#M1 carbine identification number serial numbers

Any presentation example is highly sought by advance collectors today. So far we have only sold several examples in past auctions, so one will conclude that they are very rare. It is estimated that approximately 50-100 carbines were manufactured by several companies, with the majority of the known examples manufactured by the Inland Division and Winchester Companies. These carbines were assembled from left over military contract parts that used both early and late production parts and select stocks and handguards to make sure they not only looked good but functioned equally as well. This example is serial numbered 'E 276' on the heal of the receiver denoting it was a presentation carbine. Later at the end of WWII these serial number blocks were used to present specific M1 Carbines to senior members of the military as well as Senior Executives or Corporate officials.

#M1 carbine identification number serial numbers

During the early days of WWII at the start of production, several companies that manufactured M1 Carbines for the military set aside/reserved a specific block of serial numbers usually with a letter prefix of an X, E or both, as preproduction examples or test models. This is an outstanding, Presentation type M1 Carbine that was manufactured by the Underwood Elliott-Fisher Company that remains in its original unaltered, like-new condition.