I came across this little "factoid" this morning.


Interesting little article in American Rifleman October issue page 50

The original cost to mfg M1 carbine rifles in WW2

WRA 37.75
Saginaw 38.00
Inland 39.60
IMB 42.39
Quality hardware 45.52
Underwood 47.82
Standard products 53.79
Rock-Ola 58.00
National Postal Meter 69.43
Irwin Peterson did not deliver any completed carbines

What you should have said is, "The US Military did not accept any IP Carbines as first made". The truth is, IP did make approx, 3, 500 which were delivered/to somebody ???, there is one in my safe to prove the point, (not mine, belongs to a friend). Pic attached. When IP Carbines were found by the military to be not up to the standard/quality required, Saginaw was asked to take over IPs production. The Carbines then produced are known as S'G's (not S.G.) and maybe a mixture of IP and S'G' parts. It's a long story !
Cheers mate, see if you can get those IMAS Carbine blokes contributing to this forum. I do understand you were quoting from another source. Mike.

I for one would love to hear more about the Irwin-Pedersen, I bet mike's collection must be lonely without him!