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Something I had copied and saved, cant swear it its accuracy: Inland Division of General Motors 1 - 5 (Tool Room Models) (Nov. 1941) 6 - 999,999 (May 1942 - Sept.

Inland Division of General Motors

• The M1 carbine became a weapon of the US Armed Forces on October 22, 1941 and Inland Division was the first of ten manufacturers to receive an order two months later in November of 1941, and it was one of the only two still producing carbines when the war ended in 1945.
• Inland was the first of these companies to start mass production and one of only two who continued until the end of carbine production in August 1945. Inland manufactured over 2,630,000 carbines, more than three times any of the other manufacturers.

-Main Manufacture & Identification Codes: 'I' 'IN'
-Main Plant Location: Dayton, Ohio.
-Average Cost to Government per completed rifle, $37.75.
-Approximately 2,632,097 total Carbines were made by Inland: About 43% of all M1 Carbines made.
---M1 Carbines: 2,428,486 | 86.91%
---M2 Carbines: 202,800 | 7.73% (Only Inland and Winchester Manufactured these)
---T2 Carbines, Unknown. (Only Inland and Winchester Manufactured these)
---T3 Carbines, 811 | .03% (Only Inland and Winchester Manufactured these)
---M1A1 Carbines, 140,000 | 5.33% More info on M1A1 here (Only Inland made these)
-Serial number blocks assigned by the government:
---- Serial number 1 - 5, October, 1941 - April, 1942 (Tool room prototypes)
---- Serial number 5 - 100, April, 1942 - May, 1942
--1st block, Serial number, 11 - 999,999 | May, 1942 - December, 1943
--2nd block, Serial number, 2,912,520 - 3,212,519 | September, 1943 - Late January, 1944 (Includes Saginaw (S.G.) receivers)
--3rd block, Serial number, 4,879,526 - 5,549,821 | January, 1944 - August, 1944 (Includes Saginaw (S.G.) Receivers)
----Serial number, 5,549,822 - 5,550,376 | August, 1944 (Inland ran into Winchester serial number block)
----Serial number, 5,557,000 - 5,557,990 | August, 1944 (Inland ran into Winchester serial number block)
--4th block, Serial number, 6,219,689 - 6,449,883 | August, 1944 - November, 1944
--5th block, Serial number, 6,629,884 - 7,234,883 | November, 1944 - January, 1945 (Some M2 Production, Fully automatic Carbines) M2 / T3 Specific forum can be found here
--6th block, Serial number, 7,369,661 - 8,069,660 | January, 1945 - August, 1945 (M2 Production, Fully automatic Carbines)
----Serial number, 0001 - 0800 | Late 1944 - 1945 (T3 Production, sniper model Carbines) M2 / T3 Specific forum can be found here
----Serial number, 00001 - 00900 | Late 1944 - 1945 (T3 Production, sniper model Carbines)
-Primary stock & hand guard supplier: S.E. Overton and Hillerich & Bradsby
-Barrel suppliers: Inland, Brown-Lipe-Chapin for Inland.
-Parts made directly by Inland:
Bolts, Receivers, Barrels, Magazine Releases, Hammers, Gas Nuts, Gas Cylinders, Firing Pins and Trigger Housings.
Side Notes:
- Inland was the forerunner for all to follow. Other contractors were gearing up to manufacture the Carbine and Inland provided most of the tooling and production procedures that would enable the others to begin full production.
- Any Inland Receiver with a 'X' after the serial number means that serial number was used by Winchester, its a duplicate so to make it different Inland put an 'X' after the serial number.
-All matching vs how it left the factory:
****** There is a difference between an all matching carbine and how it left the factory, a lot of M1 Carbine contractors shipped parts to other Contractors. Just because its all matching doesn't necessary mean that is how it left the factory. So don't get super disappointing if your Carbine is not all matching, its possible its exactly how it was when it left the factory!!! An example say Underwood was low on sears, Inland would ship some Sears to them. Sometimes marked or unmarked. Here is some known shipments to Inland, how ever there could be more shipments that occurred that are unknown but this is a good reference. (most parts were shipped together in groups, magazine catches with sears, etc)
(Organized by year. 1942 - 1944)
-Underwood shipped approximately 16,000 Firing pins to Inland in 1942.
-Winchester shipped approximately 1,200 firing pins to Inland in 1942.
-Rock-Ola Shipped approximately 10,000 sears to Inland in 1943.
-Underwood shipped approximately 4,000 Rear (Flip sights) to Inland in 1943.
-Winchester shipped approximately 4,000 hammers to Inland in 1943.
-National Postal Meter shipped approximately 25,000 Rear (Flip sights) to Inland in 1944.

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-National Postal Meter shipped approximately 1,000 Rear Sight Leafs to Inland in 1944.
Example: You have an all matching Inland except hammer that's marked 'W' for Winchester, there is a good chance it left the factory just like that!!!
Please feel free to PM me or post for any errors or any further information.
-Thanks.
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--Some history of Inland:
'The Inland Manufacturing Division of General Motors was organized in 1922 for the manufacturing of wood wrapped steering wheels. The division used the buildings and technology of the defunct Dayton Wright Airplane Company. The division was unique as the only division created within the corporation, not acquired by purchase.
By 1924, the wooden steering wheel had been replaced with the hard rubber steering wheel and the division gradually transformed from a wood working operation to a rubber processing operation.
A wartime shortage of men and women to fill jobs led to the enactment of a “buddy” shift. The first business in Dayton to adopt the new buddy shift was Inland Manufacturing. In February 1943, Inland hired a number of high school boys to work at Inland after school until 7 p.m., at which time men and women who had full time jobs during the day would take over and work until 10 p.m.
Inland Division of General Motors was one of nine contractor-established manufacturing facilities that tooled up and turned out M-1 carbines during WWII, a five-pound rifle considered the nation’s best ordnance effort of the war. By the end of the war, Inland had produced over two and a half million carbines. Inland also produced a one-pound pistol called the “Little Monster”, which had been designed to be airdropped to resistance fighters in Europe.
During the war Inland also made tank tracks for America’s leading tank manufacturers, as well as Great Britain’s. At war’s end almost 20 million tank shoes of various sizes were fabricated by Inland. The diesel tank clutch was another product developed by Inland. Inland also made gun sights and shoulder rests for the rapid firing 20mm anti-aircraft gun. Helmet liners were produced in great quantities by Inland. Fire extinguisher horns used on United States Naval ships were in short supply and insufficient strength. Within 60 days Inland was mass-producing a new and improved horn. Inland aircraft hose, steering wheels, gaskets, sleeves, bushings and countless other small parts were produced for the war effort.
After the war, Inland applied its experience to mass produce plastic and rubber steering wheels, clutches, motor mounts, running boards, gravel shields, brake linings, weather strips, refrigerator door seals, defroster hose, small plastic parts, radio cabinets and many other products. Inland practically took over the metal ice tray business producing trays for almost all the large electric refrigerator companies.
By the 1950’s, Inland was making brake linings, bumpers, turn signals and a host of other automotive products. By 1982, it also was turning out fiberglass suspension springs for the Chevrolet Corvette.
In 1989, the Inland division was merged with Fisher Guide to form Inland Fisher Guide. That was later grouped with GM’s other components divisions to form the Automotive Components Group (ACG).
In 1995, ACG was renamed Delphi Automotive Systems and spun off from GM in 1999.'

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(All of this informative was quoted from this website, http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wik ... g_Division )
-1940's Inland Manufacturing Division insignia
---More information may be added
***General Carbine history can be found here:****

Sold for: 1,125

LSB#: 200707AL16

Make: Inland Division of General Motors

Model: M1 Carbine

Serial Number: 2945992

Year of Manufacture: October to December, 1943 (page 28 of Scott Duff’s book The M1 Carbine Owner’s Guide). Barrel Date: 10 – 43

Caliber: .30 Carbine

Action Type: Semi Auto, Detachable Magazine

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Markings: There is no visible import mark. The top of the receiver is marked “U.S. CARBINE / CAL. 30 M1” on the front and “INLAND DIV. / 2945992” on the rear. The top of the barrel is marked “INLAND MFG. DIV. / GENERAL MOTORS / 10 – 43” and “P” twice under the barrel band. The barrel flat is marked with several inspection stamps. The right rear of the trigger group is marked “16” (a production number) and “N” which is a National postal meter (NPM) mark (page 78 of Craig Riesch’s book, U.S. M1 Carbines Wartime Production 7th Edition). The hammer is marked “.U.” which is an Underwood mark (page 89). The rotary safety is marked “N.” which is a post WWII rebuild mark (page 95 & 184). The magazine release is marked “M” which is Type IV magazine release marking (page 98). The inside of the operating slide is marked “15” (a production mark) and “N” which is a NPM mark (page 65). The bolt is marked “2” (a production mark) and “A.I.” on the left lug which is an Inland mark (page 36). The front sight is marked “N” which is consistent with Inland and others (page 56). The Type II rear sight is marked “H in a shield” which was used by Winchester, Rock-Ola, Standard products, and IBM (page 29). The Type III barrel band is marked “J.M.O.” on the band which is a Quality hardware subcontractor mark (not listed in our reference material) and “EM-Q” on the lug which is a Quality Hardware mark (page 59- 60). The base of the grip is marked with a faded “boxed P” proof. The interior of the handguard is marked “P-U” which is an Underwood mark. (page 138). The left side of the butt is marked with a “crossed cannons” cartouche. The left side of the stock, above the trigger, is marked with a partial “RRA-C” which is an Arsenal Rebuild code from the Red River Arsenal in Texas followed by the inspector’s initial (page 184).

Barrel Length: Approximately 18 Inches

Sights / Optics: The front sight is a post set between two protective wings. The rear sight is a fully adjustable Type II aperture assembly.

Stock Configuration & Condition: The gloss finished wood stock has a pistol grip, Type III barrel band with sling loop & bayonet lug, sling well, sling pass through, and a metal buttplate. The buttplate shows scrapes, small scratches, small dents, and discoloration from oxidation. The wood shows scrapes and scratches. Some have damaged small portions of the finish and/or surface wood. The LOP measures 13 1/4 inches from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. The stock rates in about Very Good Plus overall condition as refinished.

Type of Finish: Parkerized

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Finish Originality: Original to Arsenal Rebuild

Bore Condition: The bore is mostly bright; semi bright at the muzzle. The rifling is crisp. There is frosting at the muzzle; mostly in the grooves. The bore shows an M.E. of 2.9.

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Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 94% of its metal finish. The metal shows small scrapes and light discoloration. The trigger guard shows a few small scratches. The top of the barrel shows oxidation. The right side of the receiver & bolt show some thinning consistent with cycling. The markings are deep. Overall, this rifle rates in about Very Good Plus condition.

Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We did not fire this rifle. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance requirements.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: The rifle comes with a 4 round magazine. The magazine shows scrapes & light handling marks. It is in about Very Good Plus to Fine condition.

Our Assessment: This Inland Division M1 Carbine was made back in 1943. At some point it was rebuilt at the Red River Arsenal in Texas and is marked accordingly on the stock. It was rebuilt using a mix of USGI parts but still retains what appears to be its original 1943 dated Inland barrel. The rifle has nice markings on the metal including deep Inland marks on the receiver and barrel. The barrel markings include the “GENERAL MOTORS” stamping which is indicative of the all-out War effort necessary during WWII. This M1 Carbine will add to your WWII or Military collection.

CA Legal or CA Private Party Transferable? (THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS): This C&R rifle can be transferred in California. All C&R firearms must be transferred through your local dealer OR at our Simi Valley location; we cannot ship directly to a C&R holder in California. Out of state residents can disregard this section – your local laws apply.