I picked up a great piece to add to the collection and wanted to share. A very nice Underwood carbine with all correct parts and early features. Highwood stock, push button safety, flip sights, flat bolt and early barrel band. This is a great example to compare future items to compare to. Original configuration M1 Carbines are tough to come by now.

Underwood made approximately 545,000 rifles and accounted for approximately 8.9% of total production. Third in production. Underwood manufactured more of their own parts than any other prime contractor

Underwood manufactured 1,706,436 carbine barrels; Enough for their own carbines, even more for other prime contractors and providing over 400,000 replacement barrel assemblies

Underwood received the annual Army-Navy Production Award for high achievement in the production of war material for their .30 caliber Carbine Model M1, in 1942, 1943, and 1944.
John

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