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Early M1 carbine or M2 SMG oiler ?


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The one with the cap with two " ears " is the M2 SMG oiler . The oiler fit into a hole in the stock with a plate over it . I assume there was a coil spring in the hole . Anyway , the oiler went in , you pushed and turned it , and the ears locked it into place .

Chris

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The only reference in which I could find production numbers for the Hyde/Marlin M2 SMG was Military Small Arms of the 20th Century which is admittedly not the most authoritative but It was what I had. It said about 400 were produced before the government cancelled the contract.

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I believe there are two known M2 SMGs in the registry, numbers 22 and 386. Both were previously owned by Larry Smith (Smitty) of Cabin John, MD, an early and very eccentric MG collector.

 

I know of at least one other built on a registered tube with mostly original parts and a number survive in Govt. museums. One at West Point, one at Aberdeen (now at Ft. Lee?), one at Springfield Armory, one in the former Pattern Room collection, and perhaps one or two others.

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