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Posted: 1/9/2021 12:05:55 PM EDT
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Universal was a commercial concern making M1 Carbines after original production ended.
Some were OK, the later production was/is not well regarded. Pics would help. |
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Posted: 1/9/2021 12:26:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/9/2021 12:28:59 PM EDT
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Thats not a commercial Universal, that is a GI Quality Hardware Carbine.
Is the rear sight missing or just removed? |
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Posted: 1/9/2021 12:29:51 PM EDT
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Just removed, the rear sight covered the mfg info.
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Posted: 1/9/2021 12:32:27 PM EDT
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Try here
http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_universal.html As mentioned, Universal was a commercial manufacture from 1961-87. Pictures would help. If your has a Rockola barrel it's been replaced by a former owner, those were WWII production and Universal used commercial production barrels on their Carbines |
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Posted: 1/9/2021 12:33:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just removed, the rear sight covered the mfg info. Be careful taking that sight in and out. it is out now but those were generall staked heavily and can break the receiver itself forcing them out. Nice M1. It appears to be a GI rifle dropped in a commercial stock. Better than a commercial gun in a GI stock! |
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Posted: 1/9/2021 12:36:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryNice, you have a USGI . As mentioned, if you removed the rear sight be VERY careful when you try and put it back on. If it was adjustable (I'm assuming so since you had to remove it to see the manufacture) it's been through the post war rebuild program |
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Posted: 1/9/2021 12:36:33 PM EDT
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Ok, not sure why I said universal, been reading all sorts of stuff and its overlapping. It's quality hmc on the receiver.
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Posted: 1/9/2021 1:04:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice, you have a USGI . As mentioned, if you removed the rear sight be VERY careful when you try and put it back on. If it was adjustable (I'm assuming so since you had to remove it to see the manufacture) it's been through the post war rebuild program It looks like a cheap rear sight. Just loosened with allen wrench and slid out.  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/9/2021 1:08:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It looks like a cheap rear sight. Just loosened with allen wrench and slid out. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/317873/20210109_120314_jpg-1771475.JPG Now you need to get a usgi sight off eBay. I would suggest the later style sight because it is more adjustable and you have the later bayonet lugged front band. |
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Posted: 1/9/2021 1:22:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It looks like a cheap rear sight. Just loosened with allen wrench and slid out. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/317873/20210109_120314_jpg-1771475.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Nice, you have a USGI . As mentioned, if you removed the rear sight be VERY careful when you try and put it back on. If it was adjustable (I'm assuming so since you had to remove it to see the manufacture) it's been through the post war rebuild program It looks like a cheap rear sight. Just loosened with allen wrench and slid out. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/317873/20210109_120314_jpg-1771475.JPG That's a cheap one all right. I was going to post a link to Fulton Armory for their sights but their OOS from the looks of it. Try signing up here and do a want to buy post for a used USGI sight Carbine Collectors Forum I'm leery of buying Carbine parts off Evilbay, too many fakes IMO. Numrich has this in stock https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/542350B LGS used one on a "Howa" model M-1 Carbine I bought last year that had a bad rear sight, it's gtg IMO. I also believe Fulton uses them on the new production Carbines, I have one of those and it's similar to the one on the "Howa". I also had Fulton use one on a USGI Inland Carbine I had them rebuild last year with no problems |
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