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Looking on some imformation for the un quality carbine . This from my dads estate and I don't know much and can't find much about them.another guy referred me come here and give a shot.http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o516/coyotehunter1958/2013-03-19124818.jpg
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It's an Quality Hardware carbine whose receiver was made by Union Switch and Signal Co. Un-Qualities are an un-common carbine variation and yours looks like a nice example. The metal colors look funky in your pictures but that might be just your camera settings or the lighting you used. Congratulations on a very nice inheritance.
You should check the lug on your bolt for any letters that are on it. The round bolt is a bit late for your serial number. But your carbine look very nice indeed.
BOB LOUGHLIN
03-22-2013, 09:16
Just about as RARE as they come.
Johnny in Texas
03-22-2013, 09:51
Thanks for sharing a very rare example in great condition. If it is all original as it appears I would say it would bring more money than a similar IP carbine. Value 4 to 5 thousand maybe more.
jonnyo55
03-24-2013, 10:46
My suspicion is that it's a restoration. The stock should be high wood, and the metal has a slight "soft" appearance that would indicate sandblasting prior to reparkerizing. UN-Qualities make great candidates for restoration, as all the parts except the receiver are standard QHMC items and fairly easy to get. Still a good piece to have, however, and the price was right :) .
i love talking about something i know nothing about:eusa_wall:,but appreciating the advise from people who do:banana100: so what kind of barrel is this?
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Can you do another picture like the second one with the barrel band slipped back out of the way?
jonnyo55
03-25-2013, 06:07
Winchester. You can see a part of the "W" stamp, and also a part of the circled "PW" Winchester proof mark. This is a little unusual, as most UN-Qualities left Chicago with Underwood 2-44 barrels. QHMC used just about everybody's barrels, though, including WRA, so it's not necessarily incorrect, just unusual.
Between Sept. 1943 and March 1944, QH used about 30,000 Winchester barrels.
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