It may have been brought home from the war by a veteran.
Offered is a fine example of an M1 carbine that is exactly the way it was shipped from the factory in Port Clinton, OH. These carbines were used in Korea and in Vietnam, mostly by South Vietnamese troops. They were parkerized and had a bayonet lug and new sights added, and other modifications. In 1949 Standard was awarded an ordnance contract for the repair and overhaul of 400,000 service-worn carbines. Standard manufactured the bolt, receiver, trigger housing and operating slide. Barrels were supplied by Inland, Buffalo Arms, Underwood, I.B.M., Marlin and Winchester. Approximately 247,160 total carbines were made by Standard Products, about 4% of M1 carbines made. Standard was awarded a contract for 370,000 carbines on August 6, 1942.
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