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Originally Posted by cscmc1
Just got myself an Iver-Johnson M-1 carbine. These were alwayd my favorite guns... well, the military wartime models, anyway, but who can afford those? Besides, I wanted a shooter... and my IJ is completely compatible with GI models and parts, unlike the Universal. Add a bayonet barrel band and solid wood handguard and it'll be indistinguishable from a GI M-1!
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I have a friend who was a Seabee in WWII. Made several landings in the Pacific island hopping. Neat old fart in his 90's now. Started work as a teenager roughnecking in the oilfields of east TX. Still sharp and physically able to help his sons work on cars and stuff. Not much stamina and nearly deaf, even with a big amplifier.
Anyway, the old bird stole his M1 carbine and brought it home after the war.