very rare m1 carbine

[papadura6969]

I have a very rare m1 carbine, i just want to know what´s the model and year of fabrication....this model has the rear sights at the back of the barrel and it doesn´t have the piece of handguard that goes on top of the barrel and the front sight is diferent...

[ebeeby]

Doesn't exist without photos

Not to be too harsh, but that does sound like the Bubba'd model....

[papadura6969]

here they are

[kcw]

There's a discussion about that model, questioning if it is an "M-1 carbine prototype" @ www.gunandgame.com Someone thought that it may have been made by Universal, but there was no definitive answer.

[papadura6969]

I´ve seen a similar one in a picture and it says that it is a "wts armlist m1 carbine" but i don´t really know.....

[papadura6969]

Question is: will it accept all the aftermarket gadgets (stocks, etc) for the original m1 ?

[Johnny in Texas]

That is a rare BUBBATYPE carbine. The deluxe model has a thin handguard with the rear sight cut through it and a ramp adjustment as well as a hooded ramp front sight red rubber recoil pad you know carbine recoil is brutal, a Texas Ranger I knew had one built for his wife to hunt white tail deer with. I went to high school with his two grandson's and we all hunted with that carbine at one time or another. I bought his '65 9XXX s/n SP1 AR-15 from his widow years later and still have it.

Wish I had that Carbine also!

[Tuna]

What is the serial number on it and where is the number located on the receiver? It really looks a lot like a Howa 300. A commercial carbine made in Japan in the early 1960,s. They made 10,000 of them with the majority going down under to Australia but some may have been imported here.

[kcw]

What is the serial number on it and where is the number located on the receiver? It really looks a lot like a Howa 300. A commercial carbine made in Japan in the early 1960,s. They made 10,000 of them with the majority going down under to Australia but some may have been imported here.

If it's a Howa 300 it should have two treaded holes on the side of the receiver for the optional "peep" sight.

[joem]

Looks a tad rusty here and there.