U.S. CARBINE CAL. 30 M1 - Underwood Elliott Fisher Company

Whenever I posted my WWII Tommy gun, references were made to “Combat”, the 60’s television series, which I didn’t know. So I started watching it on internet. In addition to Sgt Saunders’ Thompson, lots of M1 Carbines are featured in the show (as well as Garand and BAR).

I also recently scored 1900 rounds of cheap ammo.

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So I started keeping an eye out for one and started learning about them. And as I am on a lucky streak these days, this little rifle popped up on the website of an LGS. He’s been hit hard by restrictions related to Covid, especially at the range which is a big part of his business, and he is offloading lots of weapons with discounts to generate cash.

The gun has some patina but is in very nice condition and the bore is excellent. Price was $ 595.-

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It looks like it avoided the post war upgrades

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Barrel is marked (hard to photograph)

Underwood
2-44
Flaming bomb
“P” proof mark

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Brigadier General Guy H. Drewry and Underwood Elliott Fisher initials with the crossed cannons

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I was allowed onto the range in order to test fire it

15 shots slow fire at 25 m standing

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Then 3 shots to the head slow fire and the rest in rapid fire, at 50 m standing

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I think it’ll fit very nicely in my small WWII U.S. weapons collection

S&W Victory

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Colt 1911A1

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Remington Rand 1911A1

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Thompson 1928A1

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I’ll need to take a family photo

I forgot I made a video while shooting it last month

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Hickock’s video is a bit more elaborated

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That is a heck of a deal in non updated configuration. I would look on CMP’s website and look at the auction history to get a value for the carbine. You will probably be pleasantly surprised.

Dan

I'm assuming Hirtenberg is the same as Hirtenberger.

Nice carbine.

Nice score, if only those weapons could talk - my son and I were discussing some of your collection recently, how one wonders how some weapons get from where they started to where they are today.

Bravo!

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