated a specific serial number block of M1 carbines/receivers with letter prefix "XB" serial numbers that were intended for use a either experimental or prototype carbines. At the end of WWII they decided to utilize these "X" prefix serial number blocks for Presentation Grade M1 Carbines as gifts for senior military officers, as well as executives within the General Motors Corp. It is estimated that approximately 100 of the "XB" serial numbers were manufactured with only a handful of them actually being offered for sale and any examples being highly sought by advanced collectors today. Many of these carbines were produced from leftover/select parts and wood to make sure they not only looked good but functioned equally as well. The receiver ring is marked "U.S. CARBINE/CAL. 30 M1", and the rear is marked "INLAND DIV/XB9" under the rear sight. This M1 Carbine has the early style, large serial number. The barrel is marked "INLAND MFG. DIV/GENERAL MOTORS/11-43". It has a type two barrel band with a replacement sling swivel. It has a late "IS" marked, flat blued bolt, a later milled, adjustable rear sight, a "PI" marked operating slide, a type three M1 trigger housing with the sideways "INLAND" marking, and "HI" marked hammer. It also has a push button safety and unmarked magazine catch. It is fitted with unmarked early Inland Division high wood, "I" cut buttstock and early unmarked two rivet handguard with the deep sight radius cut. The front swivel is a commercial replacement; easy to replace. These company Presentation Carbines do not have any U.S. Government acceptance proofs, since they were never accepted by the U.S. Army. It is complete with a 15 round blued magazine.

ConditionExcellent with 99% of the original GI Inland Div parkerized finish overall with a correct blued bolt. The wood components are also in excellent condition with just minor handling marks. Mechanically excellent. A really nice super high condition WWII Inland Division Presentation M1 Carbine.
Details
ManufacturerInland
ModelM1 Carbine
TypeCarbine
Serial number
ClassCurio & Relic Long Gun
Caliber / Gauge30 M1 Carbine
Barrel18 inch round
Finishparkerize
Stockwalnut

Item LocationRock Island, IL
Views4097
Catalog page205
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