type 3 late stock with low wood and oval oiler Early M1 carbines had what has become know as high wood stocks. If the OP is looking for a shooter, the Plainfield (for the right price) might be for him. M1 carbine with type 3 barrel band fitted, Iwo Jima, The stock The stock has been classified by collectors into 3 types:- type 1 early stocks with high wood and I-cut oiler recess type 2 mid war stock with high wood and oval oiler. But mine is priceless since my daughter refers to it as "her carbine." Armed Forces only carbines and makes any commercially made carbine an "out-of-competition" firearm was just writen because these Plainfields & Alpine carbines can be ringers.Īgree with the other posters that Plainfields are worth something in the $400 range. South Plainfield is adjacent Middlesex, NJ. I have always suspected that CMP rule 6.3.5 which requires As-Issued by the U.S. Beginning in the January 1963 issue of Shooting Times magazine Powder Horn in South Plainfield, NJ began advertising M1 Carbines for sale. folding stock carbine, with Redfield 1 Tube 4X scope. My daughter used it in local Vintage Military Rifle Matches because of its accuracy. 30 CAL CARBINE 1965-1978 Plainfield Machine model M1 Carbine. one piece hardwood stock with steel buttplate. From 3 feet and placed next to my USGI carbines, only the finish on the Plainfield points it out as a non issued carbine. plainfield, model: m1 carbine, caliber: 30 carbine, comes with magazine. In the late 80s I put a walnut USGI stock and bayonet mount on it from Numrich. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. 30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was a standard firearm for the U.S. Other than the receiver & barrel, everything on it is USGI. The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber. Given to me as a gift from my Dad in the early 70s, he said it was like the one he carried in the Korean War. Auto ordinance and Inland both make new Carbines that replicate the originals.
Again the Universal shoots like a champ never any problems out of it.
I have one of those Dunellen Plainfields. I also have a Universal M1 Carbine dates 1979 from the serial number and though they apparently had some problems with early production it at some point was corrected. If you have one made in Dunellen, it's a earlier., Plainfield receiver on a Plainfield barrel with all USGI parts.