M1 carbine paratrooper ser no ranges

[Garandy]

I always look for a matching scar or crease in the handguard in the same area as the crease in the stock, corresponding with the folded buttplate. My observation..only, I cant see one here, Andy

[Tuna]

Cpl, I have never seen a butt plate that rough in any M1A1 carbines other then a repo one maybe but not an original. The picture on the left Jim posted is about as rough as you will normally find.

[rayg]

Cpl, I have never seen a butt plate that rough in any M1A1 carbines other then a repo one maybe but not an original. The picture on the left Jim posted is about as rough as you will normally find.

The stock is an original later low wood M1A1 stock. Rivets are correct, the angle cut of the wood for the closed folding stock is correct, hollow wire, not solid for the folder is correct, Ord cartouche on the side of the pistol grip is correct. Everything else is correct. The butt plate may just be a poorly cast original one or possibly a non original replacement but my guess is it's just a bad cast original.
Garandy, there is a dent on the forearm corresponding to the folded butt plate. The hand guard may be just a replacement or didn't stick out enough to dent, Ray

I just looked again and there is a slight dent/mark on the handguard also, Ray

[GBEAR1]

RAYG could I e mail you some photos of the m1a1 stock that I originally made this post about? I dont know how to post photos on the Jouster site but I can send them directly to you if that would be alright. I need to know what the correct serial number range of Inland receiver would be relevant to the stock type. Also I while my stock has all the correct markings inside and out the rivets on the inside side of the leather cheek pad are solid and do not have the cratered center in them . They do not look like any repros that I have seen and they are aged exactly like the rest of the metal parts of the stock. Thanks in advance

[Tuna]

The first run started in the 30,000 of the first block of serial numbers and ended in the 3.0 million range of the second block. The second run started in the 5.1 million range and ended in the 6.4 million range.

[boykin]

I talked to Bruce Canfield some years ago and I think he told me that Inland never produced any handstamp paratroopers. Anyhow they were late in Inland's production. Check with Bruce Dow.