Inland Division of General Motors

1. Inland M1 Carbine Serial Numbers Dates Online
2. Inland M1 Carbine Serial Numbers Dates 2020
3. Inland M1 Carbine Serial Numbers Dates Of Mfg
4. Inland M1 Carbine Serial Numbers Dates 3
5. Inland M1 Carbine Serial Numbers Dates For Sale
6. Inland M1 Carbine Serial Numbers Dates Chart

-Main Manufacture & Identification Codes: 'I' 'IN'
-Main Plant Location: Dayton, Ohio.

An Inland M1 Carbine purchased at gun show ago many years having copy aftermarket stock I have. Remainder other parts look original. Barrel stamped 7/44, with bayonet attachment, round bolt, sling have Korean letters and on receiver is serial number 2968XXX. Factory and reloaded ammo works and fires well. Two other M1 Carbines Standard. A much nice looking Inland M1 Carbine you have. An Inland M1 Carbine purchased at gun show ago many years having copy aftermarket stock I have. Remainder other parts look original. Barrel stamped 7/44, with bayonet attachment, round bolt, sling have Korean letters and on receiver is serial number 2968XXX. The first generation Universal M1 Carbine mainly used USGI parts, including a USGI bolt locking mechanism. One example in the sub-5xxx SN range had an IBM barrel with flaming bomb emblem. The transition in production between first generation and second generation is.

-Average Cost to Government per completed rifle, $37.75.
-Approximately 2,632,097 total Carbines were made by Inland: About 43% of all M1 Carbines made.
---M1 Carbines: 2,428,486 | 86.91%
---M2 Carbines: 202,800 | 7.73% (Only Inland and Winchester Manufactured these)
---T2 Carbines, Unknown. (Only Inland and Winchester Manufactured these)
---T3 Carbines, 811 | .03% (Only Inland and Winchester Manufactured these)
---M1A1 Carbines, 140,000 | 5.33% More info on M1A1 here (Only Inland made these)
-Serial number blocks assigned by the government:
---- Serial number 1 - 5, October, 1941 - April, 1942 (Tool room prototypes)
---- Serial number 5 - 100, April, 1942 - May, 1942
--1st block, Serial number, 11 - 999,999 | May, 1942 - December, 1943
--2nd block, Serial number, 2,912,520 - 3,212,519 | September, 1943 - Late January, 1944 (Includes Saginaw (S.G.) receivers)
--3rd block, Serial number, 4,879,526 - 5,549,821 | January, 1944 - August, 1944 (Includes Saginaw (S.G.) Receivers)
----Serial number, 5,549,822 - 5,550,376 | August, 1944 (Inland ran into Winchester serial number block)
----Serial number, 5,557,000 - 5,557,990 | August, 1944 (Inland ran into Winchester serial number block)
--4th block, Serial number, 6,219,689 - 6,449,883 | August, 1944 - November, 1944

Inland M1 Carbine Serial Numbers Dates Online

--5th block, Serial number, 6,629,884 - 7,234,883 | November, 1944 - January, 1945 (Some M2 Production, Fully automatic Carbines) M2 / T3 Specific forum can be found here
--6th block, Serial number, 7,369,661 - 8,069,660 | January, 1945 - August, 1945 (M2 Production, Fully automatic Carbines)
----Serial number, 0001 - 0800 | Late 1944 - 1945 (T3 Production, sniper model Carbines) M2 / T3 Specific forum can be found here
----Serial number, 00001 - 00900 | Late 1944 - 1945 (T3 Production, sniper model Carbines)
-Primary stock & hand guard supplier: S.E. Overton and Hillerich & Bradsby
-Barrel suppliers: Inland, Brown-Lipe-Chapin for Inland.
-Parts made directly by Inland:
Bolts, Receivers, Barrels, Magazine Releases, Hammers, Gas Nuts, Gas Cylinders, Firing Pins and Trigger Housings.
Side Notes:
- Inland was the forerunner for all to follow. Other contractors were gearing up to manufacture the Carbine and Inland provided most of the tooling and production procedures that would enable the others to begin full production.
- Any Inland Receiver with a 'X' after the serial number means that serial number was used by Winchester, its a duplicate so to make it different Inland put an 'X' after the serial number.
-All matching vs how it left the factory:
****** There is a difference between an all matching carbine and how it left the factory, a lot of M1 Carbine contractors shipped parts to other Contractors. Just because its all matching doesn't necessary mean that is how it left the factory. So don't get super disappointing if your Carbine is not all matching, its possible its exactly how it was when it left the factory!!! An example say Underwood was low on sears, Inland would ship some Sears to them. Sometimes marked or unmarked. Here is some known shipments to Inland, how ever there could be more shipments that occurred that are unknown but this is a good reference. (most parts were shipped together in groups, magazine catches with sears, etc)
(Organized by year. 1942 - 1944)
-Underwood shipped approximately 16,000 Firing pins to Inland in 1942.
-Winchester shipped approximately 1,200 firing pins to Inland in 1942.
-Rock-Ola Shipped approximately 10,000 sears to Inland in 1943.
-Underwood shipped approximately 4,000 Rear (Flip sights) to Inland in 1943.
-Winchester shipped approximately 4,000 hammers to Inland in 1943.
-National Postal Meter shipped approximately 25,000 Rear (Flip sights) to Inland in 1944.
-National Postal Meter shipped approximately 1,000 Rear Sight Leafs to Inland in 1944.
Example: You have an all matching Inland except hammer that's marked 'W' for Winchester, there is a good chance it left the factory just like that!!!
Please feel free to PM me or post for any errors or any further information.
-Thanks.
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--Some history of Inland:
'The Inland Manufacturing Division of General Motors was organized in 1922 for the manufacturing of wood wrapped steering wheels. The division used the buildings and technology of the defunct Dayton Wright Airplane Company. The division was unique as the only division created within the corporation, not acquired by purchase.
By 1924, the wooden steering wheel had been replaced with the hard rubber steering wheel and the division gradually transformed from a wood working operation to a rubber processing operation.
A wartime shortage of men and women to fill jobs led to the enactment of a “buddy” shift. The first business in Dayton to adopt the new buddy shift was Inland Manufacturing. In February 1943, Inland hired a number of high school boys to work at Inland after school until 7 p.m., at which time men and women who had full time jobs during the day would take over and work until 10 p.m.
Inland Division of General Motors was one of nine contractor-established manufacturing facilities that tooled up and turned out M-1 carbines during WWII, a five-pound rifle considered the nation’s best ordnance effort of the war. By the end of the war, Inland had produced over two and a half million carbines. Inland also produced a one-pound pistol called the “Little Monster”, which had been designed to be airdropped to resistance fighters in Europe.
During the war Inland also made tank tracks for America’s leading tank manufacturers, as well as Great Britain’s. At war’s end almost 20 million tank shoes of various sizes were fabricated by Inland. The diesel tank clutch was another product developed by Inland. Inland also made gun sights and shoulder rests for the rapid firing 20mm anti-aircraft gun. Helmet liners were produced in great quantities by Inland. Fire extinguisher horns used on United States Naval ships were in short supply and insufficient strength. Within 60 days Inland was mass-producing a new and improved horn. Inland aircraft hose, steering wheels, gaskets, sleeves, bushings and countless other small parts were produced for the war effort.
After the war, Inland applied its experience to mass produce plastic and rubber steering wheels, clutches, motor mounts, running boards, gravel shields, brake linings, weather strips, refrigerator door seals, defroster hose, small plastic parts, radio cabinets and many other products. Inland practically took over the metal ice tray business producing trays for almost all the large electric refrigerator companies.
By the 1950’s, Inland was making brake linings, bumpers, turn signals and a host of other automotive products. By 1982, it also was turning out fiberglass suspension springs for the Chevrolet Corvette.
In 1989, the Inland division was merged with Fisher Guide to form Inland Fisher Guide. That was later grouped with GM’s other components divisions to form the Automotive Components Group (ACG).
In 1995, ACG was renamed Delphi Automotive Systems and spun off from GM in 1999.'
(All of this informative was quoted from this website, http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wik ... g_Division )
-1940's Inland Manufacturing Division insignia
---More information may be added
***General Carbine history can be found here:****

The serial number listings by month presented below were developed by Scott Duff, a recognized authority on and author of a series of books on the M1 Garand. The following information can be found in the books 'The M1 Garand: WWII' and 'The M1 Garand Serial Numbers and Data Sheets' found at Fulton Armory, and are used here with Mr. Duff's permission.

PLEASE NOTE: The following information is copyrighted and may not be copied, distributed or used in any other forms of publications, or in any other written or electronic form without the expressed permission of Scott Duff or Scott Duff Publications.

The tables below list only the Springfield Armory and

theWinchester Repeating Arms Companyserial numbers.

Springfield Armory production 1932 - 34 : 80

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1937
August	120
September	307
October	539
November	696
December	1,034

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1938
January	1,186
February	1,338
March	1,809
April	2,213
May	2,406
June	2,911
July	2,911
August	3,537
September	4,386
October	5,242
November	6,072
December	6,972

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1939
January	7,715
February	8,762
March	9,893
April	10,703
May	11,511
June	12,848
July	12,911
August	14,823
September	17,010
October	19,410
November	21,293
December	23,567

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Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1940
January	26,729
February	30,008
March	33,790
April	38,034
May	41,679
June	46,221
July	51,970
August	59,868
September	68,054
October	78,306
November	90,177
December	100,000 - 165,501 to 169,073

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1941
January	183,519
February	197,811
March	211,288
April	228,527
May	248,757
June	269,686
July	296,252
August	324,301
September	349,442
October	377,258
November	401,529
December	429,811

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1942
January	462,737
February	498,216
March	542,494
April	588,879
May	638,679
June	691,401
July	749,779
August	809,016
September	872,343
October	940,250
November	1,008,899
December	1,090,310

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1943
January	1,169,091
February	1,200,000 & 1,357,474 to 1,396,255
March	1,469,177
April	1,547,452
May	1,629,565
June	1,710,012
July	1,786,469
August	1,877,654
September	1,978,407
October	2,092,825
November	2,204,430
December	2,305,849 & 2,410,000 to 2,420,191

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1944
January	2,543,412
February	2,634,316
March	2,723,004
April	2,810,312
May	2,900,312
June	2,981,126
July	3,051,952
August	3,114,434
September	3,180,532
November	3,302,641
December	3,359,159

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1945
January	3,450,503
February	3,531,489
March	3,672,442
April	3,717,867
May	3,797,768
June	3,875,601
July	Unknown
August	Unknown
September	Unknown
October	3,888,081

Inland M1 Carbine Serial Numbers Dates Of Mfg

M1 Garand collectors may note some duplication of Springfield and Winchester

serial numbers, particularly in the range of 2,305,800 to 2,533,400 range.

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1941
January	100,501
February	100,831
March	102,701
April	104,901
May	107,801
June	111,501
July	115,501
August	120,111
September	122,081
October	126,130
November	131,130
December	137,960

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1942
January	144,110
February	149,130
March	155,310
April	162,190
May	165,500 & 1,200,001 to 1,203,692
June	1,210,472
July	1,218,972
August	1,228,982
September	1,241,002
October	1,254,002
November	1,266,502

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1943
January	1,282,762
February	1,294,762
March	1,309,772
April	1,323,872
May	1,336,882
June	1,349,982
July	1,364,982
August	1,380,000 & 2,305,850 - 2,305,932
September	2,318,032
October	2,334,032
November	2,349,632
December	2,364,642

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1944
January	2,379,642
February	2,394,642
March	2,409,642
April	2,242,642
May	2,439,642
June	2,454,642
July	2,469,642
August	2,484,642
September	2,499,642
October	2,513,822
November	2,523,942
December	2,533,142

Year/Month	Serial # at end of Month
1945
January	2,534,232 & 1,600,000 to 1,605,600
February	1,607,100
March	1,613,000
April	1,620,000
May	1,627,000
June	1,640,000

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No monthly range of serial numbers has yet been developed for Post-World War II production of the M1 Garand. Following are the serial number blocks assigned to Springfield Armory and the two prime contractors, International Harvester and Harrington & Richardson Arms.

Manufacturer	Serial # Range	Quantity
Springfield	4,200,001 - 4,399,999 5,000,000 - 5,000,500 5,278,246 - 5,488,246 5,793,848 - 6,099,905	1,999,998 499 210,000 306,057
International Harvester	4,440,000 - 4,660,000 5,000,501 - 5,278,245	260,000 277,744
Harrington & Richardson	4,660,001 - 4,800,000 5,488,247 - 5,793,847	139,999 306,600

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