I picked an original five digit Inland. Serial is 14,558.
I noticed a couple things that I was curious if you guys have seen before.
First it has the V notch on the taller flip sight. I know this was usually considered a field mod and I've seen this only done on early carbines. Have you guys ever figured when this was done? I found a website that lists this was done in the Pacific, but I didn't know if anyone here has anymore info on this on who did it, or any patterns that were seen?
The second is the one that I sort of don't get. And the thing that has me curious is I have seen other early carbines like this as well. This one has had sling swivels added at one time and the sling holder on the barrel band was removed. I think many of would just write that off as a bubba mod done post WWII. But I'm wondering since I have seen this done on other early carbines, maybe they couldn't get slings for them early in the war, and maybe this was a field mod as well? The other one I know of is done the exact same way, and is also early. So seeing a pattern, I thought maybe this was possibly GI done instead of Bubba. Especially if they didn't get slings in the field before the rifles started arriving. I don't know if the rifles were shipped with slings when new? It was just curious to me seeing a pattern, and both were very early rifles. It makes me almost wonder if they couldn't get slings early on and just did a field mod.
What do you guys think?