A Reference Guide to M1 Carbines... What to Look For, Is it WW2?

The M1 Carbine is very popular, mainly because of it's history and ease of use. It's a practical, lightweight, carbine that fires the .30 carbine. Over 6 million were produced during World War Two and many more commercial ones were made after and still today. So if you saw one on a shelf, how would you know if it is a true WW2 era M1 Carbine? This video guide shows you the most simple ways to identify a true U.S. Military Issue Carbine.

Manufacturers to Look for:
Inland
Underwood
Winchester
Saginaw
IBM
Quality Hardware
National Postal Meter
Standard Product
Rock-Ola
Irwin Pederson

Edit:
Aside from the primary manufacturers in this video, there were also hundreds of subcontractors that made M1 Carbine parts for the primary manufacturers. The parts, including receivers, were marked with a letter code. for example, a receiver may say:
I.B.M. CORP
12345678
AO

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Chapters
Intro 0:00
Look at The Receiver near the Barrel 0:45
Look at the top of the barrel 1:08
Most Importantly look at the Receiver by the Rear sight 1:30
WW2 M1 Carbine Manufacturers 2:08
Intermission 3:41
Types of Stocks 3:49
Cartouches 4:29
M1A1 Paratrooper 5:01
Early Parts 5:30
Import Marks 6:32
Outro 7:33
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