A recent acquisition: an M1 Carbine, manufactured in 1943 by National Postal Meter. New stock finished by myself, with a repro sling from At The Front. Bore's in excellent condition. The original stock appears to be a pot bellied birch, with an Italian FAT inspection cartouche and the handguard is walnut. Rather than clean decades of grime from two pieces of wood that will never match no matter what, I decided to put them aside and do up a new stock. Besides, I've come to the point where I don't like doing anything to these old guns that I can't easily reverse. It'll turn in a four inch group at 100 yards, prone. I think that's the most you can reasonably expect from these things. Cool little shooter.