Hi guys

I have been a collector of military weapons for most of my life, specialising in full-auto for the last 25 years or so. I currently own 4 carbines; 1st issue M1 by Inland, 1st issue M1A1 by Inland, 2nd issue M1 by Saginaw, and an M2 by Inland. Over the years I have owned and used many carbines, and worked on a lot more. I am a full-time gunsmith (since 1969) and do a lot of restoration work on military weapons. This usually means rebuilding them back to original after they have been "improved" by previous owners! I also manufacture museum-grade, all-metal MG replicas for the collector and movie market. I have restored some military vehicles and have been involved in the Wanaka and Omaka air shows for some years as a re-enactor. I am based in North Canterbury.

Welcome along woodsy, I hope you don't mind but I put on a couple of pics of your display that was at the Antique arms auction on the weekend.

Here is the link to it.

http://nzm1carbine.forumotion.com/Found-f2/A-nicely-displayed-collection-t42.htm

I Look forward to your wealth of knowledge helping some of us here in NZ possibly answer some of our questions.

Good to have you on board

Regards
Alex

Great to have you with us Woodsy. I look forward to talking to you. I'm sure you will be able to contribute a lot to the board. Mike, Wellington.