Restoring My 1943 M1 Carbine to Its Former Glory!

[@budgetgentleman1606]

I have spent almost two decades in the army and though I thought I knew something about WWII weaponry, I learned a tremendous amount from this video. Keep up the great work.

[@Godlovesya-j4o]

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[@KAPUTSTON]

Wonderful world war?!?

[@Winner277K]

World War Wisdom

[@Godlovesya-j4o]

@@KAPUTSTON and?

[@Godlovesya-j4o]

@@KAPUTSTON no it stand for World War Wisdom the name of the channel

[@KAPUTSTON]

@@Godlovesya-j4o oh I’m stupid

[@Knockee]

22:27 Drip spin is in fact appreciated

[@Buddygold9509]

I have my Uncle’s bring back along with a 600rd spam can of ammo, 15 original magazines, and original canvas case. He carried it in the Pacific. Excellent shooter.

[@kk5fe]

You have the bring back paperwork for the rifle? Unlikely it’s the rifle he carried.

[@AchilleBelanger]

@@kk5fe There were ways to bring things back… without the Paperwork. They could also buy the Weapon… at Replacement Cost.

[@johnlogan9427]

I had an all correct IBM, but I ended up selling it several years ago. I have an Inland mixmaster now, but it shoots great. My wife's grandma's first job was rebuilding M1 Carbines at Red River Army Depot. She inspected and reassembled the trigger housings.

[@HDSME]

I had IBM took and inland

[@Lurch-Bot]

I used to have the rattiest M1 Carbine parts gun you ever saw and it could still make one ragged hole at 50 yds. My grandma was a steamfitter during WWII. Her husband served at Iwo Jima, among other assignments and, as a tech Sgt, was issued the M1 Carbine. I have no idea if he ever used it. Probably. He never talked about the war.

[@Rkirka-y2k]

Thank IBM for preserving all the historical data on the carbine. IBM has never thrown out any documentation it has ever used, just to protect itself in court, if needed. It was the only manufacturer that kept all the drawings, correspondence, and even phone logs of the engineering, supply, and manufacturing committees. This has enabled historians to track down the identity of the hundreds of subcontractors involved. One of the main purposes of the carbine program was to involve companies that never made firearms into making these weapons. It succeeded so well that the government halted production of carbines, except for Winchester and Inland, because it had carbines coming out of its ears by then. With a few collector’s references, you can “read” almost every part, because each was marked with a drawing number, and code of the manufacturer. I’ve been able to date my IBM carbine to March-May 1944 based on these references. The amazing thing is there are no parts that can be dated beyond that. It’s almost as if it escaped any upgrades or repairs from later on. Most carbines have been through depot-level maintenance two or three times over the decades. It’s almost as if mine came off the line in Endicott in 1944, went into a time capsule, and emerged again in 1984, when I bought it.

[@HDSME]

@Rkirka-y2k same with m1 garand drawing numbers I traced my m 1 to 1941 And the 45 refurbished parts so it's 100 percent correct

[@Rkirka-y2k]

@@HDSME for the hardcore carbine nerd (like me), there are a series of books by Larry Ruth. The ultimate is his collection of carbine technical drawings and manufacturing documents of that era, reproduced on 12x18 pages. Among the documents is a copy of a 1954 Ordnance memo on the proper stains and oil finishes for both walnut and birch stocks. On the same page is a listing from SE Overton, a maker of carbine stocks. Step 1 is “unload walnut blanks from freight car”. Another chapter includes drawings and specs for various special tools and gages, including instructions on making your own, if needed. There’s collector gold to be mined from each page. As genuine carbines become scarcer and more expensive, it is very satisfying to acquire good reference materials.

[@voodoowraith]

My Dad didn't serve during WW2, he was in the Air Force during the Korean War (Kadena Air Base), but he was issued the M1 Carbine. He loved that little rifle and spoke very highly of it. One of these days I'll add one to my collection to honor his memory. The way he described his sounds like it hadn't been upgraded yet. He said his didn't have the bayonet lug or adjustable sights. Thanks for this video, now I know how to bring it one back to the way he described his.

[@kaynebartholomew2994]

I think I have seen one photo of the bayonet lug on Iwo Jima circa March (maybe April?) in the hands of, I guess, a soldier. It caught the guy in silhouette so it's not focused on him, but on Suribachi in the distance. But the shape of the bayonet lug is clearly visible. Haven't seen many other photos of them in WWII beyond that. Gives me a reason to go look again just to see what I can see for kick and gigs.

[@chris.3711]

The bayonet lug and later sight were late war adoptions.

[@WorldWarWisdom]

Yes there are a few photos of the bayonet lug in use during the war, but they are all in the final days of the war in the pacific. I love looking for those things in WWII photos too!

[@kaynebartholomew2994]

@@WorldWarWisdom I'm normally surprised when I do see them because it's not something I usually expect to see. I will admit I got a bit too excited when I saw that one on Iwo, haha.

[@kaynebartholomew2994]

@@chris.3711 yes, I am aware. I get a bit excited when I see them since they're not something I expect to see between 42 and 45.

[@jeffdwyer6105]

@@WorldWarWisdom The story I got from a historian at the Iwo Jima memorial in DC was that years after the war , the artist for the sculpture needed a sample of all the weapons seen in the famous photos , he was given a late rebuilt model in which he used for the statue . However you can't find that in any photo of the flag raising . Remember its a 3D statue of a 2D photo .

[@waldoman321]

You switched that sling out for a khaki one after you got the sight tool 😂 I was the same way

[@edgarcia4794]

My dad was a truck driver issued an M1 Carbine and in his later years he was a gun smith/dealer he mentioned the mag holders on the stock was in case you bailed from the truck in a hurry without your gear you still had a bit extra ammo.

[@ArtsDecoratifs]

Very nice video! I have four M1 Carbines - sort of. Several years ago I acquired an Airsoft one as a prop for a military vehicle club I used to belong to for my bicycle. I then got a BB version and then a .22 before getting a 30 cal one this summer. The 30 cal one was made by Universal in October, 1963 and has three original WWII surplus parts - late version rear site, slide, and late barrel band with bayonet lug. I also put on a sling with an original WWII oiler. Authenticity is not really a concern for me, it was more about price at this time - about 1/3 that of a WWII version, but looks and fires the same. I love shooting it and was having issues with ejection, so I replaced the critical springs for firing the weapon and now it works perfectly. I have been looking at WWII M1 Carbines and will get one eventually. I also have original NOS magazines that were in the original wax paper.

[@Adelina-293]

My favorite marching companion. The light weight comes in handy, plus that buttstock ammo pouch is sweet. I'm the platoon runner, cover fire's appreciated.

[@mark703]

The flip sight looked like it could have done with a good clean!

[@ShogunMongol]

I haven't watched the video yet, but I wanna add my 2 cents about the M1 Carbine in a hugely broad post WW2 way. This gun was absolutely the AR-15 during the 50's to 70's, hundreds of thousands in the US alone (remember, loads of countries got them after the war from the US and many weren't surplused for a long time, so not all 6.5 million Carbines were in the hands of US civilians), plus commercial copies galore. In the US, you see them in the hands of cops all the time, famous NYPD stakeout unit cop Jim Cirillo said it was one of two guns he trusted for one shot knock downs, along with a 1w gauge pump. On the other side of the law, lots of criminals had them, most famously the Symbionese Liberation Army, the nutcases who kidnapped Patty Hearst, in the guise of the M1 Carbine Enforcer pistol, a very popular commercial clone. In Europe, pretty much every Western European army had them, the Dutch, the Germans, and the French in colonies they had at the time. The French liked the cartridge so much they considered it for the roller delayed gun they thought about adopting that later became the CETME rifle. In Asia, man, in the Philippines, whenever criminals or terrorists get busted, you'll see at least one in a pile of captured guns to this day, and some smaller police forces still have them on hand. In Vietnam, both sides loved the gun, they used them whenever they had the chance it seems, lots of Vietcong female fighters had M1 Carbines. For me personally, the M1 Carbine is why I am alive. My great-grandmother had one in Korea, just in case. One day, it did come in handy, some guy broke into her house, so she grabbed her Carbine, racked the bolt, and the guy ran out as fast as he could. If she wasn't armed, my family line could have been ended right then and there. I personally believe the M1 Carbine is one of the most historically significant modern firearms, at least in the top 10.

[@Lurch-Bot]

I'd still rather have an M1 Carbine for hunting in the brush. Modern ammo is like a hot .357 Mag. Just enough to punch through the brush and still have enough stopping power. The AR, when properly built for task, is a nice platform for a marksman at short to intermediate range but isn't much of a hunting gun. It may make for a more compact PDW in short barreled versions but if you aren't stepping out of a tank, it really doesn't matter. Also, the AR really sucks in short barrel form anyway. It took me months of load development just to get a useful defensive load with a 7" barrel and 62gr LAP bullet. Military ammo just simply cannot work well with less than 14". The trick is you need a much faster powder than the military uses. But not as fast as handgun powder. H4198 was juuuuust right. I was happy to see 750 ft-lbs with that barrel length and bullet and the M1 Carbine beats that by 33%, while being nearly as maneuverable, and without having to get a Nobel prize in physics to make it happen.

[@RicktheCrofter]

A week ago I was at a gun show. One of the private vendors there had a replica M-1 Carbine, which fired .22 caliber rounds rather than .30 caliber. As I was examining the carbine I was trying to lock the bolt open. The vendor was trying to explain how to do it, but he couldn’t do it. Then I remembered this video. I told him he needed to insert an empty magazine before the bolt would lock open. He inserted an empty magazine and indeed the bolt locked open.

[@JMaher393]

Loved the video. So much appreciation for the rifle, when looking at my reproduction (Iver Johnson), it has the later m1 carbine variant look (low wood, adjustable sight, type 3 band, etc). Still such cool rifles!! Wish ammo for the Carbine and M1 Garand were cheaper so I can shoot them more often haha

[@ArneMoen]

Dad was a replacement in January 1945 in Belgium. He was issued a Garand but he had a radio operator MOS and ended up in an HQ company. So then he carried a Garand and a radio. He was able to go to the medics station and swap his Garand for a carbine some soldier no longer needed. He much preferred the carbine.

[@99Racker]

The snap on the inside of the mag pouch can ding the stock. I added two small pieces of electric tape in an X pattern on the inside snap so I had no dings. Good lesson.

[@jonrettich-ff4gj]

With the advent of the very effective German rapid fire, shorter range assault rifles and the recognition that these were more effective in combat than our M1s isn’t the carbine a more effective combat weapon? I fired an M1 once in the National Guard, old and battered it still felt like it was made just for me but, in fact, hasn’t the contemporary combat rifle become far more like the carbine? I appreciate your presentations and get a lot of small details that help me to better understand what life was really like for our GIs. Thanks!

[@stuckinDetroit65]

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my carbine! Best buy of my life!

[@guylr7390]

My uncle was the CO of a Quartermaster Truck company in the 3rd Army. He and his drivers carried M1 Carbines from Normandy to the end of the war in southern Germany. He didn’t bring one home but I did get to wear his winter jacket as a kid.😊

[@KarlPHorse]

My great uncle was in the 3rd army. Not sure which division though. still, it’s funny to think that they might have crossed paths in europe, lol. I have his cigarette case that he carried at the Bulge. Definitely one of my most prized possessions.

[@AchilleBelanger]

My Uncle was a Seabee in the Pacific. He carried a Car-Bean and had a Custom Pair of Seabee Glove Guns. He was the only Seabee with left hand and right hand Glove Pistols … from the Manufacturer.

[@Lurch-Bot]

Lol, I dressed up in my Grandpa's dress blues for a couple of Halloweens. They fit me perfectly when I was 8-9 years old. He wasn't a big guy due to all the malnutrition during the depression, in spite of having the genes for it. I think that's something a lot of people overlook about the guys who served in WWII. Many barely scraped their way through the depression as kids. That's why they were made of tougher stuff. Has nothing else to do with their generation. My grandpa used to dodge railroad dicks on the daily, stealing coal so his family could have their food and cook it too! His ass was nothing but pockmarks from getting shot in it with rock salt so many times. There were nights he fell asleep in a cold bathtub, just soaking his ass. He wanted to be a fighter pilot. Not just a fighter pilot, a Naval Aviator. But, because of some BS about varicose veins, he spent the duration of the war at Pearl, overhauling engines for fighters, lol. Probably the first stroke of good luck the man ever had. Got shot at precisely once during the entire war and he joined right after the attack at Pearl. It was friendly fire from our own AAA. They forgot to get the next day's code when they went out for a late night test flight in a freshly overhauled C-47 and had to circle over the ocean for several hours until the sun came up. You can't even make stories like that up. My other grandpa herded Japanese Americans into internment camps for over 2 years and then shipped out to Iwo Jima as a tech Sgt. with the AAF. I know he was issued an M1 Carbine but I have no idea if he ever used it. Probably, since he virtually never talked about the war and all I know about his service comes from his service record. I know he was a quartermaster and also trained in aviation firefighting. He had a fairly high security clearance so I wonder about that a lot. Makes sense being an internment camp guard but what was he doing when he shipped overseas? He also went to Iwo Jima weeks before it was fully under control, which is why I think he saw combat, even if only minor skirmishes around the airfield. They were facing an enemy who wouldn't quit until they had stopped breathing. The only things I ever heard him say about the war is that what we did to the Japanese Americans was wrong and if they'd bothered to finish WWII, there would be no Cold War.

[@guylr7390]

@@KarlPHorse I’ll bet they did cross paths. My uncles trucks were the first relief column into Bastogne for which he was awarded a bronze star for crossing through the German lines to get there.

[@KarlPHorse]

@ So funny you mentioned that. We were clearing out my grandma’s garage yesterday, literally 24 hours ago from the time of posting this, and we found and M1 Garand cartridge belt he must have brought home and given my grandpa as a souvenir. I checked and it’s legit. Late war cartridge belt in OD green. I cleaned it up real good and now it’s sitting on a shelf where I keep all my WW2 stuff. I literally have a cartridge belt that your uncle and his men probably transported to the front! Such a small world.

[@KAPUTSTON]

16:46 bro was on the verge of crying

[@genconsensus4205]

Strapping a pouch with 2 loaded magazines on the butt would provide a counter weight on the end of the rifle and could improve the balance. You should shoot it at the range with loaded magazines on the butt to see if it improves your handling and shooting of the carbine. Many infantry officers and some ncos also carried carbines since they were not expected to fire at the enemy most of the time. In photos you can see they usually carried just a few magazines.

[@Lurch-Bot]

I don't think OP is trying to emulate orificers and noncompoops. He's a nerd in a uniform. And any nerd in WWII is going to carry more than 3 loaded mags, even if they're 50 mi behind the line.

[@randysimmons9838]

My favorite rifle of all time.

[@frenchfan3368]

I also had the bayonet lug removed from my M1 Inland Carbine several years ago. I'm so glad I did as I have a historically accurate weapon from the Second World War.

[@Banana_Guy_3500]

1:21 we used outdated or interwar period guns, the Tompson was designed at the end of WWI. The Garand was a good rifle but it was made in the late 20s. The BAR was outdated as soon as it came off the line. What im saying is the M1 (Carbine) was one of the only new guns that were issued, and they're cheap to mass produce.

[@DanielLogan-s9n]

Check your facts. The is garand was invented in nineteen thirty two and adopted by the army in nineteen thirty six. And with regard to the Thompson and the BAR when the war started , so how could you say outdated.

[@Lurch-Bot]

The BAR is widely under-recognized as the first assault rifle. Not the StG.44. I suppose you could argue the Chauchat was doing it 3 years earlier but those were best used as a rowboat anchor. Quibbling about weight is the provenance of the puny and, to me, it is 6 of one or a half dozen another. The StG.44 would probably feel too light to me, just as an AK does. Sure, the M1 Carbine is lighter but I consider that as being the equivalent of an Artillery Luger with a buttstock, lol. Completely different class of weapon.

[@Banana_Guy_3500]

@@DanielLogan-s9n My apologies, i was going off memory with the Garand. The BAR's ideology was outdated, walking fire to suppress trenches on the move wasn't needed in WWII and its 20 rd mag was too small for the LMG roll. The Thompson was designed in 1917 not close to 1939 or 1941 (when Poland was invaded and when the Jap's bombed Pearl Harbor).

[@OddHunter5504]

Currently running an idea of a Cold war M1 “Advisor” Carbine through my head but its great to see a carbine go back to its roots

[@Paladin1873]

I was taught to install carbine and rifle slings so that the adjustment buckle (slider) and metal end tip of the sling are facing outward, not inward. This makes it easier to adjust the sling and it is less likely the metal parts will make noise or ding the stock. There is a video on YT made by History in Firearms that shows how to do this installation. It is titled "M1 Carbine Sling and Oiler (TF 13-05A)".

[@doncarlton4858]

Right, he put the buckle on backwards and it will eventually scar the stock as well as making more noise when the buckle clicks against the stock. .

[@DanielLogan-s9n]

Instead of spending money on a sight tool, he would have been better off buying a tech manual. Most everything he changed out were mid war production changes except for the magazine and possibly to barrel band ( which I couldn't get a good look at). That's when production started actually meeting the original contract specifications, which called for select fire, as M2 carbines. Once that happened, many of the original M1's were retrofitted to select fire with a lot of those modifications (including the bayonet attachment which is not part of the band). So for reenactment purposes, with the previously stated exceptions, his carbine was already period correct for world war two.

[@chris.3711]

In 1945 the type C carbine was how a good number of these guns were being produced. These guns did see use, more in the pacific than Europe. Leaving it as is, is in fact WWII era. However, for reenacting pre 1945, it does need changing.

[@sinner175]

I encourage you to shoot your Carbine in a CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) M1 Carbine match! They are fired at 100 yards only. These are NOT target rifles, nor where they intended to be. I liked the video.

[@cheekymonkey444]

The only problem with the earlier ammo pouch that has the snap is when installed on the butt stock, the snap gouges the wood under it. You can drill out the rivet on the snap and remove it completely, but it's a shame to deface an original issue magazine pouch. You can put a small piece of duct tape and a bit of padding over the snap but it won't last. The reason they went to the rotary safety was the push button type closely resembled the magazine release. Imagine getting into a firefight and take your weapon off safe and the magazine drops out. The rotary lever solved that problem. After WWII, life was breathed into the carbine in Vietnam. The South Vietnamese Army used up a lot of our surplus rifles. They were issued M-1 Garands but found out they were too heavy and the recoil was to voilent for their soldiers being of a smaller stature than American GI's. They were loved by the Vietnamese soldiers.

[@ericsissenwein3601]

I have an old, early sixties gun magazine that showed how our Vietnamese allies had the stocks of their M-1 Garands cut down a bit so they would be easier for the smaller Asian soldiers to use. Also M1 or M2 carbines were carried by most US advisors before the M16 became available. 😊

[@cheekymonkey444]

Both were used in abundance in the early stages of the war.👍​@@ericsissenwein3601

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

My late father, 1 Lt. Ord WW2 actually mailed home pieces of the M-2 (full auto) carbine. His step son stole it.

[@AchilleBelanger]

@@baronedipiemonte3990 I knew a guy who mailed home a Thompson Gun and PPSH-41 from Vietnam piece by piece. His Father was a World War Two Vet. He reassembled the The Thompson Gun and sent it back… with a Note complaining about his Military Training… and how he didn’t know how to put it back together.

[@TidmouthSheds]

Pocket Garand! Looks great, really nice job :D

[@MarvelousFurniture2nd]

15:23 pov you sleep in rdr2

[@the_lost_navigator]

"Very pretty, Colonel, but can they fight?" - 'General' Pinkley, The Dirty Dozen Lookin smart there, Son - Have Fun at the Re-enactment. - Envious

[@bignapoleonproductions7388]

Cool carbine

[@Soldierbarnaby2409]

Hey man before my comment gets drowned by other ones I just wanna say I love your content and i think it’s great to keep everyone remembering history and especially in the way you do it.

[@mcperson8455]

Im from south haven! I was so suprised to hear our towns name said in this video! It has less than 2000 people living there and is mostly a tourist town. I had no idea we had an old arms factory here!

[@davidschaadt3460]

Real nice video. I changed some things on my Winchester and removed the Bayonet lug and rear sight. Nervous 🏆🪖🏆about doing it ,but everything went beautifully.

[@davidschaadt3460]

I used to say," I'm a Master with an IBM. The Carbine ,not the Computer".

[@gone547]

Would luv to see one chambered for 300 blackout. Suitably strengthened where necessary of course, while retaining as much originality as possible.

[@ethanmcdowell9677]

I had a NPM 43 build M1 that I had to abandon because my gas port plug backed out unknowingly and caused my op rod to crack the receiver. I'm still in remorse about that. FARB. I haven't heard that term in a while (since I sold off everything I had 4 years ago) and still I hate it.....

[@isaacfreeman8860]

Im a Korean War reenactor so it's interesting to see what changed on the M1 Carbine from its original configuration. The M2 carbine is my favorite variant but it's super expensive

[@fudgiegaming2999]

I have a picture of my great grandfather with the pouch on the stock. Also I love your videos.

[@stockarboy]

"I'm going to call it a 'carbeen' so cry about it if you don't like it" he casually says while sporting a grenade in his shirt pocket!

[@justinmishler6758]

In my experience usgi carbine mags definitely work better than reproductions

[@Lurch-Bot]

that's probably because you'll pay $50 for the real deal but only $2.50 for the reproduction. They come in all different levels of quality, you know.

[@justinmishler6758]

@ I think I paid maybe 10 dollars for new old stock ww2 production mags a few years ago lol

[@JuanGonzalez-hv6vs]

Damn, that was the same rifle I used when I was in the Navy back in the 90s. Wow! I have not seen this rifle again since I left the Navy.

[@cursedmonkey1033]

Such a beautiful weapon, I'd love one of those. Americans are so lucky.

[@howardoller443]

Cool video. Thank you for sharing. I also greatly enjoy WWII history and have an M1 carbine, so I appreciate your video(s). I've even been to the Rock Island Arsenal. p.s. That is a sweet old radio! Is it in working condition? Do you know the make & model? It appears to me to be a Zenith, but I'm not sure.

[@BlindAlanAlda]

Who needs a bayonet lug when you can attach a bayonet 509th style

[@kkuenzel56]

Great history lesson on the 30 M1 Carbine. I never knew about the Factory in South Haven that made some of the stocks. I live about 35 miles from there. My dad did a varnish or shellac finish on the stock on my Carbine. Didn't it originally have just an oil finish?

[@macfilms9904]

If I woke up & it's 1942, I'd choose the M1 Carbine. Most combat occurs within ~200 meters & the carbine round was plenty lethal at that range. The .30-06 was a great round to drop an elk (and my grandfather used that round for that) - but it's really an overpowered round for most soldiers I think. The Pederson .276 that the Garand was designed for would have been a much better round. I think the light weight & magazine capacity makes the carbine a really good choice.

[@Lurch-Bot]

I'll take an easy to handle and fire gun over a glorified boat anchor any day of the week because I know just where to put those rounds. .30-06 was a great round for snipers. Not so much for your rank and file troops. The whole downsizing concept was definitely the right way to go, at least until modern combat armor came around.

[@davemartel3935]

Huge Canadian fan here love your content. I'd really appreciate a video on the various British imperial Forces uniform variation between the various colonies and commonwealths and also the manufacturing variations between the branches

[@Lurch-Bot]

Yeah, you're not going to get that here. Somewhere out there, someone is doing a similarly bang up job re-enacting British and Commonwealth forces.

[@paulhart9102]

I bought an M2 in early 1986. Love it.

[@Burkholder1994]

3:42 - " at least I hope not" -You'd be surprised. It's gonna happen now that you said it. lol

[@eutontactical]

Want to tell you I enjoy your videos . Keep doing a great job

[@DCS_World_Japan]

Here in Japan we're sadly limited to "reenacting" with airsoft guns, and all carbine options are either Farbines or M2s. I ended up going for an M2 gas-blowback for funsies, then ultimately shited over to British kit with a proper Enfield No4 :D

[@projektkobra2247]

I lived in Osaka 8 tears..miss it every day. I like to think many Japanese still squirrel weapons away, "Sword-Edict" style even to this day!

[@Lurch-Bot]

@@projektkobra2247 When living in the UK in the '90s, I saw more handguns after the 1997 ban than I ever did before, lol. I had a Webley Mk IV (actually an Enfield No.2 Mk.1) that was a nicely patinaed attic find I bought from an acquaintance. I had a shotgun certificate so the raw materials for loading ammo were readily available to me. I still would have been able to load ammo; I actually made a couple grams of RDX in chemistry class at boarding school and was allowed to detonate it under safe conditions so it isn't like making double base gunpowder or priming compound would have been much of a challenge. An older friend of my parents had a massive collection of handguns prior to the ban. He always lamented publicly that he wished he hadn't turned them in but he didn't have to tell me he kept several of them for me to know he'd had a 'boating accident out in the Channel'.

[@Ethanthemidwesternrailfan]

I love your videos World War wisdom

[@budprepper3811]

My friend had a factory M2 and a field parts kit on a m1 for select fire years ago 😊

[@haydenmcdaniels6284]

I have a question for you. So I have the m 1910 gear setup for my uniform and I bought a m1 garand ammo belt but with the belt loosens a lot how do you stop it from adjusting on its own?

[@BigGilbey]

wasn't it also distributed to airborne soldiers as well?

[@Big_biskieplayz]

Ye but a little different

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

M1a1 was, folding butt stock

[@johnb3772]

And historically correct M1a1s are alot more expensive

[@BigGilbey]

thx

[@alexanderberol6579]

Yes. With canvas "holster" to carry during jumps. Mine is Korea issue with no bayonet stud.

[@ToddAdams1234]

Thank you Mark! 👍🫡

[@tearfull_blade]

The drip goes crazy dude

[@jeffdwyer6105]

From a collector's point of view , it is just silly to replace the sight back to a flip because 99% of the carbines were refitted with type 2 sights in the field and certainty after WW2 , Korea and then some . The stake marks are a dead giveaway . Also the scratch marks where the old bayonet lugs were removed however I have an original NPM correct barrel with type 1 lug . Then there were spare parts that were Parkerized for storage rather than blued but that is part of the normal WW2 maintenance or rebuilding program with original period parts . Magazines (like all parts) have the mfg. codes on them. So there are ways of making them "correct" or "period" without getting carried away , but if you were to make every single part exactly the same mfg code , it wouldn't pass muster . No one manufacturer made ALL the parts for the carbines , especially barrels and stocks .

[@johngetty3839]

My type 2 rear sight is staked on so deeply that it would never come off.😢

[@doncarlton4858]

Yes, from a collector point of view he just destroyed a lot of the piece's value by putting on non-original, repop parts.

[@DanielLogan-s9n]

As I stated in my comment money better spent on a tech manual before a sight tool.

[@ianh2950]

I'm curious if you ever see people using the "Auto Ordnance" (Kahr Arms) M1 reproductions in reenactments with prices on the originals going up.

[@jeffdwyer6105]

Off topic for a bit : My NPM carbine was as close to original as possible , it was my 5th carbine in 40 years . I did 'tweek' it a bit but not in a major way , mostly functional parts that were correct for the era and mfg . This carbine never malfunctioned after 1000+ rounds (or more than I can remember ) . I cleaned it properly and routinely . The rumors about M1 Carbines being unreliable by designed are plain BS . After shooting them over an 80 year period with mixmaster parts and poor maintenance with reloaded ammunition , that would be the only reason to doubt the performance of the carbine .

[@markr.1984]

I wonder what type of antique radio he has in the back and whether it works or not. I used to collect antique radios. Can't tell what it is though.

[@charlesstribula3477]

Great video! One question; does it matter which way the sling buckle faces (i.e., towards or away from the carbine)? Looks like you have the buckle towards the weapon…thanks in advance.

[@mrextremophile]

This is an informative and entertaining video. I learnt loads! I wonder if the strap is around the wrong way, and the popper by the top of the gun should be on the inside, next to the wood?

[@rockstarJDP]

A question I've always wondered is did the soldiers throw away their empty magazines when empty? When I was a recruit in the UK army they told us to keep them and recharge them later when they were depleted?

[@1999mikedunn]

A 38 special with a 148 grain bullet hits with more energy than a m1 carbine. My dad trade his for a 45 caliber grease gun.

[@Derek-ls3wg]

Great video. Love the War Baby.

[@titorunyan7848]

Uggg, I was watching the movie called “The Battle of The Bulge” and they used a farbine with a low-wood stock and a bayonet attachment.

[@supersmasha5560]

22:34 “very nice, let’s see Paul Allen’s M44 pack”

[@EvanEverhart911]

Great stuff, man.

[@jeffreyhansen2806]

Nice video. I have restored several M1 carbines and simply used a metal punch to remove the pin holding the front sight. I used a plastic mallet to remove the rear sight. These late sights are always staked, so that must be overcome. The late war universal pouch will NOT fit on the carbine. To fit the carbine pouch on the stock you need to field strip the gun. it will not fit over the trigger guard.

[@SteveMrW]

Very informative and fun to watch.

[@Maj_Problem]

1:59 OMG Thats where it comes from? I'm part of a gaming group that mainly plays realistic historical games, Hell let loose, Post Scriptum, War of Rights, etc and we say "farb" on a regular basis. Always just assumed it was made up word in our group. The fact we have a couple of civil war reneactors, explains why we started saying it

[@themastermason1]

Lucky you were able to get an original war-time production M1 carbine. I tried but somebody else snagged it at the last minute on Gunbroker which left a sour taste for the site ever since. Instead I got a 60's era production Plainfield M1 "Farbine".

[@Rocketsong]

Good job. While the adjustable rear sight is significantly better than the old flip sight, it simply isn't correct for most of WWII. Same with the type 3 barrel band.

[@bryanduchane2371]

This rifle was the great, great grandfather of the M16. The first rifle to use an intermediate cartridge vs the full power NATO Cartridge... Don't see these very often:

[@chaosda_clown6700]

How did you, if you did, set your carbine up to fire blanks. I have a carbine that I want to shoot blanks for re-enacting and still be able to live

[@joshuahultgren2943]

Any good resources for changing out the safety on a carbine?

[@MrJeb2100]

Great video. Have you shot the weapon with its new sights?

[@1993soldierboy]

Great, interesting video. Would be neat if you did something like this for the m1 garand.

[@WorldWarWisdom]

Thanks! I did make a somewhat similar video for my Garand if you’re interested. Here’s a link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKfLfWmhg9GSh5osi=EursyT8_nN-Mr9TG

[@Mexicoinanutshell]

Cool video

[@PBRStreetgang]

Dude you’re gonna have SO MUCH content coming up, you’ll eat.

[@polkbritton]

My dad knew a Marine vet who served on Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima who said he preferred the M-1 Carbine to the Garand when it came to jungle fighting. He liked that it was a lightweight weapon which had lightweight ammo, so he could carry more rounds for the weight and it was lighter recoiling compared to the Garand. I have that same console radio btw.

[@i-tiyahman6519]

1966 Ilopango Base El Salvador Paratrooper Battalion we use to have this carabines I think they had semi and full automatic fire don’t remember hey I’m 74😅

[@tunasandwich395]

Cool stuff dude

[@militariacollector1943]

Very good 🔥💯

[@Bigcat726]

M1 carbine isn’t the over looked gun in ww2, I believe the Johnson m1941 rifle is heavily overlooked, as well for the reising smg for US marines, and a little bit of the M2 carbine the m1 carbines full auto brother

[@Sacred-ENL]

man, i love this rifle

[@Worldwar2legoandreal]

Its Halloween time to bring out the WW2 gear!!!!!

[@megandarling2215]

3:32 I will…. 😂

[@AntiFurrySoldier5.56]

Same I would legit fall on sprint up to someone and check what manufacture made it. Oh, it’s and inland cool

[@Karasack49]

Where did you get WW2 repop magazines that don’t have the bolt hold?

[@marinesnip]

Does anyone know where the good place to get the wood stock from? I have one but the stock is a little beat up and was thinking about getting a newer one.

[@culloden23]

What’s the info on the radio behind you? Great video btw!

[@johnkeck1025]

The m1 carbine is my favorite allied weapon of ww2.

[@finaloption...]

I hear they're going to put up some wind turbeans near you.

[@randelbrooks]

Mr. Smith you are so funny and cool I love your videos

[@ClancyWoodard-yw6tg]

Did they the 30 round mags in WW2 or was that more of a later feature