Description
Item Description
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Irwin-Pedersen Arms Co. (Saginaw Gear, Grand Rapids)
Serial Number: 1781382 "Apr 1943"
Receiver: Original finish
Barrel: Original finish Underwood April 1943
Front sight: Type-1 IP thumbnail -- no N but appears to have a 1 stamped on the upper left blade. "appears that an IPN that was stamped a bit aft and the N missed because of the thumbnail cut."
Barrel band: Type-1 Unmarked 3 weld -- came missing swivel
Rear sight: Type-1 RP with B-IP on leaf Appears original -- staked
Stock: Type-2 high wood S'G' with CC RSG in sling well Excellent condition -- very dark
Handguard: Type-1 2 Rivet IR-IP
Buttplate: IP unmarked Pross Mfg. Co.
Recoil plate: Type-2 IP-W
Operating slide: Type-3 S'G'
Bolt: S'G' flat blued
Firing pin: S'G' --
Extractor: IP
Trigger housing: Type-2 IP
Hammer: Type-2 IP blued dogleg
Trigger: IP Blued
Sear: Type-1 SW-IP
Safety: Type-2 IP-A
Magazine catch: Type-3 IP-B
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
This is the Legendary Irwin-Pedersen with serial #1781382 and the original Underwood 4-43 barrel with a bright bore, a two rivet hand guard and an high wood stock wheel acceptance mark and sideways "SG" inspection marking on the right side. Below the pistol grip there is a large circular "P" stamp type B safety "IP-W", unmarked [sic: S'G'] type C op slide, type B mag release "IP-B", type A front band (missing swivel), type B recoil plate, type A trigger housing "S'G'" on the right rear section, a "S'G'" type B hammer and a type A non-adjustable for windage rear sight stamped "S" on the left side and "RP" on the right side.
During the early days of America's involvement in World War II, famed firearm designer John Pedersen formed a company with the Irwin family, who owned successful furniture manufacturing concerns in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Irwin-Pedersen Arms Company in that city was capitalized for $1,000,000.00, by the brothers Robert and Earl Irwin. Primarily through Pedersen's contacts in the Ordnance Department, the Irwin-Pedersen Arms Company received a contract to manufacture over 100,000 M1 Carbines to be produced at the rate of 1,000 per day after the Grand Rapids factory was tooled up and in full production.
Unfortunately, due to faulty management and a host of other difficulties, the company failed to achieve mass production and produced slightly over 3,500 M1 Carbines. None of these carbines met Ordnance Department standards and thus none were accepted for the military. In March 1943, the Ordnance Department cancelled the contract it had with the Irwin-Pedersen Arms Company. The Irwin-Pedersen's production facilities were taken over by another contractor, Saginaw Steering Gear Division of General Motors, on April 1, 1943. Saginaw finished the contract using up Irwin-Pedersen produced revievers and other parts in the process. Today, Irwin-Pedersen M-1 Carbines are among the rarest versions of the M1 Carbine and as such, I-P Carbines usually command premium prices in collector's circles.
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:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this M1 Carbine is in Excellent over all condition showing no evidence of regular use or handling over the years that we can see!
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