Here's an excellent example of one of America's earliest semi automatic carbines: The venerable M1 Carbine. The particular specimen was produced by Underwood, a division of the Underwood Elliott Fisher Typewriter Company. Underwood manufactured exactly 545,616 M1 Carbines during World War II. This figure may seem impressive, but actually pales in comparison to Inland, a division of General Motors, and the largest producer of M1 Carbines. Inland produced more than 2,600,000 carbines during its production run, meaning Underwood's production of 545,616 accounts for only 8.9% of all M1 Carbines produced.
This particular specimen is a great example of an Underwood M1 Carbine. It is all original and in excellent condition.
The finish of the metal components is excellent with a wonderful arsenal Parkerizing with no areas of wear or rust. All the markings are crisp and legible, and the gun's serial number places its production in November, 1943.
The action is wonderfully smooth and the bore is excellent with crisp rifling and no rust or pitting. The barrel is marked "Underwood" and is dated "11/43" meaning this gun is correct with its original barrel.
The stock is good with no cracks, chips, or major damage. A nice legible inspector's cartouche is visible on the butt stock.
Included with this rifle is an original magazine in good condition with excellent bluing.
*This weapon was made after 1899 and/or fires a modern cartridge. MUST be shipped to Federal Firearms License holder for transfer. Never bought a gun through an FFL before? Give us a call at (262) 473-5444 and we'd be glad to walk you through this simple process
