CMP Inland Carbine with Pics

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OK, here's mine that I got Friday. Only had a couple of minutes to look at it before I had to put it in the back of the safe to be "discovered" later.
Serial 3921XX should put it about June 1943
Barrel Inland Mfg General Motors 5-43 might be original?
Has a light FAT stamp, almost missing the T and zero of # 70? and the right side of the box.
Also has a 414 marking on the stock.
I found no other stock markings.

These things I need more education on
If I'm correct I have
Flat bolt
Newer adjustable sight, bayonet barrel band, rotating safety
The stock is low wood and fatter, that is what again?
And the handguard has 4 rivets, making it newer as well.

I'll try to do some more disassembly later and find more details.
But here are some pictures for now

[RaceDay]

Nice carbine. I'm glad I decided to send in my form after the first week. I was going to wait and see how people liked their carbines but I quickly realized that the supply wasn't going to last for the reviews. I figure I'll be waiting until July at the soonest.

BTW, the hang tag in the first pic has all the digits of your S/N.

[kap]

Nice, looks like a nice carbine.

With that early a serial number it should have all the old features of which only the flat bolt is original. Just enjoy it as it is since it would be way too expensive to return to original state ... at least more expensive than buying one in the original state.

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RaceDay,
I really don't know why so many freak about showing a serial. I did know that when I posted it. Edited to a newer pic w/o serial.

kap,
Yeah, I know of the rebuilds and newer parts. I know it's not originally "correct"; but it is correct in that it in the form of the post-war USGI carbine. It seems to be in really great shape. Barrel dates to possibly being original and other than the stock, there is very little wear showing. Maybe it was reparked. The stock just needs some cleaning up, all the little dings belong there for a 64 year old rifle if you ask me.

If anyone knows M1 Carbine parts, I'm trying to find out a little more about my baby

I've also asked at CMP



I could use a little help ID'ing my parts on my Inland. Thanks for any assistance.
Serial 3921XX should be about June 1943
1) The barrel has Inland Mfg General Motors 5-43 by the front sight, a Star and F1 ? at top near receiver.
2) Bolt has a 3 and then a AI ? perpendicular to that
3) Forward receiver Lug has a S
4) Barrel band has MMQ
5) Trigger Housing has Q-NL
6) Hammer has HI ?
7) Op slide has 1B ? on the bottom of the box and P1 ? inside the box
8) The receiver extension (not sure what it's called, the forward part) has a L and a W in different places.

These are all the markings on metal that I found.
What else should I still be indentifying?

The stock has a FAT stamp with a star above and a 7 with maybe a 0 for 70. The right side of the stamp is light and the edge of the box is missing there.
Does FAT stamp mean it is an Italian MFG stock?

Also, the Op Slide does not stay to the rear on its own.
Should it? Or is it designed to have the button depressed?

[kap]

I saw that post on CMP. I thought the picture looked familiar.

The slide was not designed to stay to the rear on its own. There is a little button in the handle that you press down to lock the slide in the rearward position. The tip of the button inserts into the little ramped divot in the receiver. To release it just pull back on the slide and the pin will climb up the ramp and disengage allowing the slide to move forward again.

If you really want to dig into you carbine all of the bolt parts and trigger group are usually marked. Check out the carbine club web site. Go to the "data sheet in pictures" and mark everything off as you go down it. It is a good way to get familiar and spend some time with your rifle.

http://www.m1carbineclub.com/

Here is a datasheet that you can print out. The pictures on the website make identification easier though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/TheFox/datasheet.jpg

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kap,
Thanks for the info and the links.
Looks like a lot there.