Description
Item Description
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: National Postal Meter
Model: M1 Carbine
Serial: 4175912
Date of Manufacture: December 1943
Caliber: .30 Carbine
Finish: Parkerized
Barrel Length: 18"
Optics/Sights: Shielded Post / Aperture Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut
Action: Semi Auto
Markings: National Postal Meter Markings, U.S. Government Markings, IBM Barrel, "NPM FJA" cartouche, Crossed Cannons on stock.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
In 1942, as the shock of Pearl Harbor wore off, the war effort in the United States ramped up. There was a need for everything – especially weapons. The U.S. military needed more than 1 million carbines by the end of 1943.
Companies that didn’t make weapons started making them. A company in Rochester, N.Y., that made metered mailing machines, postal scales, and letter-handling equipment, was one of them. The U.S. National Postal Meter company didn’t have the equipment, factory, or workers to produce a light, short-barrel rifle when it was awarded a contract, but it managed to produce 413,017 M1 carbines from 1942 to 1944.
National Postal Meter’s carbines were made with parts mostly manufactured by other companies. Among these were New Haven Clock Company, National Lock Company, and Trimble Nurseryland Furniture Company, located about 6.5 miles away from National Postal in Rochester, that made baby furniture.
The company received a contract to manufacture M1 carbines in April, 1942. It obtained a former automobile showroom and repair shop and drew supervisory and engineering personnel from across the country. National Postal Meter laid out a production line and did preliminary engineering and production. Each company had to provide 10 guns for production tests that included physical inspection along with accuracy, endurance, dust, mud, and rain.
National Postal Meter delivered a pilot lot of five guns in January, 1943.
The first lot of 1,000 was delivered the following month. The company reached its maximum production level of 45,500 carbines per month in December, 1943. The guns were made with barrels produced by Underwood and the stock assembly and hand guard manufactured by Trimble.
When the company took on the contract, it was determined that National Postal Meter would make only the receiver, the operating slide, the bolt, and the trigger housing. The government furnished the barrels (mostly made by Underwood) and subcontracted out the other parts – hence, Trimble Nurseryland’s involvement in the war effort.
The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The M1 carbine was produced in several variants and was widely used by paramilitary and police forces around the world, and also became a popular civilian firearm after World War II.
The M2 carbine is the selective-fire version of the M1 carbine, capable of firing in both semi-automatic and full-automatic. The M3 carbine was an M2 carbine with an active infrared scope system.
Despite having a similar name and physical outward appearance, the M1 carbine is not a carbine version of the M1 Garand rifle. On July 1, 1925, the U.S. Army began using the current naming convention where the "M" is the designation for "Model" and the number represents the sequential development of equipment and weapons. Therefore, the "M1 carbine" was the first carbine developed under this system. The "M2 carbine" was the second carbine developed under the system, etc.
Condition and Contents:
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