![]() ![]() It certainly goes without saying there are no 'bad' USGI World War II era M1 Carbines seeing they were all built to the same milspecs and thoroughly inspected before acceptance by Uncle Sam. ![]() In my rather humble opinion the design and manufacture of the M1 Carbine by the American Military Industrial Complex of the WWII era would have to be considered a watershed event in the field of military firearms production. Rifle, Cal.30, M1.the M1 Garand.one step further. Cal.30 Carbine was designed from day one as a true 'mixed parts' military firearm.carrying the 'any part from any source will fit' philosophy of the U.S. Subcontractors involved in the carbine program number in the hundreds, and made everything from pins and springs to receivers and barrels. At the other end of the spectrum, Quality Hardware made only receivers, depending upon government supplied parts and parts from other contractors and sub-contractors from which its guns were assembled. Best among the prime contractors was Underwood-Elliot-Fisher, which made 35 of the M1 Carbine's 55-58 parts in its Hartford and Bridgeport, Conn., plants. Contact information: The land mobile group is a division of The avionics group is a division of RELM Wireless 7100 Technology Drive West Melbourne, FL 32904 80 BendixKing by Honeywell 85 Note that if you have any BK aircraft radio (including the KX-99 which is obsolete and largely unsupported), and need parts. ![]()
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