darrylta Posted February 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) K,I assume your wanting to see the incorrect plate that was on the gun.The seller did some searching and determined it was made for a post WWIIHowa carbine used by the Thai Police.I've since purchased the correct early Inland diagonal checked plate.Darryl Edited February 29, 2016 by darrylta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Ok, I was just checking and think I have a correct one for your use, but if you already found one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc269 Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Very Nice. They are cool as hell, ain't they. Good Luck with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijive Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 (edited) If you can try to see the receiver area under the rear sight spring, original flip sights are not usually staked in as were the later adjustable rear sights. No sign of staking is a good indication the flip sight is the original and not a "corrected" carbine.Roscoe, There actually should be two small chisel (not punch) stake marks on the right side of the flip sight on the front and back edges of the dovetail. This is common on early Inland Carbines and is not a sign that the sight has been replaced, Of course there should be no punch mark staking on the top of the dovetail, that is indicative of a replacement adjustable sight. Darryl, Nice looking early Inland, looks all correct. I have a February '43 Inland that was a Vet bring-back. Not as nice as your, though. Here are some pictures of the chisel stake marks on early Inland flip-sight Carbines. Inland February 1943 barrel date. Inland May 1943 barrel date. Edited April 9, 2016 by gijive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted April 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Chuck,I'll have to take a closer look at my Inland. I don't remember any pronounced chisel or punchmarks on the flip site. My barrel is marked 06/42.Very interesting, here's some seller photos of my Inland.It does look like one corner has been struck, somewhat?Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijive Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Darryl, It is difficult see any marks from the pictures you have, a close inspection would be warranted when you receive the gun. I have never inspected a Carbine as early as yours, it is entirely possible that during the earliest production no staking was done to keep the sight from drifting. It might be something that they determined was possibly an issue later on and began staking the sights in later production. The two guns I pictured are only months apart and both have the identical factory stake marks in identical locations. I have seen close-up photos of Carbines from other contractors that appear to have the same method of keeping the sight from drifting. Your gun looks all original, it may be something they added later as a result of trial and error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoscoeTurner Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Great photos. The stake marks I was referring to were the large punch marks used with the adjustable sights. Tell tell indicator that the adjustable sight has been removed and replaced with a flip sight. If you can try to see the receiver area under the rear sight spring, original flip sights are not usually staked in as were the later adjustable rear sights. No sign of staking is a good indication the flip sight is the original and not a "corrected" carbine.Roscoe, There actually should be two small chisel (not punch) stake marks on the right side of the flip sight on the front and back edges of the dovetail. This is common on early Inland Carbines and is not a sign that the sight has been replaced, Of course there should be no punch mark staking on the top of the dovetail, that is indicative of a replacement adjustable sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijive Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) Great photos. The stake marks I was referring to were the large punch marks used with the adjustable sights. Tell tell indicator that the adjustable sight has been removed and replaced with a flip sight. If you can try to see the receiver area under the rear sight spring, original flip sights are not usually staked in as were the later adjustable rear sights. No sign of staking is a good indication the flip sight is the original and not a "corrected" carbine.Roscoe, There actually should be two small chisel (not punch) stake marks on the right side of the flip sight on the front and back edges of the dovetail. This is common on early Inland Carbines and is not a sign that the sight has been replaced, Of course there should be no punch mark staking on the top of the dovetail, that is indicative of a replacement adjustable sight.Roscoe, Right, I knew what you were referring to. Just thought you might enjoy seeing how the original flip-sights were staked. Edited April 12, 2016 by gijive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadycon Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Just for your information; the site dovetail is tapered. If you remove the site, it goes from left to right, to reinstall, it goes from right to left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijive Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Shadycon,Right, that is why the sights were staked on the right side, to keep them from drifting out the larger installation side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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