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Originally Posted by postino
Can you post a pic??? What is the significance of the Keith cartouche???
The M1 carbine has never much interested me (although I presently have three Enfield carbines)....But I did love my M14 in boot camp back in '69-'70 (last year Parris Island had recruits qualify with them, I believe)...And later built up an M1A from a used M14 'parts kit' and a semi-auto receiver...Really liked that; hated to part with it...  |
I'm not sure it would photograph well. (And it's buried pretty deep in the safe, that photo I posted is old.)
It's "O.G.E.K" with a box around it stamped on the buttstock.
There's no real significance, Elmer Keith, developer of the .357, .41, and .44 magnum cartridges worked as an inspector at the Ogden, Utah arsenal during WWII. I have no idea if the stock is original to the gun, it's probably not as most carbines were rebuilt after the war. It might add a couple of bucks to the value to a collector, or not. He inspected a lot of rifles during his time there.
I just think it's kinda neat.
