More Carbine markings

[Johnny in Texas]

Tuna are you sure that is an Inland 1? My hand stamped Inland 1 does not look like that one. Barry's carbine appears to have an M2 Hammer in it.

[Tuna]

It could be or it may not be. It could have been done anywhere other then one of the armories. In looking real close at the pictures it does appear under magnification that it may have been blasted and reparkerized. The 2 looks faint and the 1 quite sharp. Then again it could be just the way the photos are under magnification. As to the hammer. I am pretty sure it's a type 3 hammer and that it's the photos that make it appear to be an M2. If it were an M2 hammer without a spacer it would cause problems for Barry when he shoots it.
But the one thing that is puzzling no matter what is why they would stamp it as an M1 if it had been an issued M2 to start with. Other then coming out of Inland as an over stamp it doesn't really make any sense.

[Barryeye]

Well gentlemen. I confess that I am pleased that my carbine has a small mystery attached that could make it that little bit unique in the large world of carbines. I’ve attached a few more pictures that may help. Tuna I can’t see a spacer but I am not too sure what I am looking for.
The” 1” stamp is a larger font than that of all the other stampings.
The “2” stamp is a lot clearer than my photography can do justice.
It looks clear that the “1” was stamped prior to being parkerized.
The overall condition of the carbine including the bore is very good. I suspect that since or prior to its rebuild at Mount Reiner (spell) it has seen very little or no action at all.
I’ve owned it for about 16 years and have put a thousand rounds plus through it. It has never missed a beat.
Barry

[Tuna]

Since it has gone through a rebuild which I was not aware of, that would seem to be the place that it would have been stamped with the one. But it is still a puzzle as to why it was over stamped in the first place.

[chucklamb]

Hey guys, should the letters in the sling well be read as IO for Inland by Overton, or OI Overton for Inland? Just curious, for the past 20years. :]

[Tuna]

OI, Overton for Inland.

[chucklamb]

Many thanx Tuna.

Chuck