HOW TO FILL OUT a CARBINE CLUB DATA SHEET FOR AN M1 CARBINE: Anyone who's ever attempted to fill out a Carbine Club Data Sheet knows how intimidating the process can be, especially if it's your first time. Since I was unable to find a "How To" guid
he or she knows nothing about carbines. The only numbers on a GI Carbine are the serial number on the rear of the receiver with the maker’s name, and the manufacturer’s name and date on the barrel.
M1 Carbine production began in September 1941 with very few changes to Williams' original design. Though the first guns were made at Winchester, Pearl Harbor caused manufacture to be stepped up. Contracts and sub-contracts were let out to a number of other makers, including such unlikely non-f...