M2 Carbine

[wwl]

Is a WW2 M1 carbine, fitted with full auto parts & registered prior to 1986 as a MG, and over stamped with a 2 over the 1 of M1, a Curio & Relic?

[Paul in PA]

C&R M-2 must be either Winchester or Inland manufacturer. These were the ONLY two manufacturers of the M-2, all other carbine manufacturers were convertions to M-2 during the post war rebuild process. Very few Winchesters were made, Inland was the primary M-2 manufacturer.

 

From the ATF site: U.S. Carbine, cal. 30, M2, original U.S. Military issue, mfd. prior to 1946, and marked "M-2" on the receiver.

 

Bruce Caufield's book also makes a similar statement in his carbine books.

 

Paul in PA

[nirvana]

I think to be C&R it would have to be registered Pre-68 in the amnesty, right? To be registered afterwards it would have been considered a new gun.

 

Look at the paperwork, who is listed as the maker? Inland, Winchester, or John Smith?

[drbones2nd]

I think to be C&R it would have to be registered Pre-68 in the amnesty, right? To be registered afterwards it would have been considered a new gun.

 

Look at the paperwork, who is listed as the maker? Inland, Winchester, or John Smith?

 

Just because a gun is amnesty registered, does not make it automatically a C&R. What is important is the date for which the gun was actually made into an M2 carbine. That is what you would have to have documentation to support. I have a winchester M2 carbine that was manufactured in the late fourtys, but was converted sometime later. It was registered in the amnesty but still is not a C&R gun. However, in just a few years it will be since we are approaching the fifty year mark from 1968.