http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/-t1.htm Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:26:34 GMT 10 http://i22.servimg.com/u/f22/11/48/02/48/m-1_ca13.jpg http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/-t1.htm http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/lineouts-t65.htm Mikey 51 This is an Underwood Carbine, but it has a first block Inland receiver and serial number. How come, you might say. Well, Underwood ran short of receivers at some stage, so Inland sent them a few so they could carry on with production. Underwood "Lined Out", the Inland, stamped a U above the Inland and produced the gun. That other mark is a badly stamped "Flaming Bomb". Collectable stuff. If any of you come across anything like this, let me know and I'll tell you about ... Lesson Of The Week From Mikey 51 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:26:34 GMT http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/lineouts-t65.htm#150 http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/lineouts-t65.htm http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/next-weeks-lessson-warning-t55.htm Mikey 51 Watch out guys, for all those imitation 30's floating around at the moment. The imitation ones have been made by every man and his dog since 1945. Here's a pic of a real USGI one (on the left), it can be identified by the indentations on the front of the mag following the general curve of the mag itself. There is no "seam" or joint/fold at the back and it feels heavier in your hand than the aftermarkets. genuine ones are known as "Hardbacks". On the right is an example of ... Lesson Of The Week From Mikey 51 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:07:23 GMT http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/next-weeks-lessson-warning-t55.htm#129 http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/next-weeks-lessson-warning-t55.htm http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/slide-springs-t51.htm Mikey 51 Wow, Alex has really set me up here ! I'll give it a go however. I'm no expert so everything I post is open to correction or discussion. I'm often asked about what "detachable slide spring" means. In the early days of Carbine production they had problems boring a hole down the entire length of the right hand side of a Carbine receiver so they used a detachable slide spring. These are not found often in N.Z. First I'll post a pic of the "Intergral" slide spring housing, ... Lesson Of The Week From Mikey 51 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:14:20 GMT http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/slide-springs-t51.htm#119 http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/lesson-of-the-week-from-mikey-51-f30/slide-springs-t51.htm