Underwood receivers that had not yet been hardened: The focus at Winchester was meeting production quotas during a time of high demand. To find a receiver that doesn't fit these criteria. The information that follows has been reconstructed from the data collected so far.
What followed was not always consistent and sometimes varied. These receivers were purchased by Winchester. Underwood had receivers in various stages of completion left over when their contract ended. There are a variety of reasons things may have been changed or simply ignored. Data collected over the years has sometimes conflicted with the information in these documents.
Notice Tables C - F Documents found in the past have identified several prime contractors who assigned subsets of their serial numbers to their subcontractor(s).
(4) Experimental Models: alternate designs experimenting with ways to reduce the time and cost of production (3) Engineering Models: Pilot models made from Engineering Drawings (2) Toolroom Models: Pre-production carbines to test and finalize drawings for mass production (1) leftover carbines offered to Ordnance after a company name change and completion of the NPM contract It was in excellent shape and maintained. I fully regret not taking that weapon when it was offered to me, but at the time I was in no position to store the M1. He sold it around 1988 in the Monmouth County area of New Jersey.
Inland Division Of General Motors M1 Carbine 'X' Series Serial Number Description: This Inland has the barrel date of 8-45.M1A1s produced during the beginning of the second run, will have the same characteristics as the first run, but towards the end of the run, will have features typical of a late M1, such as low wood, adjustable sights and even type 3 barrel bands at the very end of the run. Sights:Standard For The Serial Number RangeThe second production run, started in April 1944 and finished at the end of 1944. Search for hlvfineguns on google for more details. This is a nice honest service used Winchester that has great appeal to the collector. The 15 round magazine is also Winchester coded. The sling and oiler are original World War2 Issue. The action works smoothly and locks up snug. The original metal finish would rate a 94% overall condition. The front and rear sight are original to this gun. The unusual type 2 barrel band is original to this carbine. There is no abuse or damage to this carbine. This carbine shows some service use and wear. All of the parts are correctly coded for Winchester. It has the standard Winchester 18 inch barrel. This Winchester was produced around April of 1944. Winchester M1 Carbine 1944 Production In Original Service Condition